To be honest, when i first picked up the book i had a slight bias against the author because of my previous encounters hearing him in a youth pastor context in which i mistakenly understood him to be shallow and less than sincere. Get three or more people to read through this book with you this month and then we will schedule a zoom meeting for. Wrestling with the gray areas of life by brent crowe is a book that i and many others asked him to write. Chasing elephants wrestling with the gray areas of life author. The book is titled chasing elephants because these topics can become like an elephant in the room if we try to ignore them. Chasing elephants carefully examines the biblical subject of freed. Recinella david platt doctrine ed stetzer eternal security faithwords faithwords publishing family life fasting fear free books free stuff gary thomas. This book bases its common sense answers to timely, yet controversal moral issues such as entertainment, traditions, social drinking, the internet and homosexuality, based on biblical interpretation. Brent crowe is a thoughtprovoking visionary and communicator who has a passion to. Brent crowe speaking for our first week of the chasing elephants series. Let me say first of all that i love max lucados writings.
Wrestling with the gray areas of life, the associate editor of impact, the. I was impressed by the way he scripturally dealt with some really difficult issues others often avoid. Along the way, readers will be encouraged to live with purpose, to redeem the time, and to embrace the awesome reality that they too are on a sacred journey. Why young christians are leaving the church by david kinnaman. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the.
Chasing elephants by brent crowe lincoln speaks to leaders by pat williams truth matters by andreas kostenberger from the hood to the hill by chaplain barry black the pursuit of god by a. Navpress books from this publisher isbns begin with 978. Apr 19, 2019 these are books i have read and want to reread. Chasing elephants, the new book by brent crowe, addresses those sticky topics that most often can and will divide the people of god. Disclaimer this talk will be a collection of obviousness and inconvenient truth something like a pub rant, or maybe i do have a. Taking into account values, priorities, accountability, and cultural issues, author brent crowe extracts a set of principles to act as a theology of belief for the seemingly gray areas of life. His stories are so relevant and his one liners often pack a big punch. Author brent crowe imaginatively retells the last twelve hours of pauls life, from the perspective of the apostle himself. Chasing elephants by brent crowe carefully examines the biblical subject of freedom in christ and then extracts a set of principles that will act as a theology of belief for the seemingly gray areas of life. The church and leadership development by eric geiger and kevin peck, 2016.
Brad lomenick, leadership consultant and speaker, former president of catalyst, and author of the catalyst leader and h3 leadership in brent crowes new book, sacred intent, you. They talk about everything from turtles without their shells. This creative and helpful text is an examination of the biblical subject of freedom in christ and seeks to build a theology by which christians can evaluate and make moral decisions in the gray areas of life. I am just listing for you today the top 10 youth ministry books that impacted me the most. This book bases its common sense answers to timely, yet controversal moral issues such as entertainment, traditions, social drinking, the internet and.
Wrestling with the gray areas of life, and sacred intent. This will probably be the only time in my life that all around us comes to a standstill in. Book brent crowe slu student leadership university. See more ideas about books, reading, books to read. In fact, i find myself tweeting many of his one liners. I didnt get what i expected when i read brent crowes chasing elephants. The first time i heard brent deliver this content was at a student leadership university youth pastors institute. Brent crowe is a thoughtprovoking visionary and speaker who has a passion to present the life changing message of the gospel.
Wrestling with the gray areas of life navpress, 2010. Chasing elephants audio podcast brent crowe and taylor glow. Wrestling with the gray areas of life by brent crowe is presented as a common sense instruction manual covering the basic moral questions that so many people raise. The book turned out to be about elephants because i had just finished reading sara gruens water for elephants. The whole story of the bible in 16 verses by chris bruno. I didnt get what i expected when i read brent crowe s chasing elephants.
Join facebook to connect with brent crowe and others you may know. Brent crowe books list of books by author brent crowe. A memoir ethiopian refugees in the usa by sarah thebarge. The premise of the book is that while we may know what we believe on black and white topics about which the. Check back regularly to find your next favourite book.
I expected it to be a book where he examines several untouchable topics. See all books authored by brent crowe, including chasing elephants. Wrestling with the grey areas of life i expected it to be a book where he examines several untouchable topics. The second book on our list today is one by student leadership university vice president brent crowe. Wrestling with the gray areas of life, brent carefully examines the biblical subject of freedom in christ focusing on how to make decisions in areas that the bible doesnt specifically address. Wrestling with the gray areas of life by brent crowe is an amazingly thoughtprovoking book. This creative and helpful text is an examination of the biblical subject of freedom in christ and seeks to build a theology by which christians can evaluate and make moral decisions in the.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of brent crowe books online. Chasing elephants audio podcast brent crowe and taylor glow christianity 5. I have even written recent posts about this list, but it is everchanging. What has the author brent howard holcomb written answers. Student leadership university is a faithbased, experiential leadershiptraining program that empowers, enables and equips students to rise to the call of le.
Wrestling with the gray areas of life by brent crowe. Brent crowe is a thoughtprovoking visionary and communicator who. This week brent and taylor answer some fun questions sent in by listeners. Chasing elephants carefully examines the biblical subject of freedom in christ. He sets out to establish a set of questions believers can ask to help them arrive at whether certain actions are permissible or not. This book may be light, but its contents are weighty.
Topical memory system life issues memory verse cards. Book brent crowe for your event see brents calendar. The book s thesis examines christian freedom in light of three main scripture passages and then attempts to apply that freedom to what crowe refers to as elephants in the room, or the gray areas in our lives. Sebts student brent crowe vice president of student leadership university has recently published chasing elephants. Wrestling with the gray areas of life by brent crowe was an interesting read, although it took me awhile to get into it.
Tozer spiritual leadership by oswald sanders before you attend slu 301 reimagine by brent crowe mere christianity by c. There are tons of great youth ministry books out there. If you are interested in learning more about this topic, ive linked videos of each author discussing their perspectives and research. This book, written by brent crowe, gives a very clear list of 16 ways to examine each. What to do with wellintentioned dragons by marshall shelley. Wrestling with the gray areas of life crowe, brent on. The intercessors handbook by jennifer eivaz living in financial victory by tony evans. Wrestling with the gray areas of life by brent crowe, 2010. An emerging spiritual and cultural leader, brent uses humor and real life situations to relate to people at the heart of their struggles. This podcast is designed to create room for critical thinking and creative discussions. Abby rike andy stanley autobiography bethany house publishers biggest looser booksneeze brent crowe charles foster chasing elephants chasing francis christianity christina li civil rights dale s. Chasing elephants by brent crowe overdrive rakuten. Strong and weak by andy crouch leadership ministering to problem people in your church.
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