The Pastor’s Bookshelf Ezra each chapter illuminates a core

each chapter illuminates a core belief of the Christian faith

but do not be misled—this is no dull history

Endorsements:

yet easy to read

Summary and Conclusions

The Pastor’s Bookshelf Ezra each chapter illuminates a coreIts time to give pastors permission to read books besides the Bible. Six months into his first senior pastorate, Austin Carty sat in his office readingnot the Bible, not a commentary, not a theological tract, but a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. As the minutes turned to hours, while he sat engrossed in this book, he noticed something: he began feeling uneasy. And then anxious. And then guilty. What would someone think if they opened the door and caught