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  • The Return of The Chaos Monster

    Well, it’s Halloween. Which means it is the perfect day to review a book called The Return of The Chaos Monster – And Other Backstories of The Bible. A couple of weeks ago, I actually listed out the backstories for you, and now that I’ve finished the book I can give you my thoughts. Overview Gregory…

  • Christ and The Desert Tabernacle

    Earlier this school year, I was teaching Exodus to two classes of 9th grade students. Because of time, we didn’t linger too long on the later half of the book, but instead focused most of our attention on the plagues, the red sea crossing, and 10 commandments. When I teach it again next year (if,…

  • Hearing The Old Testament: Surveying The Old Testament

    As October wraps up, so does our look at Hearing The Old Testament: Listening For God’s Address. We first looked at a brief overview of the book and the initial essay by one of the editors, Craig Bartholomew. I previewed somewhat the next section of the book called “Learning To Listen,” before giving it a more detailed…

  • Delighting In The Trinity: An Introduction To The Christian Faith

    As a general rule, I’m always keeping my eye out for new and interesting books on the Trinity. Even more importantly, I try to keep an eye out for books on the Trinity geared toward the popular level reader. When I saw IVP Academic had released Delighting In The Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith and…

  • Churches, Revolutions, and Empires

    Given the time of year, it just seems natural to do a little more political reading. In Churches, Revolutions, & Empires, Ian Shaw is giving a kind of political history of the Western world from 1789-1914. Or, from just after the American War of Independence up until the dawn of World War I. Overview The…

  • Is The Harbinger Legit?

  • Hearing The Old Testament: Learning To Listen

    A couple of weeks ago, we started looking at Hearing The Old Testament: Listening For God’s Address. I gave you a brief overview of the book and the initial essay by one of the editors, Craig Bartholomew. I previewed somewhat the next section of the book called “Learning To Listen.” In it, we are treated to…

  • Did God Really Say?

    Overview Did God Really Say? is a collaboration between Reformed, Westminster, and Covenant theological seminaries. As you can imagine, that makes this book a response from leading Reformed authors concerning the inerrancy of Scripture. Though relatively short (under 200 pages), several of the essays are shortened version of full length book treatments. For instance, Michael…

  • Christ-Centered Biblical Theology

    I don’t remember when I first heard of Graeme Goldsworthy, but it was probably at some point during my time in Dallas. I’ve had my eye on his Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics, which I guess would make a good companion to this volume. Eventually, I’ll pull the trigger, but since his Christ-Centered Biblical Theology was released earlier this year,…

  • The Life of God in The Soul of The Church

    Way back in the mid 1600’s, a guy named Henry Scougal wrote a short little book to encourage a friend in his spiritual life. It was later published for wider readership as The Life of God in the Soul of Man. I would probably be unfamiliar with it myself if John Piper didn’t make a…