Why read 'The Reason for God'?
I am just coming to the end of reading The Reason for God by Tim Keller. With just one chapter to go I can say already that it is a book I would recommend to anyone and this is why:
If you are a skeptic, agnostic, atheist or in any way negative towards the Christian faith [...]
Counterfeit gods
I think Tim Keller is brilliant especially when it comes to idolatry and what that looks like. He has certainly helped me see more clearly areas where I have been worshipping idols and not the living God.
Wholly reccomend his newest book – Counterfeit god’s.
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What is Idolatry?
Recently I have been thinking a lot about Idolatry. This is mainly because I was giving a talk on Ephesians 5:1-21 at our youth groups in which Paul talks about imitating God, and not anything or anyone else, which is essentially idolatry.
I had some really useful material from a seminar track at New Word Alive [...]
The Prodigal God
prod-i-gal – adjective
1. recklessly extravagant
2. having spent everything
In this short book Tim Keller aims to tackle some of the misunderstandings about the famous parable of ‘The Prodigal Son’ (Luke 15:11-32). Keller argues that actually both sons in the parable are lost, both equally need saving.
One big point Keller makes is that it is actually God [...]