Tag Archives: book

Giveaway: New Testament Reliability DVD

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Julia

It’s a new month and a new year and it’s been too long since I’ve had a contest here at Steak and a Bible. All you need to do is leave a comment here to enter the drawing.

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Grace In Our Relationships

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Julia

I’ve been reading Jim Essian’s book, “Like Father, Like Sons: Meditations on God our Father” and even though I’m not a parent yet (and obviously will never be a father) I’m learning so much about God the father and how … Continue reading →

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One Way Love: Winner Announced

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Julia

Thank you to everyone for commenting and retweeting and sharing my post on Facebook last week. I really appreciate your help making the giveaway of Pastor Tullian Tchividjian’s book One Way Love a sporting contest. The randomly selected winner is twiga92. … Continue reading →

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My 2013: In five books

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Julia

My Kindle reading app and bookshelves are overburdened and I have bookmarks in at least five books right now. I’m looking at you Bonhoeffer… According to my rough estimate, I managed to read 17 entire books this year. That doesn’t … Continue reading →

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A book to know about

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Julia

Pastor David Murray’s book “Jesus on Every Page” was released today and I wanted to direct you to a review of the book as well as the giveaway Murray is doing between now and the end of the month. I … Continue reading →

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‘Growing up Amish:’ Law vs. Gospel

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Julia

There is a love among Christians for stories about the Amish, but in telling those stories I fear that Amish life has been overly romanticized. I certainly remember reading teen fiction in the 1990s that revolved around the Amish. Those … Continue reading →

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Challies Reviews The Circle Maker

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Julia

Just in case you aren’t a regular visitor to Challies.com (which you should be!), I want to direct you to his book review of The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson. This book is extremely popular, and I’ve heard a number of … Continue reading →

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When God Talks Back – Part 1: Introduction

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Julia

I have quite a few irons in the fire these days (including homework for a journalism class I’ll be taking in late October) so rather than writing a typical review of T. M. Luhrmann’s book, When God Talks Back, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Sitting in church, but headed for hell…

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Julia

Vincent and Lori Williams have a very important and personal story to tell. Their new book, Falsified: The Danger of False Conversion, is an urgent warning for all those who call themselves Christians to reexamine their hearts and lives. Why? … Continue reading →

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