Category Archives: reading list
Suffering, With a Certain Dark Artistry
Today, I want to bring out this book, out into the spotlight. It is a tremendous devotional that makes its way through the book of Job. I have leaned on it, and it has held me nicely. I challlenge you to get a copy of this, and to let it work in the confines of [...]
Recommended Study Book: Ryken’s Bible Handbook
Ryken’s Bible Handbook Amazon’s Price: $13.58 This book gives students of the Bible a quick overview of every book in the Bible. Leland Ryken’s distinctive trait is a literary approach to the Bible–understanding the Bible as literature. The three authors help shed light on understanding the Bible as the inspired Word of God and as [...]
BrokenBelievers: My Story, Redux
Hello! My name is Bryan Lowe and I guide this blog, BrokenBelievers.com. I’m also a Christian pastor and Bible teacher who struggles with a ripping case of Bipolar Disorder I, and a walloping dose of Hepatitis C (which I contracted using IV drugs.) Alaska Bible Institute: www.alaskabible.org Refuge Chapel of Homer: www.refugechapel.wordpress.com I have a burden for a blog that will [...]
My Book List
This is a list of books that I can recommend to people who have a need, or just want to be informed. The majority of these on the list are for Christians who have a mental illness. Grace for the Afflicted- Matthew S. Stanford, PHD* Manic, A Memoir- Terri Cheney Exuberance, The Passion for Life- [...]
Review of “When the Darkness Will Not Lift”
There are Christians for whom joy seems unattainable. What will we tell them . . . When the Darkness Will Not Lift? ………………………………………………………… The title of this reviewed book is terribly unyielding, but with a quick glimpse into its contents, and you realize what you hold in your hands is worth its weight in gold. “When the Darkness Will [...]