Posts Categorized: For Writers & Readers

Talking with Catholics about the Gospel

As an evangelical Protestant, I’ve often wondered how I can share the faith that means so much to me with Catholic family and friends, without confronting, offending, or confusing them. This book, Talking with Catholics about the Gospel: A Guide for Evangelicals, provides a short, accessible introduction to the basic theologies of both Catholics and Protestants and offers practical tips for engaging Catholics in religious conversation with respect and love but without compromising the foundational tenets of one’s faith.

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Iscariot: A Novel of Judas

Iscariot is a fictional account of events that led to Judas Iscariot’s notorious betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent suicide. I chose the book because I was curious to learn what the author had to say about a famous figure of history whose personal story is nevertheless scanty and wide open to speculation. The story is told in first-person narrative, so it is easy to slip into the skin of Judas the child, the ambitious youth, the love-starved disciple, and ultimately the catalytic figure who made possible the arrest and trial of Jesus the Nazarene.

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