The Chaplain’s War by Brad R. Torgerson (Baen Books, September 2014; Available in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook), reviewed by Bob Smietana. Read a Q and A with Torgerson here. The world of science fiction is filled with swashbuckling heroes—from Captain Kirk and Buck Rogers to Luke Skywalker and Peter Quill the Star Lord—who save the galaxy from the evil schemes of monstrous aliens by defeating them in battle. But who is left to pick up the pieces when those heroes... Read more
Read a review of Torgeson’s book The Chaplain’s War here. At forty, Brad Torgersen describes himself as a “young veteran” among science fiction writers. “I’ve been around for while,” he says, “but I still have a lot to do.” Torgersen first tried his hand at writing sci-fi in the early 1990s, writing scripts for a local radio serial called “Searcher&Stallion.” He then moved on to writing short stories and began a slow but steady rise to becoming a publisher author.... Read more
The American church is in crisis. We have traded Christ’s passion for our own church programs. We have traded the Kingdom of God for the kingdom of politics. We have traded selfless community, existing to worship God and serve others, for selfish community, existing to entertain ourselves and maintain a social club. This is the opening premise of Mark Labberton’s new book Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today (September 2014, IVP). Let me be very clear: If you read... Read more
This post first appeared here at the blog of the Hendricks Center for Christian Leadership and Cultural Engagement. In this installment of our series featuring resources on Faith, Work and Economics, we recommend Tom Nelson’s Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work. Nelson guides the reader in rethinking work through a biblical worldview, focusing on the Scripture’s treatment of work, and examining how God shapes people’s lives in and through the workplace. In this book, readers learn not only... Read more
Having trouble keeping track of new, great, and classic faith and work books? Yeah, us too. That’s why the folks at the Patheos Faith and Work Channel have started this blog. Whether you’re reading on a phone or a codex, and whether you store your books in the cloud or on a slab of wood, we want you to know about resources for the life of daily discipleship in the workplace for understanding what the Bible says about work for... Read more
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