John Calvin is numbered among the maligned. He was a target in the 16th century and he continues to attract the attention of the uninformed today. Yet Calvin’s life was a pilgrimage characterized by God’s providential grace. It was God’s providential grace that led him from place to place, equipping him for a lifetime of ministry. Continue reading “CALVIN ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE – Michael Horton (2014)”
Category Archives: BOOK REVIEWS
WHAT’S YOUR WORLDVIEW – James N. Anderson (2013)
What’s Your Worldview: An Interactive Approach to Life’s Big Questions by James N. Anderson is a book that is altogether unique. Anderson presents his goals in advance: To help readers identify and clarify their worldview. To encourage readers to consider the big questions and think through the implications. To help readers understand the important implicationsContinue reading “WHAT’S YOUR WORLDVIEW – James N. Anderson (2013)”
TRUTH MATTERS – Andreas Kostenberger, Darrel Bock, and Josh Chatraw (2014)
Truth Matters: Confident Faith in a Confusing World is an entry-level book designed as an apologetics/worldview resource for students. The authors rightly assume that unprepared students will be assaulted in the marketplace of ideas. Truth Matters is a step in the right direction that will be of immense help as student seek to build aContinue reading “TRUTH MATTERS – Andreas Kostenberger, Darrel Bock, and Josh Chatraw (2014)”
FROM HEAVEN HE CAME AND SOUGHT HER – David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson, Ed. (2013)
Definite atonement is one of those pesky doctrines that prove controversial. Ever since the formal response by the Dutch Calvinists at the Synod of Dort, the church has been wrestling with the finer points that concern the extent of the atonement. The first verse of Samuel Stone’s majestic hymn, The Church’s One Foundation is aContinue reading “FROM HEAVEN HE CAME AND SOUGHT HER – David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson, Ed. (2013)”
HOW HIGH WILL YOU CLIMB? – John Maxwell (2014)
How High Will You Climb? by John Maxwell addresses the important subject of attitude. The book is arranged in three parts: Part One – The Consideration of Your Attitude The author encourages readers to turn their attention to Christ whose attitude was always glorifying to God. “Attitude,” Maxwell notes, “is an inward feeling expressed by behavior.”Continue reading “HOW HIGH WILL YOU CLIMB? – John Maxwell (2014)”
TRUE BEAUTY – Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Whitacre (2014)
Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Whitacre tackle the sensitive topic of beauty in their book, True Beauty. The “benchmarks for beauty” are constantly changing and most of the criteria is propaganda which caters to worldliness. This book, on the other hand has a simple goal, namely – to pointContinue reading “TRUE BEAUTY – Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Whitacre (2014)”
THE AUSCHWITZ ESCAPE – Joel Rosenberg (2014)
Razor-wire fences. Vicious dogs. Soot filled chimneys. Gas chambers. Piles of rotting corpses. The stench of human flesh. These are only a few of the images that make up one of the many death camps devised by the Nazi’s during World War II. Joel Rosenberg offers readers with his first attempt at a work ofContinue reading “THE AUSCHWITZ ESCAPE – Joel Rosenberg (2014)”
A DIVINE AND SUPERNATURAL LIGHT – Jonathan Edwards (1734)
Jonathan Edwards would have been rightly horrified at the anti-intellectualism of the 21st century church; a rugged anti-intellectualism that has the church by the throat. When he preached the sermon, “A Divine and Supernatural Light” in 1734 he could have never predicted the opposition to the Christian mind in our days. Edwards presents his doctrineContinue reading “A DIVINE AND SUPERNATURAL LIGHT – Jonathan Edwards (1734)”
PLATFORM: GET NOTICED IN A NOISY WORLD – Michael Hyatt (2012)
Michael Hyatt is no stranger to writers and bloggers. Hyatt’s work as the former CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers and his popular podcasts have been well publicized. So it’s no coincidence that Hyatt would publish a book on getting noticed. This is not to speak in derogatory tones or minimize his work in any way.Continue reading “PLATFORM: GET NOTICED IN A NOISY WORLD – Michael Hyatt (2012)”
CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW: A STUDENT’S GUIDE – Phillip Graham Ryken (2013)
Christian Worldview: A Student’s Guide by Phillip Graham Ryken is a part of the Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition series – a collection of books that provide a framework for cultural analysis from a uniquely Christian perspective. David Dockery serves as the general editor and notes, “At the heart of this work is the challengeContinue reading “CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW: A STUDENT’S GUIDE – Phillip Graham Ryken (2013)”
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