C.H.E. Sadaphal's Blog, page 17
August 20, 2015
SCRIPTS PEOPLE LIVE by CLAUDE M. STEINER
4.9 of 5.0 The bottom line: A game-changing look into the destructive patterns we use to navigate life and how to fix them. The basic premise of Scripts People Live is as follows: at a very young…Read more ›
August 14, 2015
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: A MASSIVE THREAT TO AMERICAN LIFE
The truth hurts, and when the truth forces you to challenge your deeply-held assumptions about reality, that’s when it hurts the most. With the facts, we can take the painful step and pivot, cognizant that we will now proceed in…Read more ›
August 13, 2015
GENESIS ONE by DR. HUGH ROSS
4.5 of 5.0 The bottom line: Science and reason find the inescapable conclusion of God in the beginning of our universe. Many people take faith for granted and never ask the tough questions. They shun reason and…Read more ›
August 7, 2015
ON DEHUMANIZATION: SANDRA BLAND, SAMUEL DuBOSE, LEVAR JONES & BOBBY CANIPE
Here is one reason why the unfortunate case of Sandra Bland is so terrifying: Citizens are asked to obey and constrain themselves in recognition of the law. Yet, the law is the very thing that certain police officers have transgressed…Read more ›
August 6, 2015
CONFESSIONS OF A REFORMISSION REV by MARK DRISCOLL
4.0 of 5.0 The bottom line: An opinionated but candid and insightful look into a pastor’s hard lessons learned. Many practical nuggets. Books on church building and the pastoral life can be quite dull, sugar-coated, or unnecessarily…Read more ›
July 31, 2015
VOTER ID: BIAS OR NECESSITY?
Are voter ID laws racially biased or completely benign and necessary for the enhancement of our democracy? On July 13th, a federal trial began in Winston-Salem over the 2013 North Carolina law (H.B. 589) that repealed a series of voting…Read more ›
July 30, 2015
THE PRACTICE OF PROPHETIC IMAGINATION by WALTER BRUEGGEMANN
4.5 of 5.0 The bottom line: A bright light of inspiration and hope to prophets and preachers in a world consumed by the ideology of empire. In short, this book effectively and intelligently answers a question of critical…Read more ›
July 29, 2015
A C. H. E. SADAPHAL SERMON: HOW TO SURVIVE IN BABYLON
In the book of Daniel, we find Daniel and his fellow Israelites in the midst of an imposing foreign empire: Babylon. This was a place out of their comfort zone where the people spoke a different language, had different customs, followed…Read more ›
July 24, 2015
ON CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE & NATURAL LAW
Recently, the Oklahoma Supreme Court voted to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from the state capitol. This ruling was based upon the principle that the Ten Commandments are a bedrock of the Judeo-Christian tradition and have no bearing…Read more ›
July 23, 2015
COMMENTARY AND REFERENCE SURVEY by JOHN GLYNN
4.0 of 5.0 The bottom line: A solid starting point that directs you to reliable Biblical resources on specific topics. Commentary and Reference Survey is basically a handbook that guides you to other books, including roughly 900…Read more ›
