Book Responses
At United? We Pray we read and respond to many, many books. Here are some of our favorite book recommendations for you to grow with and enjoy. For even more reviews, check out our podcast on Apple or your favorite podcast player.
Book Response: Enjoy Your Prayer Life by Michael Reeves
I recently took some time away to attend a pastors’ retreat in Albuquerque. One of the most edifying things I did was read a little book called Enjoy Your Prayer Life by Michael Reeves (La Grange, KY: 10Publishing, 2014). For most of us, prayer is an absolute slog....
Book Response: Agents of Grace by Daniel Darling
The best ideas always seem obvious in hindsight. That’s the case with Daniel Darling’s forthcoming book, Agents of Grace: How to Bridge Divides and Love as Jesus Loved (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2023). This is a book of old...
Book Response: In Church as it is in Heaven
In Church as it is in Heaven? It was only several years ago that I had no answer for a question I was often asked: “What should I read on race and ethnic unity in the church?” It wasn’t that there were not good books on race and racism. There were plenty. But many...
Book Response: The Gift of the Outsider
Alicia Akins has been a friend of United? We Pray for years now. I cannot remember how we first met, but she has been writing for us on and off since 2020. I remember right away appreciating her keen insight, both about herself and those around her. She brings those...
Book Response: Redemptive Kingdom Diversity
Chrys Jones shares five encouragement from Dr. Jarvis Williams new book Redemptive Kingdom Diversity: A Biblical Theology of the People of God
Book Response: Building a Multiethnic Church
Ryan King, pastor of a multiethnic church in London, responds to Dr. Derwin Gray’s book “Building a Multiethnic Church”
Book Response: The New Reformation by Shai Linne
Chrys Jones responds to Shai Linne’s The New Reformation
Book Response: Beyond Racial Gridlock
Paul Billings responds to George Yancey’s book Beyond Racial Gridlock
Book Response: The Gospel: How The Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ
Rayshawn Graves responds to Ray Ortlund’s book The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ
Book Response: The Warmth of Other Suns
Zach Schlegel responds to Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns and reflects on a history he should have known.