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December 6, 2008 by kevinstilley

The Surprising Work of God

Book CoverThe Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism
by Garth M. Rosell
Baker Academic
Paperback, 288 pages

Read the table of contents and chapter 5 (excerpt) PDF

“The story of post-World War II evangelicalism, and of Harold Ockenga’s role in its reconstruction, is here told with an insider’s understanding, a historian’s eye for detail, and diligence in the use of original sources. Rosell has ploughed fresh ground and has given us ways of looking at all of these events that are fresh, authentic, and helpful.”
– David F. Wells, Andrew Mutch Distinguished Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

“This is insiders’ history at its best. Not only is Garth Rosell a truly first-rate historian but he has also lived through many of the events he recounts. His front-row seat within the theater of post-war evangelicalism combined with careful work in little-known manuscript materials has yielded an accurate, vivid account of the evangelical movement’s twentieth-century revival. This book is real treasure–must reading for all who care about American religion.”
– Douglas A. Sweeney, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

“In this thoroughly researched book, Garth Rosell has put flesh on the dry bones of history. His deep immersion in the rich records left by Harold John Ockenga brings to life the critical developments that forged the modern evangelical movement. The result is a most valuable book.”
– Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame

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Filed Under: Blog, Recommended By Tagged With: American Christianity, Church History, evangelicalism

December 5, 2008 by kevinstilley

What Do You Think?

What factors have most influenced your current beliefs about God?

(Share your answers in the comments below.)

Filed Under: Blog, What Do You Think? Tagged With: belief, Blog, Conversion, Faith, God, What Do You Think?

December 5, 2008 by kevinstilley

Who Reads KevinStilley.com ?

I am always fascinated by the folk who read KevinStilley.com. Please use the comments below to introduce yourself, promote your blog, show pictures of your grandchildren, get on your soapbox, and more….

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December 5, 2008 by kevinstilley

What Do You Think?

What is your definition of a miracle?  Do you think you have ever experienced one?

(Share your answers in the comments below.)

Filed Under: Blog, What Do You Think? Tagged With: Apologetics, Blog, Miracles, Theology, What Do You Think?

December 2, 2008 by kevinstilley

A Few Of My Favorite Books

The following is a list of some of my favorite books. I do not mean to suggest that these are the best books within the specified genres, only that they are some of the books that I have enjoyed the most.

FICTION / LITERATURE

Historical Fiction (Ancient): Quo Vadis, by Henrik Sienkiewicz

Historical Fiction (Modern): The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara

Fantasy: Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien

American Literature: The Deerslayer, by James Fennimore Cooper

Shakespearean Play: Much Ado About Nothing

Series–Science Fiction: Ender Series, by Orson Scott Card

Series–Children’s: Sugar Creek Gang

NON-FICTION

Ancient History: History of the Ancient World, by Susan Wise Bauer

Ancient Philosophy: An Introduction to Ancient Philosophy, by A.H. Armstrong

Retail: Why We Buy, by Paco Underhill

Essays: The Abolition of Man, by C. S. Lewis

Systematic Theology: Christian Theology, by Millard Erickson

Classic Dialogue: Pope Julius Excluded From Heaven, Erasmus

Modern Dialogue: Socrates Meets Jesus, by Peter Kreeft

Autobiography: Confessions of St. Augustine

Memoir: Locked in the Cabinet, by Robert Reich

Grammar: Anguished English , by Richard Lederer

Bible Survey: Explore the Book, by J. Sidlow Baxter

Cultural Criticism: How Should We Then Live, by Francis Schaeffer

Study Bible: The Bible Self-Explained

Philosophy of Religion: On the Freedom of the Will, by Jonathan Edwards

Linguistics: Linguistic Concepts, by Kenneth Pike

Landscape Interpretation: Mapping the Invisible Landscape, by Kent C. Ryden

Male/Female Relationships (non-theological): Why Men Don’t Listen, and Women Can’t Read Maps

Male/Female Relationships (theological): Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood

Christology: Jesus, God and Man, by Wolfhart Pannenberg

Eschatology: The Blessed Hope, by George Eldon Ladd

Abortion: The Unaborted Socrates, by Peter Kreeft

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Family Circus Tagged With: Blog, Books, Featured Books, fiction, literature, recommended reading

December 2, 2008 by kevinstilley

Places I’d Like To Share

Places I want to return with my kids:

1. Iceland

2. Washington D.C. historical sites and the nearby civil war battlefields (Gettysburg, Antietam, etc)

3. Carlsbad Caverns

4. New York City — the only place I have ever been that was bigger in real life than in my imagination.

5. England

6. Disney World

9. Hiking on the Appalachian Trail

10. Mission in Nogales, Mexico

11. Grand Lake Baptist Assembly (Northeastern Baptist Association of Oklahoma campgrounds)

12. Picher, Oklahoma

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Appalachian Trail, Blog, Carlsbad Caverns, Disney World, England, family vacations, Graffiti, Grove, Iceland, New York City, Nogales, Oklahoma, Washington D.C.

December 1, 2008 by kevinstilley

Biographies – Select Quotes

Autobiography is an unrivalled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.
~ Philip Guedalla

Biographies are bu the clothes and buttons of the man–the biography of the man himself cannot be written.
~ Mark Twain

Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography.
~ Oscar Wilde

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Autobiography, biography, Blog, Books, Graffiti, literature, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, quips, Quotes, wisdom

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