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Hearts and Minds Bookstore

For those of you who are looking for great Christian book recommendations, I want to encourage you to check out the new website of Hearts and Minds bookstore (http://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/). This bookstore is in a small town in Pennsylvania, and I am consistently impressed by their recommendations. They sponsor the Jubilee Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. See their new website for books on social justice and building a Christian worldview. Feel free to comment on any books you see here which spark your interest!

Bob Roberts' "Glocalization"

Texas pastor Bob Roberts Jr, author of Transformation: How Glocal Churches Transform Lives and the World, has published his second title in this series, Glocalization: How Followers of Jesus Engage the New Flat Earth.

For those who enjoyed the breathless recreational theology coupled with a sampling of sociology and philosophy that was the hallmark of Transformation, Roberts does not disappoint with Glocalization. The core thesis - "Nothing is purely local and nothing purely global" - is consistently emphasized with quotes from Thomas Friedman, Fareed Zakaria and a host of other journalists writing on international affairs.

So what do you think?

Is Roberts' right to single out syncretism, survival, hedonism, pragmatism and collaboration as major issues? Do you think the values of convergence, glocal, innovation, network and faith are sufficient to equip a 21st century missional Church for global relevance? Do you agree with Roberts' list of the top ten global problems the church must confront: communicable disease, hunger, water & sanitation, government/corruption, migration/refugees, climate change, education, armed conflict, economy, and trade subsidies?

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