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Enfolding Immigrants: A Review Of Beyond Welcome, Chris L. Goedhart

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"We cannot fail to see that our response to the least of these is our response to Christ himself."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Beyond Welcomefrom In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/enfolding-immigrants-a-review-of-beyond-welcome/

Wild Hope: Prayers And Poems (Book Review), Rose Postma

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Reviewed Title: Wild Hope: Prayers and Poems by John Terpstra. Toronto, Ontario: The St. Thomas Poetry Series, 2020. 95 pp. ISBN: 9781928095040.

The Revealing Art Of Film: A Review Of Seeing Is Believing, Joshua Matthews

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"Goodwin believes that great films are great art, and as such, are able to move viewers affectively and even change their lives."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Seeing is Believing from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/the-revealing-art-of-film-a-review-of-seeing-is-believing/

Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology Of The Body (Book Review), Alida Sewell

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Reviewed Title: Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body by John W. Kleinig. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2021. 235 pp. ISBN: 9781683594680.

The Youngest Boy (Book Review), James C. Schaap

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Reviewed Title: The Youngest Boy by Jim Heynen. Duluth, MN: Holy Cow! Press, 2021. 127 pp. ISBN: 9781513645599.

Three Tributaries, Exploring The Reformed, Baptist, And Catholic Branches: A Review Of The Church's Book, David Westfall

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"If our conversations about the Bible, its meaning, and its authority seem always to prove fruitless, perhaps this is a better place to start."

Posting about the book The Church's Book from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/three-tributaries-exploring-the-reformed-baptist-and-catholic-branches-a-review-of-the-churchs-book/

What It Means To Be Human: A Review Of You're Only Human, Gayle E. Doornbos, Hannah Landman

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"We are embodied creatures created by God to be limited by time and space and with our own unique set of gifts and abilities."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book You're Only Human from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/what-it-means-to-be-human-a-review-of-youre-only-human/

Reckoning With Status And Realigning Our Hearts: A Review Of Celebrities For Jesus, Ruth C. Clark

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"Where... dynamic pastors and a church’s ‘good intentions’ begin, celebrity status can quickly overwhelm."

Posting about the book Celebrities for Jesus from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/reckoning-with-status-and-realigning-our-hearts-a-review-of-celebrities-for-jesus/

Thriving Against The Technological Tide (Part Ii): A Review Conversation Of The Life We're Looking For, Justin Bailey, Matthew Beimers

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"We need to ask what it would look like to design more instruments and less devices. And we need to build our lives more around instruments and less around devices."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book The Life We're Looking For from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/thriving-against-the-technological-tide-part-2-a-review-conversation-of-the-life-were-looking-for/

Thriving Against The Technological Tide (Part I): A Review Conversation Of The Life We're Looking For, Justin Bailey, Matthew Beimers

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"Crouch’s book reminds us that the story of the competing cultural narratives demands one thing from us: our love."

Posting about the book The Life We're Looking For from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/thriving-against-the-technological-tide-part-1-a-review-conversation-of-the-life-were-looking-for/

Speaking Is About The Hearer: A Review Of Speaking By The Numbers, David J. Mulder

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"Are there ways to help make public speaking less stressful for the speaker and more impactful for the listener?"

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Speaking by the Numbers from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/speaking-is-about-the-hearer-a-review-of-speaking-by-the-numbers/

Healing Christ's Fragmented Body Through Communal Discipleship: A Review Of From Isolation To Community, Angela Perigo

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"In slow attention akin to a patient gardener attending her plants, we attend to one another in a Christ-like posture of humility and curiosity."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book From Isolation to Community from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/healing-christs-fragmented-body-through-communal-discipleship-a-review-of-from-isolation-to-community/

The Church And Disability Justice: A Review Of My Body Is Not A Prayer Request, Kathleen Van Tol

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"You can choose to live in a way that reflects the belief that every person bears the image of God, regardless of ability or achievement."

Posting about the book My Body is Not a Prayer Request from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/the-church-and-disability-justice-a-review-of-my-body-is-not-a-prayer-request/

The Now And The Not Yet: A Review Of The Art Of New Creation, Justin Bailey

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"What does it mean to create art that reflects the reality of new creation, in a way that is attentive to the gritty particularities of our present moment?"

