Kingdom Come by John Mark Hicks and Bobby Valentine ... The authors remind us that our Restoration heritage is rich with spiritual mentors; specifically, David Lipscomb and James Harding, the founders of the Nashville Bible School (later renamed David Lipscomb College). The heart of the book examines kingdom spirituality through four means of grace: reading Scripture, ministering to the poor, meeting for worship, and praying. Their thesis is simply: "We would do well to return to the spirituality of Lipscomb and Harding."

Reinventing Your Church by Brian McLaren ... McLaren asks the question: "What kind of church would we want to be if we had to start from scratch?" He then proffers 13 tested strategies to help you/church determine where you want to go. The book has changed titles to The Church on the Other Side.

Theological Worlds by W. Paul Jones ... Paul explores five common Christian perspectives ("theological worlds") in the hope that the reader will understand the basis of his/her own Christian attitudes, identify the sources of their confusions about life and the church, and come to a deeper appreciation of the faith-basis of others. World One: Separation and the Cosmos (The Alien); World Two: Conflict and History (The Warrior); World Three: Emptiness and the Self (The Outcast); World Four: Condemnation and the Demonic (The Fugitive); and World Five: Suffering and Life (The Victim/Refugee). He logically argues that every Christian approaches life through one of these five world views. It's an enlightening read.

Brother Whit 

Golden Bubbles: A Grandmother's Journey Through Grief

By Edna Butterfield  Book Review by Jean Miller

 In the course of sorting out the myriad emotions surrounding the sickness and death of her granddaughter Alyson, Edna Butterfield has dared to ask God "Why?" The answer led her to write Golden Bubbles: A

Grandmother's Journey Through Grief.

This account of heart-rending tragedy opens with a biographical chapter detailing two-year-old Alyson's battle with lymphoma. In tender glimpses, Mrs. Butterfield allows the reader to peek into the sometimes horrific, sometimes laughter-filled, and always love-surrounded moments leading to Alyson's passage into the arms of Jesus. Making a purposeful choice to bless others while in the midst of her own personal journey through grief, Edna Butterfield answered God's prompting. Through this journal of her experiences, she helps others know

how to respond to people walking in the valley of the shadow of death. The majority of the book meets this need in the body of Christ: equipping friends and loved ones with practical ways to encourage people who are

enduring the ravages of terminal disease or who have recently experienced the death of someone close to them.

This 96-page volume contains numerous photographs that draw the reader to envision Alyson's brief, but well-lived, sojourn on earth while learning to be more sensitive to those enduring grief.