Pastor Dennis and his wife Susan celebrated their silver anniversary (coming up in August) with a party of friends and family, including their four children: Jonathan, Jason, Joanna, and Jessica. The evening included a delicious banquet, slide show, a renewal of vows, and sharing of memories and blessings from those in attendance. Congratulations!
Deacon Sean Mills has compiled this bibliography of further reading for our B.I.G. (Biblical Investigation of God) summer sermon series:
Systematic Theologies
Erickson, Millard. Christian Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1985.
Grudem, Wayne. Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
Williams, J. Rodman. Renewal Theology – Systematic Theology from a Charismatic Perspective Three Volumes in One. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
Theology (The Nature of God)
Lewis, C.S. Mere Christianity. NY: HarperSanFrancisco, 1980.
Packer, J. I. Knowing God. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1973.
Anthropology (The Study of Man in Relation to God)
Fichtner O.S.C., Joseph. Man, The Image of God – A Christian Anthropology. NY: Alba House, 1978.
Hoekema, Anthony A. Created in God’s Image. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1986.
Soteriology (Salvation)
Geisler, Norman. Chosen But Free. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1999.
Green, Joel B. Salvation. Understanding Biblical Themes. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2003.
Hoekema, Anthony A. Saved by Grace. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1989.
Eschatology (The Last Days/End Times)
Clouse, Robert G., Robert N. Hosack, and Richard V. Pierard. The New Millennium Manual, A Once and Future Guide. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999.
Riddlebarger, Kim. A Case for Amillennialism, Understanding the End Times. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003.
Strandberg, Todd and Terry James. Are You Rapture Ready? Signs, Prophecies, Warnings, Threats and Suspicions that the Endtime Is Now. NY: Dutton, 2003.
Ecclesiology (The Church)
Avis, Paul. The Christian Church, An Introduction to the Major Traditions. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2002.
Mannion, Gerard. Ecclesiology and Postmodernity – Questions for the Church in Our Time. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2007.
McBrien, Richard P. 101 Questions & Answers on The Church. Mawah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1996.
Exegesis and Hermeneutics (Studying and Understanding the Bible)
Carson, D. A. Exegetical Fallacies, Second Edition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996.
Fee, Gordon and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis, A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 2001.
Our Adult Fellowship summer fun kicked off with an outing to the National Gallery’s sculpture garden, where there’s a live jazz show every Thursday evening throughout the summer. Fun, pasta salad, and ranch-flavored rice cakes were had by all. (Ask Stacy about that last item…)
