Howard Snyder
Ecology of Church and Kingdom
Most Significant Book of 2017
The Band Meeting by Kevin Watson and Scott Kisker is a small book, just 172 pages (Seedbed Publishing). I consider it the most significant...
Immanuel!
Gold leaves of autumn
New buds in spring
Summer’s warm magic
Winter’s cold ring—
Coming and going
Time’s rise and fall
Years building ages
Time touching all—
So our lives mingle
So our...
What is Christmas? Ask the Angels
Among many other wondrous things, Christmas is a preview of Jesus’ second coming.
Christmas is bittersweet. The angels announce good will and peace on earth....
Sinclair Lewis Says It CAN Happen Here
Nobel Prize-winning author Sinclair Lewis was alarmed by the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany. In 1931 his journalist wife had interviewed Hitler. Now...
Strange Stirrings of the Spirit
“God works in a mysterious way, his wonders to perform,” said William Cowper in 1774.
I fully agree. One of those mysterious ways is providence...
Where’s the Gospel’s Missing Third?
The Bible reveals a whole and healing gospel. Good News!
Today however, a third of the gospel is missing from much evangelical preaching, teaching, and...
I Gave Up Too Soon!
Late last year we had some birch trees cut down in front of our house. The trunks were over a foot thick. I thought...
Is the Gospel a Fairy Tale?
Marina Warner has written an intriguing book, Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale (Oxford: 2014, 201 pp.). The book plunges...
The Church and Dunbar’s Number
How large should your church be?
Silly question, you say. Depending on your theology or worldview, you might add:
* Large as possible! Bigger is better!
*...
