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The Alpha Course: A Practical Introduction to the Christian Faith

Preview: Wednesday, August 11 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, Room A141

Join us for an introduction to Alpha, enjoy coffee and desserts, and hear testimonies from people blessed by this valuable course. The first session “Christianity: Boring, Untrue, and Irrelevant?” will be previewed to give you an idea of what is in store. RSVP by Aug. 9 to Jewel Fink.

For more information on The Alpha Course please visit www.alphausa.org.

Tired of Trying to Measure Up

Getting Free from the Demands, Expectations, and Intimidation of
Well Meaning People
by Jeff VanVonderen

Reviewed by Kim Winters, WSEFC

I have a love/hate relationship with Tired of Trying to Measure Up. At my first reading, I threw it in the trash after digesting just two pages. My conclusions? One, this book is impossible to read; two, it can’t possibly be true; and three, I could never change in the ways the book describes. Yet God had other plans.

In the Grip of Prayer

by Terry Magee, WSEFC Member
Reviewed by John D. Nesbitt

In the Grip of Prayer is a very practical book that offers a memorable method to encourage a balanced prayer life. The aspect of this method I most appreciate is that it reminds me of our own body metaphor by which we visualize our mission—“Becoming like Jesus: head, heart, hands, knees and feet.” Author Terry Magee has created a clever hand metaphor to prompt us to pray—little finger/praise, ring finger/confession, middle finger/thanksgiving, index finger/intercession and thumb/surrender.

Every Little Detail

By Lisa Dorr
Reviewed by Nicole Gash, WSEFC Member

alt Have you ever yearned to see God at work in your life?

Do you ever wonder if He is working and that maybe you are missing it? Have
you ever been so desperate for truth that you would be willing to do whatever God is asking of you to have Him reveal himself to you? Have you ever yearned to see God at work in your life?

Do you ever wonder if He is working and that maybe you are missing it? Have you ever been so desperate for truth that you would be willing to do whatever God is asking of you to have Him reveal himself to you? Then you may want to pick up this book and experience the memoirs of Lisa Dorr’s journey to Christ.

Book Review:
The Shack

By William P. Young
Reviewed by John D. Nesbitt

Every so often, a book comes along that impacts you deeply and alters your perception of reality. For me, The Shack is one of those rare works.

Among those who have praised it, Eugene Peterson, the highly respected author/translator of The Message, wrote, “This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress did for his.” Considering that Pilgrim’s Progress is an enduring classic that has benefitted every Christian generation since 1684, that is high praise indeed. But I most identify with the comment by Michael W. Smith, “The Shack will leave you craving for the presence of God.”

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