Category: Book Reviews
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New Perspectives on Paul: Reconciling Wright, Schreiner, and Thielman on Justification (ETS Paper)
It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since I last made it to an ETS regional. Actually, looking at the timeline, I think I go every three years because my first one was in 2011. I also have presented at each one (you can read the previous papers here), and continue that tradition this…
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Singing Hallelujah When You Feel Like Hell: A True Life Story of How to Triumph through Depression
A couple of weeks back my father in-law Tim Kaufman published his first book, Singing Hallelujah When You Feel Like Hell. The title plays on both his gifting as a singer and his experience with clinical depression. Though the subtitle is “a true life story of how to triumph through depression,” it is not a typical self-help book.…
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2017 Reading Challenge: February Update
I know you’ve waited with baited breath for my update on what I read in February. Or maybe just regular breathing, I’m not actually clear on the difference. Either way, the day has come and here’s the rundown on what I finished up this past month. If you’re keeping score at home, I had 14…
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There’s More to The Magic Kingdom Than Meets the Eye
February has been an interesting month. Ali quit her job of over 10 years, effective Jan 31st. For a little backstory why, you should read this. She’s been recuperating, and detoxing, and is now house sitting down in West Palm Beach before coming back to a new routine. Earlier this month, we had the pleasure…
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Kierkegaard: A Single Life
It’s a New Year and time to resurrect philosophy Friday. Maybe not every Friday mind you, but many of them. In the past I had previously just posted videos with sparse comments (see here for instance). Now I’d like to actually do some philosophizing (with and without a hammer), as well as post about some…
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Can Young Academics Review Books Well?
Young academics shouldn’t be allowed to do book reviews. Either: too much to prove, extra critical, miss forest for trees; or say nothing. — Jonathan Leeman (@JonathanDLeeman) December 19, 2016 Over Christmas break, I was mostly reading books, but I saw my fair share of Tweets. The one above caught my eye, and also got…
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2016 In a Single Picture
2016 was an interesting year. On the one hand, Ali will tell you it was one of the hardest years of her life, and I could probably say the same. On the other hand, for me personally, it felt like what this picture looks like. Storms all around, but mostly moments of clarity (and that…
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2016 Reading Challenge December Update
By Goodread’s measurements, I read more books this year than in any previous year. It honestly doesn’t seem like it, but maybe I’m misremembering how I spent my time. But, I read over 25 more books than my previous best for a total count of 188. While that almost doubled Challies Reading Challenge (I averaged 3.6 books a…
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5 Books I’m Reading This Christmas (or The 5 about Jesus at least)
I don’t always do themed reading, but when I do, it’s either Advent or Lent. This year, I focused my reading activities on books related to the person of Christ for Advent. In the spring, I’ll most likely do the same for Lent (working on my Amazon cart right now). I’ve actually covered a bit…
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2016 Reading Challenge: November Update
Well, at this point, I’m gonna have to concede that I won’t complete the challenge. However, I might get close to 200 for the year, which would be a new PR. I didn’t add anything to the challenge this month, but I did enjoy what I read. The first three below are favorite authors, and…