
The Evil Eye: Ancient, Yet Contemporary Phenomenon and a Biblical Response
An overview of the evil eye and three gospel-based truths to encourage those who fear it.

An overview of the evil eye and three gospel-based truths to encourage those who fear it.
by Shawn B. Redford. Pickwick Publications, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 9740, 363 pages, 2012, $42.00. —Reviewed by George F. Pickens, professor of theology and missions

Macro and micro ethical issues of tentmaking, contextualization, and contextual movements among Messianic Jews and Muslims.
by Ross Hastings Intervarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426, 355 pages, 2012, $24.00. —Reviewed by JR Rozko, director of operations & advancement at Missio Alliance. Hastings

The study of rest and Sabbath necessitates not only research for validation, but more importantly, a qualitative approach steeped in experiential learning and practice.
by Kathryn Ann Kraft Regnum Books International, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HR, UK, pp. 142, 2012, $20.00. —Reviewed by Tim Green, who has thirty

Comprehensive survey of potential medical missionaries reveals significant challenges in the days to come.
by Brian M. Howell IVP Academic, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL, 60515, pp. 236, 2012, $20.00. —Reviewed by Sarita D. Gallagher, assistant professor of religion at George Fox

A practical, three-stage checklist that workers in transition might use as a way of identifying where they are and what lies ahead.
by Arto Hämäläinen Pathway Press, 1080 Montgomery Avenue, Cleveland, TN 37311, 337 pages,2012, $19.95. —Reviewed by Robert L. Gallagher, director of the MA in Intercultural Studies program, and associate
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