Posting about the book The Art of New Creation from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/the-now-and-the-not-yet-a-review-of-the-art-of-new-creation/

A Grim Reality, A Good Hope: A Review Of Fortune, Howard Schaap

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"Harper’s family tree takes us into the very real and specific effects that racist laws have on individuals."

Posting about ­­­­­­­the book Fortune from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/a-grim-reality-a-good-hope-a-review-of-fortune/

Flourishing Together: A Christian Vision For Students, Educators, And Schools (Book Review), Timothy Van Soelen, Whitney Minderhoud

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Working Through Possibilities: A Scientist Reviews When Did Sin Begin?, Tony N. Jelsma

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"... [Haarsma] lays out the challenges of reconciling an evolutionary history with a biblical understanding of original sin."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book When Did Sin Begin? from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/from-a-scientist-a-review-of-when-did-sin-begin/

Sinful Trumps Exceptional: A Review Of We The Fallen People, Scott Culpepper

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"Christians of all political persuasions... must face deep questions about how their faith in Christ’s kingdom intersects with their participation in the kingdoms of this world."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book We the Fallen People from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/sinful-trumps-exceptional-a-review-of-we-the-fallen-people/

Redeeming Negative Emotions: A Review Of The Power Of Regret, Donald Roth

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"Pink defines the growth potential from regret in terms of improving decisions, boosting performance, and deepening meaning."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book The Power of Regret from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/redeeming-negative-emotion-a-review-of-the-power-of-regret/

Rejecting Deconstruction And Welcoming Christian Mysticism: A Review Of When Everything's On Fire, David J. Mulder

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"This book is an invitation for us to recall and experience the history and tradition of the church that extends far back beyond the modern age."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book When Everything's on Fire from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/rejecting-deconstruction-and-welcoming-christian-mysticism-a-review-of-when-everythings-on-fire-faith-forged-from-the-ashes/

Conversations On Creation Care: A Review Of Saving Us, Carl P. Fictorie

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"For someone who has concern for climate change, or who is struggling to find ways to build bridges and material to work with, this book will be quite helpful."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Saving Us from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/conversations-on-creation-care-a-review-of-saving-us/

Bicycles, Bridge-Building, And Commuting Intentionally: A Review Of Saving Us, Jason Ho

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"When faced with problems of an enormous scale, it’s hard to believe that anything we do individually can make a difference."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Saving Us from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/bicycles-bridge-building-and-commuting-intentionally-a-review-of-saving-us/

The Power Of The Points: A Review Of Making Faith Magnetic, Justin Bailey

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"Listening to culture means listening patiently and lovingly, always seeking to discern where God is already at work."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Making Faith Magnetic from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/the-power-of-the-points-a-review-of-making-faith-magnetic/

Deep Faith: A Review Of Early North African Christianity, David Moser

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"One of the chief virtues of this book is how clearly and elegantly it is written. It is designed by an experienced teacher and an expert in his field."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Early North African Christianity from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/deep-faith-a-review-of-early-north-african-christianity/

"Dancing In The Minefields": A Review Of The Nicene Option, Rylan Brue

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"The Nicene Option is not an invitation to retreat, but to participate without fear."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book The Nicene Option from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/dancing-in-the-minefields-a-review-of-the-nicene-option-2/

How Did You Do It?: A Review Of Power Women, Sandy Vanden Bosch

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"It took a village... to help us raise our daughters."

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https://inallthings.org/how-did-you-do-it-a-review-of-power-women/

Plate Spinning Everyday: A Review Of Power Women, Luralyn M. Helming

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"There are ways to live so that the tensions between your callings will not snap the connection."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Power Women from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/plate-spinning-everyday-a-review-of-power-women/

Intentionally Rewriting My "Mom Guilt": A Review Of Power Women, Valorie L. Zonnefeld

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"As a woman called to be a mother and a professor, the expectations of intensive mothering and gender ideologies left me feeling that I had fallen short."

Posting about the book Power Women from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/intentionally-rewriting-my-mom-guilt-a-review-of-power-women/

Gospel And History (Book Review), Keith C. Sewell

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Reviewed title: Gospel and History by K.J. Popma and translated by Harry Van Dyke. Aalten, The Netherlands: Wordbridge Publishing, 2021. 237 pp. ISBN: 9789076660622.

The Sacraments And Consumer Culture (Book Review), Laurence C. Sibley Jr.

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Reviewed Title: The Sacraments and Consumer Culture by Timothy Brunk. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press Academic, 2020. 212 pp. ISBN: 9780814685082.