A Rulebook for Arguments by Anthony Weston

Last updated on: April 25, 2014 at 1:41 am By Jim Erwin

A Rulebook for Arguments by Anthony Weston This book entitled A Rulebook for Arguments, is literally a book of rules. The book written by Anthony Weston, is all about how to make good arguments. The book is divided into ten chapters in two sections. The first section include short arguments. In this section, the author describes the following forms of arguments: (1) composing a short argument (general rules), (2) arguments by example, (3) arguments by analogy, (4) arguments from authority,... Read more

How to Read a Book

Last updated on: June 16, 2018 at 9:57 pm By Jim Erwin

How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren is a book that gives the reader a guide to intelligent reading. The book entitled How to Read a Book is a useful analysis about how to read a variety of books well. The book describes the four levels of reading that a person must use in order to get the most of every... Read more

Goal Analysis by Robert F. Mager

Last updated on: June 16, 2018 at 9:38 pm By Jim Erwin

Goal Analysis by Robert F. Mager Having a goal and reaching the goal are two entirely different subjects. There are many books out there which teach a person how to have goals in their lives. This book tells a person step-by-step how to make goals and reach them. Many books talk about goals. This book shows how to write them. The problem with goals is the fact that many words are used which cannot be defined or are “fuzzy” in... Read more

Developing Critical Thinkers by Stephen D. Brookfield

Last updated on: June 16, 2018 at 9:33 pm By Jim Erwin

Developing Critical Thinkers by Stephen D. Brookfield Critical thinking is defined in this book is composed of two processes: identifying and challenging assumptions, and then imagining and exploring alternatives. When I think critically, my perceived truth, or my understanding of absolute truth, changes. By questioning what I have always understood to be true, I can come to a better position, or find a better solution to a problem that I have encountered. This is the premise of the book. Not... Read more

Perimeters of Light by Elmer Towns and Ed Stetzer

Last updated on: June 2, 2018 at 12:44 pm By Jim Erwin

Perimeters of Light by Elmer Towns and Ed Stetzer The core thought of this book, Perimeters of Light: Biblical Boundaries for the Emerging Church by Elmer Towns and Ed Stetzer, is that a Christian should live at the perimeter between the church and the world. The authors make the distinction between boundaries, the perimeter of those boundaries, and where one person could determine the edge of those boundaries. What is inside the boundaries define a Christian. The question that the... Read more

1 Peter 2:18-25 Christ-Like Influence

Last updated on: April 21, 2014 at 9:50 pm By Jim Erwin

1 Peter 2:18-25 Christ-Like Influence Stress and suffering are not the same thing. Recent events have taught me that there is a difference between stress and suffering. We can put ourselves so easily into stressful situations. The Bible teaches that we should not let stress bother us. “Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6, HCSB) We should not let worry which manifests itself as stress... Read more

2 Corinthians 13:5-13 My Spiritual Report Card

Last updated on: April 21, 2014 at 9:07 pm By Jim Erwin

2 Corinthians 13:5-13 My Spiritual Report Card “Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves….” (2 Corinthians 13:5, HCSB) The Bible compares my faith to a spiritual report card. Here in his second letter to the church at Corinth, known as 2 Corinthians, Paul told the Corinthians that they should examine their hearts to see if they were really born again and members of the family of God. Paul writes that everyone should examine themselves –... Read more

Colossians 3:1-4 Be Real

Last updated on: June 15, 2018 at 1:43 pm By Jim Erwin

Colossians 3:1-4 Be Real Colossians 3:1-4 Be Real is a sermon how to be real as a Christian – not a fake. PLAY GAME: Is It Real or Is It Fake? I want to talk to you this morning about being a Christian. Many times, we look at someone who claims to be a Christian, and we often wonder if we believe that person. Are they a real Christian, or are they faking it? In other words, can someone really... Read more

PEACE Making

Last updated on: June 14, 2018 at 10:42 pm By Jim Erwin

PEACE Making PEACE Making is a simple thought on the fact that we should be peacemakers as Christians. “The peacemakers are blessed, for they will be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9, HCSB) FIVE ELEMENTS TO MAKING PEACE Pure – peace in purity, and repentance is necessary. ““There is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.” (Isaiah 48:22, HCSB) Eternal – there is the contrast between worldly and eternal peace ““Peace I leave with you. My peace I give... Read more

1 Peter 3:1-7 Christian Marriage

Last updated on: April 14, 2014 at 3:22 pm By Jim Erwin

1 Peter 3:1-7 Christian Marriage The story is told of two women who escaped from prison. They were running, and of course, when the guards discovered that they had escaped, they went after them with dogs to follow their scent and to track them down. The two women heard the barking in the distance and knew the guards and dogs were closing in. Panicking and needing to do something, the first lady decided to climb a tree and hide. The... Read more

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