This week, I finished reading one of the best books on church growth and discipleship that I’ve found. It’s called The Connecting Church 2.0, by Randy Frazee. I really didn’t know what to think about the book when a friend sent it to me to review. My only knowledge of the author is from The…
Category: The Randleman Review
Book Review – Next Door Savior by Max Lucado
Some of the first books I ever read to build my spiritual life were books by Max Lucado. For a long time, he was one of my favorite authors. His more recent works have been slightly disappointing, and have left me feeling like there could have been more. However, Next Door Savior is not like…
Book Review – Advice For Seekers by Charles H. Spurgeon
Sometimes the greatest things come in the oldest packages. Not always, but frequently. Some of the oldest hymns contain the greatest spiritual truths. Many of the oldest cathedrals contain the greatest beauty. And some of the oldest books contain the deepest insights into the Word of God. Advice For Seekers is one of those that…
Book Review – Parenting On Your Knees by Vicki Tiede
One of the biggest passions of my life is being the best dad I can be to my kids. Three of my kids are older children, one is entering her teenage years. But the other three are preschool age and younger. While I could have used Parenting On Your Knees with my older three, I…
Book Review – Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart by J.D. Greear
Occasionally I find a book that leaves me asking more questions than it answers. Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart is just such a book. Small, and a quick read, this book is an interesting dichotomy of good and bad. While I found several things in here that challenged my thinking, much of the book…
Book Review – After You Drop Them Off by Jeramy Clark
One of the biggest parts of any youth ministry is connecting and working with parents. Parents are the lifeblood of any youth ministry, simply because the goal of youth ministry is to reach youth for Christ. What better way to do that than building relationships with parents? However, parents often don’t see youth ministry the…