Reviews by Ben Birdsong
The Voice New Testament
On 1/31 Ben Birdsong wrote: The Voice is a new translation of the Bible that seeks to bring together biblical scholars alongside talented writers to present a biblically sound yet easily readable translation. This is the New Testament edition released by Ecclesia Bible Society, which is headed by Chris Seay at Ecclesia in Houston, ... Book Review: The Voice- New Testament
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
On 9/29 Ben Birdsong wrote: In A Million Miles in a Thousand Places: What I Learned While Editing My Life, engaging author and masterful storyteller, Donald Miller, invites his readers into the realm of story. This memoir, which journeys with Miller through the past few years since his last book, To Own a Dragon, brings the idea of living your ... Book Review: A Million Miles in a Thousand Places: What I Learned While Editing My Life
Fearless
On 9/8 Ben Birdsong wrote: In Fearless, Max Lucado brings to life Jesus’ teachings on fear throughout the gospels. The is a timely book considering our current cultural fears raging from economic to health to political fears. Lucado does a biblical job of addressing fears not using the popular techniques of self-help ... Book Review: Fearless
Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl
On 7/20 Ben Birdsong wrote: In Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God’s Spoken World, author, N. D. Wilson takes readers on a seemingly random journey of exploring snapshots of the world while making theological observations and discovering timeless truths along the way. This is a book that is unlike almost ... Book Review: Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God’s Spoken World
The Principle of the Path
On 6/21 Ben Birdsong wrote: In The Principle of the Path, Andy Stanley brings to life the key truth that your current direction in life will determine your destination. This is what Stanley terms as “the principle of the path.” This is an idea that in being a principle happens naturally as a result of our life decisions. This is ... Book Review: The Principle of the Path
The Hole in Our Gospel
On 5/15 Ben Birdsong wrote: In The Whole in Our Gospel: The Answer that Changed My Life and Might Just Change the World, Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision, makes a call for a holistic gospel which does not just consist of correct theological convictions but also includes having the heart of Jesus for the least of these. This ... Book Review- The Hole in Our Gospel
Put Your Dream To The Test
On 4/9 Ben Birdsong wrote: In Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions to Help You See It and Seize It, John C. Maxwell leads the reader through ten helpful steps for taking your dream, testing the dream, and making the strategic plan to make the dream become a reality. Maxwell’s book contains the following ten questions to be ... Book Review: Put Your Dream to the Test
The Kingdom of the Occult
On 3/25 Ben Birdsong wrote: Walter Martin’s The Kingdom of the Occult does an extensive job of covering the issues regarding cultic practice. This book is similar to Martin’s classic work, The Kingdom of the Cults, with a major difference being that this book was not published and compiled by Walter Martin. It was rather compiled by one of his ... Book Review: The Kingdom of the Occult