Ana Ávila, Make the Most of Your Productivity (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2024), 156 pp. I’m a sucker for books that address personal productivity. So when the chance came to review Make the Most of Your Productivity by Ana Ávila, I jumped at the opportunity. Mrs. Ávila is a senior writer for Coalición for el Evangelio. The author brings someContinue reading “Make the Most of Your Productivity – Ava Avila”
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What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience – Mike Pence
In 1960, Barry Goldwater wrote The Conscience of a Conservative. Much has changed since that time, but conservative principles remain etched on the hearts and minds of many Americans. What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience, by former Vice President Mike Pence, picks up where Goldwater left off. His aim in writing the book isContinue reading “What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience – Mike Pence”
The Hope of the Resurrection: How Jesus’s Defeat of Death Changes Everything – Patrick Schreiner
Patrick Schreiner, The Hope of the Resurrection: How Jesus’s Death Defeat of Death Changes Everything (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2026), 140 pp. We live in a war-torn world, a world that longs for hope. The prospects of “hope” usually come from fleeting and unreliable sources, leaving people empty and longing for something eternal and true. PatrickContinue reading “The Hope of the Resurrection: How Jesus’s Defeat of Death Changes Everything – Patrick Schreiner”
Offensive Christianity: Restoring the Strength of Men in a Feminized Age – J. Chase Davis
Many Christian men have grown weak and effeminate. They have abdicated their God-given responsibilities to women and surrendered their calling to lead in the church, the home, and the marketplace. J. Chase Davis offers a timely response in his book, Offensive Christianity: Restoring the Strength of Men in a Feminized Age. The author argues, “Without Christianity—anContinue reading “Offensive Christianity: Restoring the Strength of Men in a Feminized Age – J. Chase Davis”
Come, Lord Jesus – John Piper
John Piper, Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Second Coming of Christ (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2023), 304 pp. The Second Coming of Christ is a critical theme that emerges in the New Testament. Tragically, the blessed hope is often eclipsed by love for things of the world. John Piper sets out to challenge this problemContinue reading “Come, Lord Jesus – John Piper”
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Understanding Judaism: A Primer for Curious Christians -J. Carl Laney
Understanding Judaism: A Primer for Curious Christians by J. Carl Laney alerts and educates readers on a topic that many Christians have neglected for far too long. Thought-provoking and accessible, this book serves as an excellent entry-level introduction for anyone seeking to understand Judaism better. Dr. Laney writes with grace and humility as he surveys theContinue reading “Understanding Judaism: A Primer for Curious Christians -J. Carl Laney”
Eat, Drink, and be Merry – Ray Ortlund
Some books educate; others inspire. Ray Ortlund’s book, Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, does both. Drawing from decades of pastoral wisdom, Dr. Ortlund leads readers down the joy-filled path of Ecclesiastes. His hope is that each traveler will discover that life is both short and good—not either/or. Life is but a radar blip on theContinue reading “Eat, Drink, and be Merry – Ray Ortlund”
What is Critical Theory? A Concise Christian Analysis – Bradley G. Green
Bradley G. Green, What is Critical Theory? A Concise Christian Analysis (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2026), 210 pp. Many churches and universities have been swept away by the godless social justice agenda. One of the contributors to this tragedy is critical theory that has crept into the fabric of the evangelical mind over the years. BradleyContinue reading “What is Critical Theory? A Concise Christian Analysis – Bradley G. Green”
The Wisdom of God: Revealed, Reviled, and Reverberated – Matthew S. Harmon
Matthew S. Harmon, The Wisdom of God: Revealed, Reviled, and Reverberated (Wheaton: IL: Crossway, 2026), 118 pp. The Crossway series, Short Studies in Biblical Theology, is a work in progress that deserves careful consideration by pastors, theologians, and Christians who have an interest in theology. The most recent installment by Matthew S. Harmon is noContinue reading “The Wisdom of God: Revealed, Reviled, and Reverberated – Matthew S. Harmon”
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