Reviews
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Review of “Stories: How Mennonites Came to Be”
The other day I finished reading Stories: How Mennonites Came to Be by John D. Roth. It’s one of the best church books I’ve ever read–it definitely deserves re-reading. In order to avoid the common mistake of telling the Anabaptist story by starting in the sixteenth century, Roth opens up by relating the story of Continue reading
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“Facing the Giants”
On Saturday, Carolyn and I watched Facing the Giants. Yeah, I know–what kind of Christian waits so long to see this movie? Oh well. If it makes you feel better, I did see part of it back in February. The movie has a really good storyline and some good dialogue. Unfortunately, much of the acting Continue reading
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Darren’s Thoughts On Andy’s Book
Darren Plummer, a church planter in College Park, recently reviewed the latest book by Andy Stanley, still hot off the press. I haven’t read it yet and I know you’re all anxious for a review of it, since Stanley is the best preacher and best writer of books about ministry, so I figured I’d point Continue reading
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Skin by Ted Dekker
Last night I finished reading Skin, the most recent novel from Ted Dekker. Another well done Dekker thriller! Dekker is a very interesting writer for several reasons, but one of the most unique things about his writing is the way it evolves so rapidly from one novel to the next. I never know what to Continue reading
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Chicken Cheesesteak at Rayne’s Reef
Mmm. Just want to give everyone a heads up on the best chicken cheesesteak in town: A couple days ago Carolyn and I stopped in for lunch at Rayne’s Reef in downtown Berlin (for those of you beyond Maryland’s Lower Shore–we’re talking Maryland, not Germany). Usually the chicken cheesesteaks I get around here have a Continue reading
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My Mic Sounds Nice, Check One…
Lately I’ve had several people ask me what we use to record our worship services at CrossWay Church. The equipment is simple, sounds great, is only a hundred bucks combined, fits easily in a pocket, and plugs right into the computer to upload. If anyone is interested, here are links to the two pieces we Continue reading
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Riverdance
Last night Carolyn and I saw Riverdance at Wolf Trap. I’m not one for all that dancing stuff, but it was really, really cool. (Every time I see one of those dancer guys leap 12 feet in the air, I just can’t help thinking that he should be playing basketball. But anyway…) Some of the Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 