Finding Truth, by Nancy Pearcey is another fine contribution that deserves to be read. The author maintains with Romans 1 that all people have access to general revelation. As such: We all have access to evidence for God through creation. We all suppress the evidence for God from creation. We all create idols to takeContinue reading “Finding Truth – Nancy Pearcey”
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When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan – Peggy Noonan (2001)
A number of years ago, I began devouring books about my favorite president. When Character Was King by Peggy Noonan emerges as one of the most thoughtful and inspiring books about the former president. Noonan paints a compelling portrait of President Reagan; a portrait that is an exceedingly human portrayal of a man who fearedContinue reading “When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan – Peggy Noonan (2001)”
The Conscience of a Conservative for the 21st-Century
The reason that I am a Conservative can be summarized by three important influences: 1. The influence of my parents and grandparents. 2. The leadership of President Ronald Reagan which restored American exceptionalism. 3. The Conscience of a Conservative by Barry Goldwater The Conscience of a Conservative was written by Barry Goldwater in 1961. IContinue reading “The Conscience of a Conservative for the 21st-Century”
God on the Brain – Bradley L. Sickler (2020)
Bradley L. Sickler, God on the Brain (Wheaton: Crossway, 2020), 199 pp. I have always been fascinated with the brain. Weighing in at an average of three pounds, the brain is the subject of much study and speculation. Bradley L. Sickler makes his contribution to this growing field of study in God on the Brain.Continue reading “God on the Brain – Bradley L. Sickler (2020)”
The Cross in Four Words
Kevin DeYoung, Richard Coekin, and Yannic Christos-Wahab join forces in their recent book, The Cross in Four Words. With this recent publication, The Good Book Company proves once again how committed they are to putting solid resources into the hands of God’s people. The Cross in Four Words is a summation of the gospel thatContinue reading “The Cross in Four Words”
Why is My Teenager Feeling Like This? A Guide for Helping Teens Through Anxiety & Depression – David Murray
David Murray, Why Is My Teenager Feeling Like This? A Guide for Helping Teens Through Anxiety & Depression (Wheaton: Crossway, 2020), 140 pp. David Murray’s newest book, Why is My Teenager Feeling Like This? A Guide for Helping Teens Through Anxiety & Depression could not have come at a better time. The COVID-19 pandemic hasContinue reading “Why is My Teenager Feeling Like This? A Guide for Helping Teens Through Anxiety & Depression – David Murray”
God’s Love: Better Than Unconditional – David Powlison
How many times have you uttered the words, “God’s love is unconditional?” Yet the term is strangely absent from Scripture. One might argue that other terms are absent as well, like “Trinity” and “hypostatic union.” Of course, the terms are missing but the truth of the Trinity and the hypostatic union are clearly taught.Continue reading “God’s Love: Better Than Unconditional – David Powlison”
Walking With God: Meditations on Psalm 119 – Brian S. Borgman
Brian S. Borgman, Walking with God: Meditations on Psalm 119 (Conway: Free Grace Press, 2019), 187 pp. The apostle John writes, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth” (3 John 1:4, ESV). As such, followers of Christ should be people of the book: reading, meditating on,Continue reading “Walking With God: Meditations on Psalm 119 – Brian S. Borgman”
When Doctrine Divides the People of God – Rhyne R. Putman
Rhyne R. Putman, When Doctrine Divides the People of God (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2020), 314 pp. “If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching (didaskalia) that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has anContinue reading “When Doctrine Divides the People of God – Rhyne R. Putman”
Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense – Paul David Tripp
Paul David Tripp, Suffering (Wheaton: Crossway, 2018), 210 pp. C.S. wrote, “If I knew a way of escape I would crawl through the sewers to escape the pain.” Whether a person agrees with Lewis’s radical conclusion or not is a matter of personal opinion. However, the problem of suffering is a universal dilemma that everyContinue reading “Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense – Paul David Tripp”
Veritas et Lux 