Julia Duin

There are many good points for single adults to consider within this study. I think it is designed more for the mid-thirties and under crowd however (as one question quotes "if you're over thirty and still waiting". I'm not sure people 40 and up will get as much out of it as the younger ages might.

He wants to plant a new city with a strange religion in Oregon.

A very challenging book for someone who has been in pastoral ministry for over thirteen years. Recommended reading for both clergy and laity.

A disturbing book but one that should be read by pastors. Warning--you may just throw in the towel if you are a pastor. Duin has great insight and examples but she writes from the perspective of one who was a church drop-out herself.