Jungle Adventures in the countries of the world.
“Toxic Charity”, by Robert D. Lupton. HarperCollins. New York. 2011. 191 pages. Review by Steve Hyde You could have entitled this book, “Blowing my own horn”. The entire book basically uses Lupton’s own ministry as the “model” of a good NGO/ community program. Though this book attempts to apply to international NGO’s and does use…
There is nothing more painful than when a missionary leaves the field, whether it is for a short break or permanently. This is because somehow the missionary feels they are failing in what God has called them to do. Missionaries have a saying too that “the only honorable way to leave the field is in…
Today on a cool day in Cedarville, Ohio my uncle is being honored for his life. Unfortunately I am all the other way on the other side of the globe in Cambodia hosting an international conference, so I am unable to attend my uncle’s funeral. The least I could do is to write a bit…
“Culture of Honor” by Danny Silk. Destiny Image Publishers, inc., Shippensburg, PA, 215 pages. Review by Steve Hyde “Culture of Honor” is subtitled, “Sustaining a Supernatural Environment”, everything is great about this book, except the title! It has a picture of a knight on the cover, it speaks of “honor”, but if you think this…
“Heaven is for real” by Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Tennessee: 2010. Review by Steve Hyde This was not my first book I have read about a person going to heaven, and honestly, while I do not doubt that they had a spiritual experience, I am skeptical that what they saw was really heaven. The…
I recently read the book “Crazy Love” by Francis Chan. It had several interesting perspectives on Biblical truth. One, which I felt it was so good, that I wanted to share with everyone. I’ll just quote Francis Chan: In the parable of the sower, Jesus explained that the seed is the truth (the Word of…
“Crazy Love” by Francis Chan, David C. Cook, Colorado Springs, CO: 2008. Review by Steve Hyde I was offered by David C. Cook the rights to publish this book in Cambodia, however, I never had a chance to read it until my Mother sent it to me for my 40th birthday. I was kind of…
This week I have been visiting in Tennessee speaking at some meetings and visiting with friends. I have been staying at hotels as well as private homes. This morning I was on my own for breakfast so I thought I would enjoy a box of Blueberry muffins (don’t worry, it was a small box!) I…
Today, September 11, 2011, I reflected on where I was on that fateful day when our nation was attacked by Islamic Terrorists. On that day, my Mom woke me up early in the morning. Yes, I was not in Cambodia, but in Dallas, Texas with my wife. After several years of applying for a visa,…
“Second in Command” by Dutch Sheets and Chris Jackson. Destiny Image Publishers: Shippensburg, PA. 2005. ISBN: 0-7684-2293-0 Review by Steve Hyde I was interested in this topic of being a good second leader because I think it is important for all Christian leaders to how to be good “servants” of senior leaders, as…