Leaders Who Last

You listen whenever you meet a guy that looks a lot like the guy that you want to become. Dave Kraft is one of those guys. He is a older (70), faithful, hungry, humble, Christian man who leads in his family, local church, and has a burden to train and impact leaders to do the [...]

Helpful Devotional Commentaries on 2nd Corinthians

Whether for preparation for Bible teaching or personal study devotional commentaries are very helpful. When at their best these authors not only provide the service of preparing the food but also cooking, arranging and serving it to you. The strength of such commentaries lies in the author’s proximatity to and understanding of the text. If [...]

The Sword by Bryan Litfin

I am really not much of a reader of fiction. In fact, I cannot remember the last fiction book I have read. Time and tastes have dictated other genres for me. Therefore, I was not overly excited when I received The Sword from Crossway last month. Then I read the back cover… Four hundred years [...]

Surprised by Grace

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The Battle Belongs to the Lord

Many of us have either witnessed it or been guilty of it ourselves. And ‘it’ is unacceptable from a biblical perspective. The ‘it’ is the closing of the Bible as we open up our mouths and minds to defend Christianity (apologetics). Many have turned to Philosophy, Science, well-reasoned arguments, and other tracks in order to [...]

What does God Want of Us Anyway?

Mark Dever has a burden to simplify the message without surrendering the message. He has done this in his preaching and writing ministry. He has preached a sermon on the whole Bible, the New Testament, and the Old Testament. Furthermore, he has written books that catalog a sermon on every book of the Bible (OT [...]

Meet the Puritans

As a new Christian I was quickly drawn to the writings of the Puritans. Initially I was attracted to how they wrote in such flowery and well decorated sentences. This style combined with my newly birthed passion for Jesus Christ made me a fast fan of the kindred-spirited Puritans. But as I read I noticed [...]

Scandalous-The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus

One of the endorsements for this book says the following: “What happens when one of the world’s preeminent theologians expounds on some of the Bible’s prominent texts? This book.” I think this about sums it up. Scandalous is a collection of sermons given by D.A. Carson at a recent Resurgence conference. As the subtitle would [...]

He has accepted me because of the blood of the Lamb

I am really enjoying the collection of sermons preached by D.A. Carson at a recent Resurgence conference. Crossway has compiled them into a book entitled Scandalous for our easy reference and benefit. This quote is from a sermon on Revelation 12. It is dealing here specifically of believers (the church) overcoming the evil one via [...]

Ruth- Under the Wings of God

It is interesting to consider the way in which God gifts and shapes individuals for his glory. John Piper is one of those guys whom God has uniquely outfitted with the ability to understand biblical truth and then articulate it in a clear, understandable, creative, and weighty manner. We see this in his preaching and [...]

Book Review- Ashamed of the Gospel

In the mid 90′s pastor and author John MacArthur grabbed his pen and took the confident pragmatists out back behind the proverbial woodshed in his book entitled Ashamed of the Gospel. MacArthur dissected and dismantled the ever popular and unbiblical evangelical preoccupation with gimmicks, pragmatism, and man-centeredness that undermines the power of God in and [...]

Book Review- Holy Subversion

I am thankful that there has been a renewed interest as of late to identify, denounce and replace the idols (or false gods) in our lives and culture. To make this a priority in conversation and printing is a great blessing to the church and to the world around us. First with regard to Christians, [...]

Book Review- Counterfeit Gods

Tim Keller is one of those pastors/writers that has the unique ability to articulate central and crucial biblical themes in clear and practical terms. He has been a significant blessing in my life and ministry over the past several years. Until recently this impact was restricted to his online sermons and various journal articles. Now [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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