After presenting the goals that the editor and authors aimed to accomplish with this series,...
After presenting the goals that the editor and authors aimed to accomplish with this series,...
“The chief concern of the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (to be known as BECNT)...
Few issues are as important as the doctrine of Scripture. From the issue of biblical illiteracy,...
Kevin DeYoung’s Taking God at His Word is one of the most practical books about the Bible that I’ve ever read. Immensely specific in its applications, the book gives the believer added confidence in trusting, depending on, desiring, knowing, and studying God’s Word....
One of the central issues of our day is leadership. The decline of morality outside the church and the many scandals inside the Church among Christian leaders have caused many to question the importance and validity of the church. The real issue and one that is rarely...
I am a Calvinist, and have been for the greater part of my Christian life. In all honestly, I feel like I am a somewhat unique breed of a Calvinist (at least in the Southeastern United States) since I don't mind being labeled as one even though I don't agree with John...
John Piper, Five Points: Towards a Deeper Experience of God’s Grace (Ross-Shire, UK: Christian Focus Publications, 2013). Ppb, 94 pgs. $8.99. Mark Dever, pastor of Capital Hill Baptist Church, recently articulated 12 sources God has used to reinvigorate Reformed...
There is a sobering reality of one's mortality that kicks in when you read a book on healthcare, and especially when said book is focused on healthcare for people who are age 65 and up. The truth is that I am already in my 30's, so 65 no longer appears very old to me....
Beale's purpose in writing this book is to succinctly discuss "the problem of how God can be considered to be morally good, while at the same time he does things and commands people in the Old Testament to do things that do not appear to be good." Beale's question is...
"Onward, Christian Soldiers" is one of the few hymns that I sang as an unbeliever that I vividly remember. The battlefield imagery employed by the hymn was something that I could relate to because my father served in the military for over 20 years and I have other...
As a recent subscriber to Aaron's blog, Blogging Theologically, I had high hopes for this small book since Aaron's other writings are so theologically sound, and usually written in an easy-to-read manner. Everyday Theology did not disappoint in either one of those...
The topic of adoption has really gained widespread attention in the Christian Community the past 10 years or so with guys like Dr. Russell Moore (former Dean of the School of Theology for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and current President of the Ethics &...
Is the virgin birth of Christ important, and a necessary component, to the Christian message today, or was it a doctrine that the early "pre-scientific" believers held to but should not longer be supported because it is untenable for believers today? I think this is a...
"Don't give up, don't ever give up!" Driscoll doesn't use those exact words in this book (it is actually a quote from Jim Valvano's famous cancer speech), but I think it sums up well the message that Driscoll wants to convey to true born-again believers everywhere....
Joel R. Beeke and Paul M. Smalley, Prepared by Grace, for Grace: The Puritans on God’s Ordinary Way of Leading Sinners to Christ (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2013). 297 pages, paperback. That God “prepares” people to be saved probably isn’t on most...
Walking in the Spirit is written by Dr. Kenneth Berding, Professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and author of numerous books. In this book, Dr. Berding examines Romans 8 and what it means to walk with the Holy Spirit. As the author...
Every morning when I wake up, I open up my Bible either on my phone or crack open one of my study Bible’s or regular Bible’s and read it. After I do that I typically start reading books by publishers. It’s not often that I read a devotional in fact I think the last...
Jesus gave His Church a mission to complete, a mission that begins and ends with Himself and His declaration that He came to seek and save the lost, mend the broken hearted, restore families, people groups and nations to Himself for His joy, and glory. In 2011...
A critique and review of Ed Stetzer’s Book Subversive Kingdom: Living as Agents of Gospel Transformation.
The past decade has seen several attacks from the emerging church, liberals and others on the doctrine of substitutionary atonement. During this time there has also been a great increase of interest in biblical theology that is what the Bible teaches about itself and...
Mention the word “Calvinism” and you’re likely to get some strong negative responses. Most of these responses sadly will be a caricature of the position based on misunderstandings that people have about Calvinism. In For Calvinism by Dr. Michael Horton, J. Gresham...
Relationships A Mess Worth Making is written by Drs. Timothy Lane and Paul David Tripp. Dr. Lane serves as the Executive Director of the Christian counseling and Educational Foundation, a faculty member and is an experienced counselor. Dr. Paul David Tripp is...