The Benedict Option: BOOK REVIEW
….rather than resort to the time-worn proposals of reclaiming America for God through carte blanche political activism or cultish isolationism, Dreher presents a unique approach in his landmark book The Benedict Option. The path forward – in an increasingly hostile society – is backward, a return to the ancient core of Christian community and mission. Dreher invites us into the story of Saint Benedict of Nursia (480-547 AD).
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Invitation to Biblical Preaching: Proclaiming Truth with Clarity and Relevance | BOOK REVIEW
Illustrations of preaching snafus, gaffes, and outright irresponsibility are, unfortunately, replete across the modern Church. Through many examples, Invitation to Biblical Preaching rightly points out the pendulum swing often found in the pulpit: lessons (cloaked as sermons) comprised almost entirely of textual explanation or entertaining talks that amount to collections of stories, alliterations, and poems with no clear rootedness in the text of scripture . . .
