Book Review: CRM at the Speed of Light: 4th edition
CRM at the Speed of Light: Social CRM Strategies, Tools, and Techniques for Engaging Your Customers by Paul Greenberg
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Long but engaging and comprehensive. This 4th edition covers the impact that the new world of social media has had on traditional CRM. It’s a brand new world and this does a good job of highlighting the reasons those of us in marketing or technology need to care.
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Book Review: Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Really good discussion of the qualities found in healthy, biblical churches. Very thought provoking and challenging.
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Book Review: Big Book of Social Media
The Big Book of Social Media: Case Studies, Stories, Perspectives by Robert Fine
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A bunch of great stories of the innovative use of social media. Great fodder for creative thought
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Book Review: Erasing Hell by Francis Chan
Erasing Hell: What God Said about Eternity, and the Things We Made Up by Francis Chan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
It’s hard to give five stars to a book on Hell.
This is clearly not the kind of inspiring and challenging book that has made Francis Chan so well known, but it is an important book because of all those who want to explain away Hell. In his characteristic way, Chan goes open-handed to Scripture and asks what God reveals about it there.
It is a short book, mercifully. The main book is only about 140 short pages. In the first four chapters Chan unpacks what Scripture says about Hell. This portion is clear, if difficult to read. Then in chapter 5-7 he turns to how Christians should respond to this teaching. Here we see Chan’s gift for challenging our thinking with the truths of Scripture. It is worth the payoff.
Perhaps the best summary can be found in this quote from page 148:
“While hell can be a paralyzing doctrine, it can also be an energizing one, for it magnifies the beauty of the cross.
Hell is the backdrop that reveals the profound and unbelievable grace of the cross. It brings to light the enormity of our sin and therefore portrays the undeserved favor of God in full color.”
Whether or not recent conversations have left you confused about Hell, gird up and read this book.
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Book Review: A Praying Life by Paul Miller
A Praying Life by Paul E. Miller
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
In a simple and yet powerful way, Paul Miller shares the fruit of hard-won maturity in prayer. This isn’t yet another book on prayer methods, though he shares his, but more about helping us think rightly about prayer. Solid Biblically and easy to read.
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Book Review: The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God
The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God by D.A. Carson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Short discussion of the different ways the Bible talks about God’s love. A bit academic, thought not too much so, but certainly thought-provoking.
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