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Malcolm Gladwell tells stories. And he tells stories well. Lots and lots of stories. That is the premise of his writing style, drawing the reader along his journey to discovery. Discovery, in this case, is the phenomenon of outliers, those people who fit into a demographic mold unlike the majority of the population. Gladwell tells [...]

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Originally published at: Dan Merchant wonders, “Guys, guys [and presumably gals, too]—how are we supposed to have a conversation when everybody’s talking at once? Why is the Gospel of love dividing America?” Want to know why? Merchant decided to find out, so he donned a religious bumper-sticker-covered jumpsuit and set out across America in the [...]

Originally published at: In college, one of my friends thought a jazz book was misplaced in the spirituality section of the local bookstore. He bought it, liked it, passed it around his apartment and the rest of campus. None of us realized how big this book would be. That was Blue Like Jazz in 2003, [...]

Originally published at: The American frontier was often a dark and scary place for those back home. If you weren’t adventurous enough to head out west on your own, you sat back home and worried about those who did. Tony Jones tells a story of a mother and father grief-stricken at the unknown: their daughter [...]

Check it out: my preview of The New Christians, Tony Jones’ latest due in stores next week. I wrote the preview (duh!) before I read the book, but now that I’ve started, it’s hard to put it down! It certainly gives me hope for the church. Stay tuned, the full-fledged review will be up in [...]