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ADDICTIONS: A Banquet in the Grave – Edward T. Welch (2001)

I don’t like the word, “addiction.”  Far too often, I hear Christians using the word addiction in a way that suggests a helplessness and inability to please God or live in a way that glorifies him.  So anyone enslaved to a substance (be it legal or illegal), a habit like pornography or overeating has anContinue reading “ADDICTIONS: A Banquet in the Grave – Edward T. Welch (2001)”

COVENANTAL APOLOGETICS – K. Scott Oliphint (2013)

K. Scott Oliphint makes a bold and courageous proposal in his newest book, Covenantal Apologetics.  His proposal is to essentially do away with the language of presuppositional apologetics and replace this outdated terminology with “covenantal apologetics.”  He makes  a good case for the terminological change and takes the best of Van Til’s apologetic and leads readersContinue reading “COVENANTAL APOLOGETICS – K. Scott Oliphint (2013)”

DEATH BY LIVING – N.D. Wilson (2013)

Grasshoppers, swings, dirt, traffic jams, puppy dogs, and blue skies. N.D. Wilson appears to be captivated by everyday objects and everyday situations. He appears to be captivated by life. Living life is what his new book is meant to convey – really living life. But living also means dying.  So the author wordsmiths his wayContinue reading “DEATH BY LIVING – N.D. Wilson (2013)”

ECHOES OF EDEN – Jerram Barrs (2013)

Echoes of Eden by Jerram Barrs sets out to explore literature and the arts and its relation to the historic Christian faith.  With a deep commitment to the Christian worldview, the author helps readers navigate their way through the minefield of the arts. One of the chief contentions of the author is that “great artContinue reading “ECHOES OF EDEN – Jerram Barrs (2013)”

FOR THE CITY – Darrin Patrick and Matt Carter (2011)

For the City by Darrin Patrick and Matt Carter is a book for pastors, church planters and Christ-followers who want to make a difference in their respective cities.  The heartbeat of the authors is to instill a passion for proclaiming the gospel faithfully and living the gospel in authentic, transparent, gospel-centered communities. There is much toContinue reading “FOR THE CITY – Darrin Patrick and Matt Carter (2011)”

CHARLES HODGE: The Pride of Princeton – W. Andrew Hoffecker (2011)

Who says reviews don’t matter?  “I could not put Hoffecker’s book down.”  Seven simple words uttered by Dr. John Frame prompted me to pick up Charles Hodge: The Pride of Princeton by  W. Andrew Hoffecker.  The author makes a solid contribution in P & R’s American Reformed Biographies Series. I first encountered Charles Hodge in Seminary.  HisContinue reading “CHARLES HODGE: The Pride of Princeton – W. Andrew Hoffecker (2011)”

SUPERNATURAL LIVING FOR NATURAL PEOPLE – Raymond Ortlund Jr.

If Ray Ortlund Jr. wrote a book about dirt, I would gobble it up.  I respect him that much.  So when Dr. Ortlund puts his hand to the plow and excavates some of the jewels that emerge in Romans chapter 8, I’m an eager learner.  Of course, Ortlund does not disappoint.  The title of theContinue reading “SUPERNATURAL LIVING FOR NATURAL PEOPLE – Raymond Ortlund Jr.”

UNVEILING GRACE: The Story of How We Found Our Way Out of the Mormon Church – Lynn Wilder (2013)

Unveiling Grace: The Story of How We Found Our Way Out of the Mormon Church by Lynn K. Wilder is the gripping account of a longtime member of the Mormon Church and how she and her family found their way out of a works-based religious system.  What makes the story even more fascinating is thatContinue reading “UNVEILING GRACE: The Story of How We Found Our Way Out of the Mormon Church – Lynn Wilder (2013)”

SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD – Jonathan Edwards (1741)

I’ll never forget a very special evening with a small group of Christ-followers at the McLean home.  My good friend, Don suggested that we read Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards in one sitting – on our knees.  And so a group of middle-aged adults gathered in Don’s living room alongside severalContinue reading “SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD – Jonathan Edwards (1741)”