Book Review- The Gospel in Genesis

In the last couple of years Biblical Theology has really become something of a favorite topic for me.  I am thinking specifically with regard to the foreshadowing of Jesus in the Old Testament Scriptures.  I love to see the story of redemption unfold with powerful drama.  And some of the most powerful scenes are found [...]

(New) Resources from R.C. Sproul

Crossway has just published a couple of new books that should be a welcome addition to the library of folks who enjoy Dr Sproul’s works.
commentary on the book of Romans.  It is from the St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary Series.  In this series we are given the sermons from the Reformed leader in this most helpful [...]

Book Review- The Pilgrim’s Progress

this deluxe hardback edition filled with all kinds of helps to make things easier for us.  There are Scripture references at the bottom 0f each page to indicate the passages that correlate to narrative.  There is also a comprehensive commentary in the back of the book to further explain various passages.  This is not just [...]

Book Review- Why We Love the Church

We live in a Christian culture that has helped make The Shack a runaway bestseller. This book has enough theological bones in the proverbial fish to choke any unsuspecting reader.  Among the subtle slights of theological hand wielded by the author of this fiction is his assessment and dismissal of the church.  On page 162, [...]

Book Review- Fool Moon Rising

As a  parent of 3 kids under the age of 7 I look for creative options to explain the gospel to them.  I regularly find myself challenged to communicate the biblical concept of idolatry to them.  Because let’s face it, kids understand rules and the need to follow them.  What is so often misunderstood is [...]

Book Review- Glory Road

It is no secret that Reformed Theology is not overly popular among African American Christians.  Instead, African American churches appear to have a particular theology that unites and drives them and it is usually quite perpendicular to the doctrines of grace.  But at the same time we have heard leaders in the Reformed camp express [...]

Book Review- You Are the Treasure that I Seek

YOU are the Treasure that I seek. The subtitle helps show his angle, But there’s a lot of coll stuff out there, Lord.  Dutcher roots his definition and explanation of idolatry in Romans 1.  He shows that at its heart idolatry is about exchanging the worship of the one true God for the worship of [...]

Book Review- Ancient Words, Modern World

Stephen Nichols has quickly become one of my favorite contemporary authors. Some of my favorites include his biography of Martin Luther, his book on the “American Jesus” (Jesus Made in America), the book on the Reformation- How a Monk and a Mallet Changed the World, and his work on the early church entitled For Us [...]

Book Review- The Bookends of the Christian Life

There is a lot of talk about being ‘gospel-centered’ and ‘preaching the gospel to yourself everyday’ but what does this look like practically?  Is there a practical framework within which to think and live in this posture?
Enter Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington. Bridges and Bevington provide an extended metaphor to explain two provisions on which [...]

Book Review: Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament

Walt Kaiser observes, “Instead of receiving the Old Testament with gratitude as a gift from God, all too many in Christ’s church view it as an albatross around the necks of contemporary Christians.  They struggle with questions like these: What is the significance of the Old Testament for us today? Why should believers even bother [...]

Top 5 Commentaries on Colossians

This week at OBC we are concluding our study in the Letter of Paul to the Colossians.  For the last 6 months or so we have worked through the book verse by verse.  It has been such a rich blessing.
I have been asked many times which commentaries have been most helpful so I am providing [...]

Book Review- Vintage Church

It is very appropriate and timely for Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears to release a book on church ministry.  Driscoll has become a bit of a model for young church planters through his Acts 29 network and various conference appearances.  Therefore, a consolidated ‘volume’ if you will is welcomed.
As with previous books from the authors’ [...]

Book Review- Reasons We Believe

As Christians we are commanded to be ready to give a defense of the faith (1 Peter 3.15).  And if we are at all active in speaking about the gospel, we will find that there are many questions that unbelievers have about Christianity.  As a result, we are not shy to admit that we need [...]

Book Review: Worldliness

Worldliness is a book edited by C.J. Mahaney of Sovereign Grace Ministries.  The authors are contributions from the Sovereign Grace family.  The subtitle asserts the ambitious goal of the book: “Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World”.
As with any book by this title there is a danger right out of the gate to make your [...]

Book Review- The Reformation

How do you consolidate into one little book an era that has had thousands of volumes written on it?  Well, you have to cut a lot of stuff out, of course.  But what makes this book by Stephen Nichols so helpful is what he puts in and how he does it.
Nichols is a flat out [...]

Book Review- The Prodigal God

When I received a copy of The Prodigal God I was greatly intrigued by the title.  To be honest I thought the author was trying to be a little too cute in his choice for a title.  As a result I jumped right in and in effort to figure our where he was going, could [...]

Book Review- Death by Love

Pastoral ministry is messy.  It just is.  Pastors stand on the front lines of the battle on a daily basis.  Often times, based on confidentiality and complexity, there are few folks to talk to about the various scenarios that they are dealing with.
Therefore my ears perk up when I hear that a fellow pastor is [...]

Book Review- Spectacular Sins

Let’s face it life is full of questions.  Why are we to make of the amount of suffering in the world on a daily basis and throughout history?  How does evil and injustice relate to God?  Why and how does God allow these things to happen?  All of these questions are fair and common.  They [...]

Book Review- Jesus Made in America

Art class was by far my most dreaded class throughout elementary school. The teachers were always nice but the bottom line was that I stunk at whatever I tried to make. I remember on occasion having to make something with either clay or paper mache or whatever. Sometimes I would psyche myself up and really [...]

Book Review- Atheism Remix

Al Mohler is no stranger to those within evangelicalism. The Southern Seminary President has been a voice of consistently clear and faithful biblical articulation throughout recent years. Thankfully his influence is expanding through his radio show, website and various appearances on television and in the paper. The fact that Dr Mohler is now beginning to [...]

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