Reviews by Adam Shields
Tithing
On 3/1 Adam Shields wrote: Tithing can be a tricky topic in some crowds. I have never really understood why it is such a taboo subject. Maybe it is because I am a pastor’s kid, maybe it is because it was never really a question whether you gave or not. So I guess I do not really understand the trepidation that many people have ... Tithing by Douglas LeBlanc: The Ancient Practice Series
The Hole in Our Gospel
On 2/1 Adam Shields wrote: I have been sponsoring a child through World Vision for about a decade or so. We are on our second child because the first aged out of the system. I remember reading about the founding of World Vision when I was in college. But after listening to the Hole in Our Gospel I have never been prouder to ... The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns
The Sacred Meal
On 12/22 Adam Shields wrote: Part of the Ancient Practice Series, “The Sacred Meal” looks at practice of the Eucharist (or communion or Lord’s Supper) within the church. This is a unique series and a unique book. I have never read another book on communion quite like it. It is not overly concerned with history (although it brings up some ... The Sacred Meal by Nora Gallagher
The Liturgical Year
On 11/15 Adam Shields wrote: I grew up as a low church baptist. We didn’t pay attention to the liturgical year, we didn’t use the Lectionary. I have absorbed some things about the church year through my time at Wheaton College and seminary. Some friends have paid more attention to the liturgical year and my wife and I have paid ... The Liturgical Year by Joan Chittister (The Ancient Practices Series)
The Search for God and Guinness
On 10/4 Adam Shields wrote: This is an unusual book. First of all, the in the US there is a pretty clear anti-drinking message by the church, so anything that merges drinking and God is usually suspect. The first chapter of this book does a good job giving a history of beer, civilization and the church. I think it makes a ... The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
On 9/29 Adam Shields wrote: When I started reading “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years” I had never read a book by Donald Miller (or at least I didn’t think I had. When I was looking at Donald Miller’s Wikipedia page I realized I had read his first book “Prayer and the Art of Volkswagen Maintenance“.) Many, many people have ... A Million Miles in a Thousand Years and Blue Like Jazz: The story of a story
Fearless
On 9/22 Adam Shields wrote: I have not read any books by Max Lucado (other than a couple of children’s books). I know who he is, how could anyone in the Christian world, at least the reading Christian world, not know who he is. But I have not read anything that he has written. I have always categorized him in ... Fearless by Max Lucado