Jonathan Edwards, Heaven is a World of Love (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2020), 118 pp. “Happy, thrice happy those who shall thus be found faithful to the end and then shall be welcomed to the joy of their Lord! There they shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; neither shall the sun light on them, norContinue reading “Heaven is a World of Love – Jonathan Edwards”
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Why Social Justice is Not Biblical Justice – Scott David Allen (2020)
Scott David Allen, Why Social Justice is Not Biblical Justice (Grand Rapids: Credo House Publishers, 2020), 250 pp. In 1969, Francis Schaeffer warned, “There’s bound to be death in the city once people turn away from the base upon which our culture was built … Death in the city will be increasingly all-consuming unless thereContinue reading “Why Social Justice is Not Biblical Justice – Scott David Allen (2020)”
The Prisoners, the Earthquake, and the Midnight Song – Bob Hartman
Bob Hartman, The Prisoners, Earthquake, and the Midnight Song (The Good Book Company, 2020). The Prisoners, the Earthquake, and the Midnight Song by Bob Hartman is designed especially for children and tells the true story about the Philippian jailer in Acts 16. The subtitle reveals the essence of the book: A True Story about howContinue reading “The Prisoners, the Earthquake, and the Midnight Song – Bob Hartman”
The Leadership Formula – Juan Sanchez
Juan Sanchez, The Leadership Formula (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2020), 208 pp. The Leadership Formula: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders in the Church by Juan Sanchez is a book for our times. The aim of the author is to “encourage courageous, faithful leaders to raise up the next generation of leaders to whom we willContinue reading “The Leadership Formula – Juan Sanchez”
Everything is Spiritual – Rob Bell
Rob Bell, Everything is Spiritual (New York: St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 2020), 310 pp. In 2011, I reviewed Love Wins, my first book by Rob Bell. The piece prompted praise by conservatives and vicious scorn by progressive Christians and liberals. Whatever anyone thinks about Bell, one thing is for sure: the guy can write. HeContinue reading “Everything is Spiritual – Rob Bell”
JOYFUL CALVINISM IS THE ONLY KIND OF CALVINISM
Tony Reinke. The Joy Project. Minneapolis: Desiring God, 2015. 122 pp. $8.99 Every human being searches for happiness. No one is exempt. The Creator of the universe has hardwired human beings to be joyful. Tony Reinke makes this argument the centerpiece of his excellent book, The Joy Project. The thesis is simple and breathtakingly profound: “MakingContinue reading “JOYFUL CALVINISM IS THE ONLY KIND OF CALVINISM”
Is Jesus Truly God? – Greg Lanier
Greg Lanier, Is Jesus Truly God? (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2020), 144 pp. The topic of Christ’s deity has been a hot topic for over two thousand years. Christ’s divine nature has been debated in church history and affirmed in the ecumenical councils. In our day, the deity of Christ is a hotly debated subject thatContinue reading “Is Jesus Truly God? – Greg Lanier”
Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Planation
Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation by Candace Owens will irritate and offend many people. But this is a book that needed to be written. More importantly, this is a book that deserves to be read and internalized. Owens explores how liberals have consistently manipulated and marginalized blackContinue reading “Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Planation”
He is There and He is Not Silent- Francis Schaeffer (1972)
I first read He is There and He is Not Silent by Francis Schaeffer in 1992. Multiple readings have ensued and I turn back to Schaeffer’s book again and again for help with apologetics. Readers will be pleased to see this new edition by Crossway Books with a revised cover in time to meet theContinue reading “He is There and He is Not Silent- Francis Schaeffer (1972)”
Center Church – Tim Keller
I have been reading books about the church for almost thirty years now. Most of the best material is being churned out by Mark Dever and the boys at 9Marks. Tim Keller’s, Center Church is a welcome guest in the growing list of books on ecclesiology. Dr. Keller sets out to communicate one central messageContinue reading “Center Church – Tim Keller”
Veritas et Lux 