Category: Book Bites
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End of The Month Mailbag
Just like last month, and a bit earlier this month, here’s a post dedicated to the book haul I’m ending the month with. I got back to Orlando last night after cramming a 10 hour drive into 14. Ali was finishing up getting her bi-monthly massage so I was initially greeted by three packages. Inside I…
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Doctrine: Cross
Though not originally scheduled, because I was in town we had Doctrine class last night. What I went through in PowerPoint form was adapted from a PDF I made last year called The Person and Work of Christ. That itself was a condensed and rearranged form of Robert Peterson’s book Salvation Accomplished by The Son: The Work…
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March Mid-Month Mailbag
I meant to post this yesterday, but other matters were more pressing (like teaching of course, and then speaking at Shift). I recently earned a Westminster Bookstore gift certificate, and here’s how I spent it: The Psalter Reclaimed: Praying and Praising the Psalms by Gordon Wenham Faithmapping: A Gospel Atlas For Your Spiritual Journey…
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Why (I Think) People Like Awful Christian Books
Let’s be honest. There are some really awful Christian books out there (as pictured above). That’s probably not news to you. It’s probably not news to you either that many of those books end up being best sellers. And the reason that’s not news is because when that happens, someone you know reads the book,…
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Doctrine: The Image, Fall, and Homosexuality
If you’re interested in my thoughts on the two chapters in Doctrine, you can read them here and here. In the latter link, you can also read an interesting dialogue I had with an atheist. It is probably the most respectful internet comment thread you will ever read, and if anyone was kind of jerk,…
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February Mailbag
Though I had originally intended to abstain from book requests this first quarter, that only last about a month. I am though more targeted in my requests and don’t feel the burden to turn a book into a review so quickly. Hopefully this will improve the quality of my reviews and streamline the process. This…
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Doctrine: Creation
As part of the on-going review series of Doctrine, here are my thoughts on this particular chapter: Creation: God Makes. Way back when I was studying all this in seminary, I did a blog series on Genesis. It’s very detailed, and as you can see, I didn’t get past chapter 2: Thoughts on Genesis Genesis:…
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8 Resources For Changing Lives
Some of the most influential books I’ve read are pictured in the stack above. I was first introduced to Ed Welch during the last class in my second year at Word of Life Bible Institute. His book, When People Are Big and God Is Small, is not only in the top of the stack…
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Building A Theological Library: Old Testament Commentaries
Looking back over the completed list of my recommendations on Old Testament commentaries, you may notice some patterns. If you haven’t looked, here’s the list of posts: Overview Old Testament Backgrounds The Pentateuch The Former Prophets The Latter Prophets The Writings In the Old Testament Backgrounds I gave you a brief commentary survey, but I wanted to…
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Quotes From Intro to Systematic Theology by Cornelius Van Til
On Monday, I mentioned how helpful I’ve found Cornelius Van Til’s Introduction to Systematic Theology. I first read it during my first year in seminary. Recently, I’ve been re-reading it in Logos and taking advantage of digital highlighting. It’ll be interesting to compare what I highlighted then and now. In the meantime, I thought I’d…