Don Carson is a scholar of the highest caliber. More than that, he is a man with a “mind on fire for God.” Pascal, who coined that phrase, would be proud. The majority of Carson’s books are scholarly in nature, but this one – The God Who Is There: Finding Your Place in God’s Story – [...]
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Book Report – The God Who Is There
Posted in Bible, Book Report, Books, Recommendations on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
5 Good Books by John Stott
Posted in 5 Good..., Books, Christian life on July 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
John Stott, British pastor and author, died yesterday. He was 90. He was a faithful pastor, excellent student of the Bible, and was spoken well of by nearly all evangelicals. He will be missed by us all. In honour of Stott, here are five good books that came from his pen. These aren’t the only five, and [...]
What’s Our Problem?
Posted in Books, Gospel, Quotes on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A real solution can only be found when we have a clear understanding of the problem. In terms of humanity, D.A. Carson writes: Third, seen in this light, Genesis 3, shows what we most need. If you are a Marxist, what you need are revolutionaries and decent economists. If you are a psychologist, what you [...]
Book Review – Secure Daughters, Confident Sons
Posted in Book Report, Books, Recommendations on April 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Generalization is the raw material of wisdom. If we can’t make general statements about people, things, or events, wisdom falls by the wayside. It’s obvious that Glenn T. Stanton believes in the concept – his book Secure Daughters, Confident Sons is based upon it. The subtitle is How Parents Guide Their Children Into Authentic [...]
5 Good Books on the Apostle’s Creed
Posted in 5 Good..., Books on April 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My appreciation for the Apostle’s Creed has grown immensely over the years. It’s brief and expansive, though not exhaustive. It’s also a clear statement of what we believe as Christians. Here are five good books on the Creed. I Believe: Exploring the Apostle’s Creed by Alister McGrath. Basic Training by R.C. Sproul The Creed [...]
Book Review – “Slave”
Posted in Book Report, Books, Christian life on March 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
John MacArthur is someone I admire and respect tremendously. He has faithfully preached the Word of God for forty years in the same church. His involvement with The Master’s College and Seminary has been fruitful, as has the radio ministry “Grace to You.” God has graciously used MacArthur as both a mentor and model [...]
Blessed and Privileged
Posted in 5 Good..., Books, Recommendations on March 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I was blessed and privileged to see and hear Jerry Bridges speak at the Spurgeon Fellowship at Western Seminary. Bridges is the author of a number of books on the Christian life and the gospel – each of them excellent. (For examples, you could read my earlier post “5 Good Books by Jerry Bridges”). [...]
The Cross is a Stumbling Block
Posted in Books, contemporary evangelicalism, Gospel, Quotes on February 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In What is the Gospel?, Greg Gilbert writes: At the end of the day, I wonder if the impulse to shove the cross out of the center of the gospel comes from the bare fact that the world just doesn’t like the cross. At best they think it is a ridiculous fairy tale, and at [...]
Responding to the King
Posted in Books, Gospel, Kingdom of God, Quotes on February 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Greg Gilbert says that “inclusion in the Kingdom of God depends entirely on one’s response to the King” (What is the Gospel?, p. 93). Later in the chapter, he goes on to say, Do you see what Jesus is claiming? He was saying that he himself fulfilled – all at the same time – [...]
