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Book Reviews
Jesus Rose for Me: The True Story of Easter by Jared Kennedy
The gospel story is the most important story that has ever been told. For this reason, God has...
One Assembly: Rethinking the Multisite and Multiservice Church Models by Jonathan Leeman
In the past few decades, the Western church has seen a drastic rise in the number of megachurches....
On the Road With St. Augustine by James K.A. Smith
The postmodern prophet and rock star, Bono Vox laments, “I have run, I have crawled, I have scaled these city walls, these city walls, only to be with you. But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.” U2 isn’t the only one tapped into the inner drive and...
Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals: Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future – Gavin Ortlund
Interest among evangelicals in the Protestant Reformation has been on the rise for several years. With the recent quatercentenary commemoration of the Reformation, interest continues to blaze hotter than ever. Gavin Ortlund, himself a student of the Reformation,...
John Calvin: For a New Reformation edited by Derek W.H. Thomas and John W. Tweeddale
Over two thousand years of church history have produced a wide assortment of Christian leaders, theologians, and churchmen. One man who exerted an enormous amount of influence in his day was John Calvin. In recent years, theologians and pastors have revived an...
Redemptive Reversals and the Ironic Overturning of Human Wisdom
Redemptive Reversals and the Ironic Overturning of Human Wisdom by G.K. Beale is the latest installment in the Crossway series, Short Studies in Biblical Theology. Thus far, the books in this series stand on their own merits and make a unique contribution to the field...
Systematic Theology – Robert Letham (2019)
Systematic Theology by Robert Letham is a solid work designed to fit within the framework of Reformed confessionalism. Systematic Theology is unique in that is begins with a treatment on the Triune God. Dr. Letham begins by offered the dominant arguments for God’s...
Reenchanting Humanity: A Theology of Mankind by Owen Strachan
I was recently asked by a parishioner to evaluate a professing Christian author. My response was tenuous, as the author under consideration is notoriously difficult to nail down. Is he a Calvinist or an Arminian? A Complementarian or an Egalitarian? Does he affirm the...
Something Needs to Change by David Platt
Something needs to change. This is the thought that David Platt had after a trek through the Himalayas. As a pastor and author, Platt is well known for his heart for global missions, and unreached peoples around the world. His resource ministry Radical provides...
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 usual theologically robust reading schedule and immersing myself into a book designed to inspire and educate kids. J. Ryan Lister’s book is targeted to pre-teens and...
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...