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Speaking My Mind: The Radical Evangelical Prophet Tackles the Tough Issues Christians Are Afraid to Face

10 best books like Speaking My Mind: The Radical Evangelical Prophet Tackles the Tough Issues Christians Are Afraid to Face (Tony Campolo): Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity, Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality, If God Is Love: Rediscovering Grace in an Ungracious World, Becoming a Woman of Purpose, Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics, The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier, Divine Nobodies: Shedding Religion to Find God (and the unlikely people who help you), The Promise of Paradox: A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life, Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic, The Jesus of Suburbia: Have We Tamed the Son of God to Fit Our Lifestyle?

Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity
AuthorRonald J. Sider
ISBN0849945305
Do you want to make a true difference in the world? Dr. Ron Sider does. He has, since before he first published Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger in 1978. Despite a dramatic reduction in world hunger since then, 34,000 children still die daily of starvation and preventable disease, and 1.3 billion people,...
Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality
AuthorBarbara Bradley Hagerty
ISBN1594488770
From the award-winning NPR religion correspondent comes a fascinating investigation of how science is seeking to answer the question that has puzzled humanity for generations: Can science explain God?

Is spiritual experience real or a delusion? Are there realities that we can experience...
If God Is Love: Rediscovering Grace in an Ungracious World
AuthorPhilip Gulley
ISBN0060816155
If God is love, why are so many Christians fearful, and why do so many church leaders sound hateful? Two controversial pastors address issues the church won′t face, calling us to restore grace as the center of the Christian life.

o In If Grace Is True, Pastors Philip Gulley and James Mulholland...
Becoming a Woman of Purpose
AuthorCynthia Heald
ISBN1576838315
Women sometimes wonder, "Who am I? Why am I here?" While society emphasizes wealth, success, and the pursuit of pleasure, the truth is that we are created by God in His image, and our fulfillment is found in pursuing His purposes for us.

Becoming a Woman of Purpose topical Bible study by Navigator...
Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics
AuthorMargaret Farley
ISBN0826410014
This long-awaited book by one of American Christianity's foremost ethicists proposes a framework for sexual ethics whereby justice is the criterion for all loving, including love that is related to sexual activity and relationships. It begins with historical and cross-cultural explorations,...
The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier
AuthorTony Jones
ISBN0787994715
What the "Emergent Church Movement" is all about-and why it matters to the future of Christianity Following on the questions raised by Brian McLaren in A New Kind of Christian, Tony Jones has written an engaging exploration of what this new kind of Christianity looks like. Writing "dispatches" about...
Divine Nobodies: Shedding Religion to Find God (and the unlikely people who help you)
AuthorJim Palmer
ISBN0849913985
What does a Hip-Hop artist, Waffle House waitress, tire salesman, and disabled girl have to do with discovering spiritual truth? What if embracing authentic Christianity is a journey of unlearning? Welcome to Jim Palmer's world!
Don Miller meets Anne Lamott meets Brian McLaren in this tale of...
The Promise of Paradox: A Celebration of Contradictions in the Christian Life
AuthorParker J. Palmer
ISBN0787996963
First published in 1980--and reissued here with a feisty new introductory essay--The Promise of Paradox launched Parker J. Palmer's career as an author and his ongoing exploration of the contradictions that vex and enrich our lives. In this probing and heartfelt book, the distinguished writer,...
Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic
AuthorReinhold Niebuhr
ISBN0664251641
Renowned theologian Reinhold Niebuhr began his career as pastor of Bethel Evangelical Church in Detroit, Michigan, where he served from 1915-1928. Leaves From the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic is Niebuhr's account of the frustrations and joys he experienced during his years at Bethel. Addressed to young...
The Jesus of Suburbia: Have We Tamed the Son of God to Fit Our Lifestyle?
AuthorMike Erre
Like the first-century Pharisees, we've reduced Christianity to a set of propositional beliefs. Truth is, we've gotten away from what it really means to be a Christian. In The Jesus of Suburbia, Mike Erre reveals that we've created a Jesus in our own image. In a fresh, startling manner, Erre helps us...
Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve
AuthorLewis B. Smedes
ISBN0060674318
Masterfully written with a theological emphasis. Forgive and Forget is divided into 4 parts. Part I is The Four Stages of Forgiving, which I thought was a little slow to get into and wondered if I would finish the book. Glad I did.

