Book Review: The Shack By William (Paul) Young

By Donald James Parker  

There is a phenomenon sweeping the planet in the form of a little book with the picture of a dilapidated building on the cover. The Shack is number one in three categories (including Christian fiction) on the Amazon sales charts, number two at Barnes and Noble, and number fourteen on the USA Today list of books.  Not too shabby. The book, which today is number eleven overall on the Yahoo sales chart, wasn't even written for publication but rather was created by a dad for his kids to read. How it ended up as the talk of a big chunk of the populace without Oprah's recommendation is a fairly significant mystery. Over 300,000 copies have been sold already and nobody I know has even heard of the book.
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Jesus Online

By Matt Van Zyl  

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit – Matthew 28:19 (NKJV)

The Great Commission. So, do we see it as this far-off, grainy Ben Hur type deal? Hardy, weather-beaten missionaries with thousand-yard stares on dusty travels, with smelly camels and smellier translators? Does it seem this distant idea, something far removed from the ring tones and concrete of our cities and ‘burbs?
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Movie Review: The Climb

By Donald James Parker   

Afraid of heights?  Don't feel like the Lone Ranger.  I'm just grateful I'm a man and don't have to wear high heels and challenge my acrophobia in order to be fashionable.  So, why would I buy a movie about mountain climbing?   I was looking for Christian entertainment to share with all of you good folks, so since this was produced by Billy Graham's organization, I figured it must be an evangelical extravaganza.  I plopped down the hard-earned cash to check it out.  There was another movie that I was really jazzed to watch but, it hadn't arrived yet.  This one sat patiently awaiting my attention on the couch for several weeks.  The need to provide a review for TCP pushed me to step away from my computer without any police intervention and sit down in front of the TV for an hour and a half to get indoctrinated into the world of alpining.   I was glad I did.
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Movie Review: Expelled

By Donald James Parker  

Yogi Berra said "it's déjà vu all over again."  It's a feeling you've lived an experience before.  That's exactly what I encountered while watching the movie Expelled – No Intelligence Allowed, though I know I'd never seen it before because yesterday was its grand opening.  Why was it a walk down memory lane for me?
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Book Review: One Little Secret

Book by Allison Bottke  
Review by Roseanna White  

In a world that’s obsessed with celebrity and reality TV, Allison Bottke brings a new novel to the scene that will satiate the appetites of those American Idol lovers, and nurture their souls a little too.  And it all starts with One Little Secret…
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