Review of Richard and Christopher Hays’s ‘The Widening of God’s Mercy’
In The Widening of God’s Mercy, father and son Richard and Christopher Hays,[1] show why they believe same-sex sexual relationships and marriage ought to be fully welcomed in the church today. This book is significant because Richard Hays has been a leading New Testament scholar for over four decades and his 1996 book The Moral […]
An Editor’s Take on Megan Basham’s ‘Shepherds for Sale’
September 2, 2024 Everybody loves an editor. (Ha, that’s the closest you’ll get to an editor joke.) The truth is, nobody likes being told all the ways they could have said what they said better. But it’s also true that every writer needs a good editor, which is why I never like to publish or […]
Review of ‘The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God’ by Justin Brierley
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again is the culmination of years of conversations with numerous leading thinkers about matters of faith. For more than a decade, Justin Brierley was the host of the Unbelievable? radio show and podcast, which brought unbelievers and […]
Looking for Clarity During Pride Month? Here Are Two Helpful Resources.
June 19, 2024 I have the privilege of leading College Press Publishing Company. We have been publishing Christian books since 1959. We have a solid partnership with RENEW.org, and we recently joined forces to create an updated version of Louis Cochran’s classic, The Fool of God. The Fool of God is a work of historical […]
Renew Review: ‘Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage’ by Preston Sprinkle
John Whittaker reviews Preston Sprinkle’s Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage?: 21 Conversations from a Historically Christian View. For a written review by John, click here.
Annual RENEW.org Network Update – January 2024
January 29, 2024 Dear Friends, As you’re staying faithful to Jesus and making disciples in your context, we are so glad to come alongside and help. We know you face challenges, and we want to help you find resources, relationships, and renewal for the journey. As we enter 2024, we want to update you on […]
6 Books on Friendship
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…. It has no survival value; rather, it is one of those things which give value to survival.” —C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves I am of the opinion that, of the many good gifts God has given for our enjoyment and enrichment, friendship is one of the most precious. As […]
Cancel at Anytime: Reflections on Lukianoff & Schlott’s ‘The Canceling of the American Mind’
In 2018, a friend recommended a book that became my favorite nonfiction book for the next few years: The Coddling of the American Mind. It identified an issue that was creating unhealthy outcomes for kids and even bigger problems for adults. So when I saw that one of the co-authors, Greg Lukianoff, had joined Rikki […]
