I was recently asked by a parishioner to evaluate a professing Christian author. My response was...
Book Reviews
Something Needs to Change by David Platt
Something needs to change. This is the thought that David Platt had after a trek through the...
Emblems of the Infinite King by J. Ryan Lister
From time to time, I enjoy a good children’s book. There’s something about taking a break from my...
Not Home Yet – Ian K. Smith
One of the recent encouraging developments in the church is an interest in biblical theology. 2 Peter 3:13 says, “According to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.” This grand promise is the theme of Ian K. Smith’s...
Something Needs to Change – David Platt
In an age where it has become in vogue for pastors to question the Christian faith, compromise the faith, or even abandon the faith – David Platt is a breath of fresh air. The fiery Washington D.C. pastor and author of Radical is back with another thought-provoking...
Vulnerable: Rethinking Human Trafficking – Raleigh Sadler
“Preach the gospel – and if necessary use words.” This pithy quote by St. Francis of Assisi has captured the hearts and minds of many. The sentiment sounds right and may even feel right but fails, in the final analysis, to do justice to the gospel. Yes, the gospel is...
Letters to My Students: On Preaching (Vol. 1) – Jason Allen
In 1869, Charles Haddon Spurgeon published Lectures to My Students. The book is packed with preaching helps and anecdotes that pastors have benefited from for almost one hundred and fifty years. Jason Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, takes...
God Breathed: Connecting with Scripture to God, Others, the Natural World, and Yourself
I am my own and I am mine. In the West, we live by this mantra. We proclaim it with exuberance and pride. We write stories and sing about our freedom to be ourselves, to follow our own hearts, to not be restrained or limited by anything outside of ourselves. We’ve cut...
Into His Presence: A Theology of Intimacy with God By Tim L. Anderson
Tim Anderson, a professor of theology and biblical studies at Corban University, has written a book that is much needed within the church today. Sadly, the Charismatics and Mystics have hijacked the concept of Intimacy with God and created confusion on the issue of...