Part II Forgiving People Who Are Hard to Forgive resonated with...
The Mind of Christ: The Transforming Power of Thinking His Thoughts
AuthorT.W. Hunt
ISBN0805463496
"The Mind of Christ: The Transforming Power of Thinking His Thoughts" by T.W. Hunt served to be an insightful and exhilarating read for those searching to have "the mind of christ." In my opinion, having "the mind of christ" is having the ability to think like Jesus thought, or according to exercises...
Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul
AuthorErwin Raphael McManus
ISBN0785288031
Warning: This book may not be for you!

This book is dangerous!

It is only for those who are ready to join an uprising?a revolution of the soul that will change an ordinary life into an extraordinary one. It is only for those who want something more out of life, who desire to tap into the divine...
The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus
AuthorBrennan Manning
ISBN0800793390
Is God a wrathful judge? A gentle healer? A father? Brother? Friend?
In The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus, Brennan Manning brings you to a deeper understanding of the true nature of God. Through poignant and unforgettable stories and challenging observations, Manning helps you stretch your...
The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth That Could Change Everything
AuthorBrian D. McLaren
When Brian McLaren began offering an alternative vision of Christian faith and life in books such as "A New Kind of Christian" and "A Generous Orthodoxy, " he ignited a firestorm of praise and condemnation that continues to spread across the religious landscape. To some religious conservatives, McLaren...
Descending Into Greatness
AuthorBill Hybels
ISBN0310544718
In a society where "upward mobility" is the highest goal, Bill Hybels asks a tough question: Do Christians place God's desires first-or their own? In Descending into Greatness, Hybels and writer Rob Wilkins take the example of Christ's downward journey as it was meant to be; the radical and essential...
Making Room for Life: Trading Chaotic Lifestyles for Connected Relationships
AuthorRandy Frazee
ISBN0310250161
What If You Could . . .

*get all your work done by 6:00 p.m.

*eat dinner with your family every night

*form deep, satisfying relationships

*naturally blend the world of church with your everyday life

*spend hours a week on your hobbies

You can! Making...
Walk on: The Spiritual Journey of U2
AuthorSteve Stockman
ISBN0976035758
This revised and expanded version of Walk On: The Spiritual Journey of U2 tackles the issues and questions everyone desires to know about the world's most popular rock band. Throughout Walk On, Steve Stockman follows the band from their early days in Dublin's Shalom Christian Fellowship all the way...
Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way
AuthorWalter Wink
ISBN0800636090
More than ever, Walter Wink believes, the Christian tradition of nonviolence is needed as an alternative to the dominant and death-dealing "powers" of our consumerist culture and fractured world. In this small book Wink offers a precis of his whole thinking about this issue, including the relation...
More Jesus, Less Religion: Moving from Rules to Relationship
AuthorStephen Arterburn
ISBN1578562503
I love this book.

"We do not serve to gain our freedom; we are free, and therefore we serve."

"C.S. Lewis said his biggest problem with Christianity was Christians." I am inclined to agreee. Christians seem to put up this wall that tells people, if you're not with us, you're against us....
The Naked Public Square: Religion and Democracy in America
AuthorRichard John Neuhaus
ISBN0802800807
Underlying the many crises in American life, writes Richard John Neuhaus, is a crisis of faith. It is not enough that more people should believe or that those who believe should believe more strongly. Rather, the faith of persons and communities must be more compellingly related to the public arena....
Your God is Too Small
AuthorJ.B. Phillips
ISBN0684846969
The trouble with many of us today, writes J.B. Phillips, is that we have not found a God big enough for our modern needs. In varying degrees we suffer from a limited idea of God. Phillips exposes such inadequate conceptions of God as "Resident Policeman, " "Grand Old Man, " "Meek-and-Mild, " and "Managing...
Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture
AuthorWilliam D. Romanowski
ISBN1587432013
Grounded in Christian principles, this accessible and engaging book offers an informed and fascinating approach to popular culture. William D. Romanowski provides affectionate yet astute analysis of familiar, well-loved movies and television characters from Indiana Jones to Homer Simpson,...
Simple Truths: Clear and Simple Guidance on the Big Issues in Life
AuthorKent Nerburn
ISBN1577315154
Seldom does a book come along that speaks to the core issues in life with the clarity and wisdom of Simple Truths. Drawing on the insights put forth in his widely praised book, Letters to My Son, award-winning author Kent Nerburn offers clear and gentle guidance on such central life experiences as love,...
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