Posts Tagged ‘ book review ’

The Essential Edwards Collection for Half Off!

Here are two videos of Doug Sweeney and Owen Strachan talking about there great new books, The Essential Edwards Collection. For those of you who want to get copies you can get all 5 books for 50% over at wtsbooks between now and aug 2nd! Click here to get yours today! Also we have read and [ READ MORE ]

Book Review; Post War by Tony Judt

Recommended   I just finished my ten minute reading ( the reading I do when I have a little time or am up really late and can’t think really hard.), in this case the book in question is Tony Judt’s mammoth post war history of Europe. This book is large in size; it is over 800 pages.  Reading this phone [ READ MORE ]

Book Review: Jonathan Edwards, “The Good Life” by Strachen & Sweeney

Owen Strachan and Doug Sweeney capture the heart and essence of Jonathan Edwards labor on the subject of: The Good Life. This quick short read (152 pages) is just what the church of Christ was in need of. God has used Edwards in monumental aspects to help inform, convict, and shepherd his flock for the [ READ MORE ]

Book Review; Jonathan Edwards, Lover of God by Starchen and Sweeney

Recommended Starchen and Sweeney have Written a fine introduction to the life and thought of Jonathan Edwards. this short book provides a U2 fly over of the highlights of Edwards’ life is a strong showing. Brief but engaging, I found myself looking forward to reading more. The authors serve the reader well by including application points [ READ MORE ]

Book Review; Art for God’s Sake by Philip Graham Ryken

RECOMMENDED First off I would like to give props to Designworks Group, who did the cover and laid out the book. great work. This book looked artsy and made me enjoy reading it. I looked hip and relevant reading it on the train! When I was holding that book up you wanted to ask me about [ READ MORE ]

Book Review: Commentaries for Biblical Expositors by Jim Rosscup

Rosscup has given us a real labor of love; Dr. Rosscup has read, reviewed and recommended hundreds of commentaries, looking for the best one for bible expositors. This guide is a gift for the pastor who cares about finding easily good helps for getting at the point of the text at hand. I Love this [ READ MORE ]

Book Review; The Bleeding of the Evangelical Church By David Wells

David Wells packs a lot into this tiny pamphlet. I found myself nodding along and writing affirmations in the margins. Wells is concerned about the evangelical church becoming the mainstream and he points out a surface level issue that troubles him in three ways: A shift from a doctrinally framed church to a market ethos [ READ MORE ]

Book Review; J. Gresham Machen’s The Gospel and the Modern World And Other Short Writings

This short but meaty introduction to J. Gresham Machen’s writings by Stephen Nichols is a helpful starting point for those interested in Machen and the history of the church in early part of the last century. Nichols has done a fantastic job introducing the reader to J. Gresham Machen, the founder of Westminster Theological Seminary. He provides [ READ MORE ]

Book Review: Overcoming Sin and Temptation by John Owen

By Derek Awesome three part book and definitely a must for all followers of Jesus Christ. This combines Mortification of Sin, Of Temptation, and Indwelling Sin in Believers by John Owen into one complete series. Owen is a little challenging to read at times (much lofty speech, compound sentences, and older language when unnecessary). I [ READ MORE ]

Book Review: the Murder of Jesus

By Derek This is a great resource to better understand the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ with a historical approach to the account that the gospels do not speak on completely. Now I’m not saying that this is equal with Scripture, but this is an examination of what Scripture teaches and [ READ MORE ]

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