Books of the Month – March 2010

March 1, 2010

The leadership team at The Veritas Network has decided that at the first of every month we will post 3-4 new books into our V: bookstore for our readers to check out. Each member of our leadership team will recommend a book each month that has encouraged them, challenged them, or simply has been enjoyable to read. We want to challenge our generation to begin to love books… here are 3 that our leadership team love.

(Greg) Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches. By Russell D. Moore

This might just be my book of the year. I read this book in 2 sittings, and I was compelled and stirred the entire way through it. Caring for orphans and the needy should be something that Christians are leading the way in. Caring for orphans should be a reflection of the Father in how he cares for his people in sending Jesus to die for sin. With 44,000,000 orphans in the world, in what way are you taking part in caring for the orphan right now?

( Ben) Father, Son, & Holy Spirit: Relationships, Roles, and Relevance. By Bruce Ware

This is an absolutely fantastic study on the Trinity. How does the Trinity work together in unity and diversity to accomplish the Father’s ultimate goal? Holding to a firm complementary view of gender roles, Bruce Ware parallels the Trinity’s roles in community together to the way men and women should work together in the home, church, workplace, etc. I recommend this book to anyone who would like to deepen their knowledge of the Trinity – 1 God manifesting himself in 3 persons.

(Whit) Christ & Culture. By H. Richard Nieburh

Fantastic book that presents five types of people categorized by the way they understand culture in relation to Christianity. It helps the reader to better understand his base assumptions about how individuals should interact in culture while illuminating the reasons for disparate perspectives. In age where culture seems to be ever changing and worldviews seem multi-faceted, a proper understanding of culture and how it relates to Jesus and his mission in a fallen world is crucial. I would recommend this book to anyone who is serious about Jesus and studying culture.

About Greg Gibson

Greg is married to Grace and they have one daughter, Cora. He received his BS in Biblical Studies and Youth Ministry from Boyce College and his M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Biblical and Theological Studies. He is a pastor at Foothills Church in Maryville, TN and directly oversees the student ministry, local missions, and international missions. Under his leadership, the student ministry has grown from 8 to 150 in a little over a year. He is the founder and director of The Veritas Network, the Editor in Chief of BREAD Magazine, and the author of two forthcoming books in 2012.