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CHRIS TOMLIN – BURNING LIGHTS (2013)

I always look forward to a new Chris Tomlin release.  Anyone who follows contemporary worship music will admit that Tomlin is a tremendous talent.  But his talent is not the main attraction.  Sure his music is good but what makes him a special artist is the depth of songs he writes and sings.  Some themesContinue reading “CHRIS TOMLIN – BURNING LIGHTS (2013)”

CREATURE OF THE WORD – Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson and Eric Geiger

Our lives are wrapped up in the gospel.  Sinners have escaped the wrath of God, that is to say – they have been saved and they are being sanctified all because of the gospel.  In short, “the gospel is God’s reconciling work in Christ – that through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, GodContinue reading “CREATURE OF THE WORD – Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson and Eric Geiger”

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? – Mark Driscoll (2013)

Mark Driscoll has what is foreign to many other writers, namely, a virtually unlimited platform. Driscoll combines a free-flowing writing style with an informed biblical framework and an eye on culture. These qualities make him accessible to everyone from the student to the scholar.  Driscoll brings these qualities combined with a cutting edge wittiness to draw in readers from every stripe. In hisContinue reading “WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? – Mark Driscoll (2013)”

BESTS READS OF 2012

Several good books were published in 2012.  My top reads are listed below: 1.  A PURITAN THEOLOGY: DOCTRINE FOR LIFE – Joel Beeke & Mark Jones (2012) A theological feast and reminder that the Puritans still matter. See my Review         2. THE CONVICTION TO LEAD – Albert Mohler (2012) The most important leadershipContinue reading “BESTS READS OF 2012”

SOJOURNERS AND STRANGERS – Gregg Allison (2012)

Dr. Gregg Allison leaves no stone unturned in his newest work, Sojourners and Strangers: The Doctrine of the Church.  Allison’s fine piece of work is the latest installment in the Foundations of Evangelical Theology Series, edited by John Feinberg. Six majors themes form the skeletal structure of  Sojourners and Strangers. Part One: Foundational Issues Allison introduces the subjectContinue reading “SOJOURNERS AND STRANGERS – Gregg Allison (2012)”

LINCOLN BREWSTER – Joy to the World (2012)

Today, I’m awakening to the reality that there is a reason why much of what passes for Christmas music is so boring – no guitar solos!  Apart from the epic Christian metal band, Theocracy, who has a tradition of releasing a new Christmas song every December, the prospect of a good guitar solo in aContinue reading “LINCOLN BREWSTER – Joy to the World (2012)”

A PURITAN THEOLOGY: DOCTRINE FOR LIFE – Joel Beeke and Mark Jones (2012)

A comprehensive  assessment of A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life by Joel Beeke and Mark Jones is something akin to sharing one’s thoughts or emotions while gazing at the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, the Statue of Liberty, or the Lincoln Memorial.  This magnum opus is like oxygen for the barren soul, light for a blind man, aContinue reading “A PURITAN THEOLOGY: DOCTRINE FOR LIFE – Joel Beeke and Mark Jones (2012)”

THE MAN JESUS CHRIST – Bruce A. Ware (2013)

The Man Jesus Christ is the latest installment from the pen of Southern Seminary professor, Dr. Bruce Ware.  The subtitle accurately describes the essence of the book – Theological Reflections on the Humanity of Christ.  The author sets the tone for the book in the preface by reminding readers that the purpose is to examine theContinue reading “THE MAN JESUS CHRIST – Bruce A. Ware (2013)”

FIRE OF THE RAGING DRAGON – Don Brown (2012)

Fire of the Raging Dragon by Don Brown is a military thriller that sends readers into a fictional battle that escalates between the United States and China.  Tang Qhichen, the Chinese president sends his Navy to strike an island in the South China sea – controlled by Taiwan.  At the center of the story, is aContinue reading “FIRE OF THE RAGING DRAGON – Don Brown (2012)”