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  • History, Wisdom, Counseling, and Drama

    Over the past several weeks, we made our way through three review series. One was on Jesus, one the resurrection, and one on justification. By doing a series, I was able to say more about the books in question, but was also better able to process what I had read. I decided that was a…

  • Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine

    Back in the fall, I attempted a review series for Gregg R. Allison’s Historical Theology. It didn’t quite go the distance as you can see by this list: Introduction Canonicity and Inspiration of Scripture Authority and Inerrancy of Scripture The reason for the abandonment was not because the book wasn’t stellar. And it wasn’t because I…

  • Jesus and The Victory of God: Introduction

    [This post is part of the Christian Origins and The Question of God series] Last Friday, I told you we were starting a review series through N. T. Wright’s Christian Origins and the Question of God. Today then, we’ve got our first look at Jesus and The Victory of God thanks to Fortress Press. The introduction of Wright’s…

  • Christian Origins and the Question of God

    Back in the fall, we started a sermon series on Mark here at CrossPointe. Looking ahead some, I asked Fortress Press if they’d be willing to send along a couple of N. T. Wright’s massive books in his Christian Origins and The Question of God series. They kindly (very kindly!) sent me copies of both…

  • Grace Seasoned Rhetoric

    Thanks to Crossway sending along a review copy, I was able to read (and will soon review) Andreas J. Kostenberger’s Excellence: The Character of God and Pursuit of Scholarly Virtue. I mentioned yesterday about the need for clarity and charity in the justification debate. Both of those are best extended beyond that one conversation. In Kostenberger’s book,…

  • Quality Vs. Appeal in Worship Music

    [This post is part of the Revamping Christian Worship series] Consider this an appendix, or better, clarification, on an important aspect of How to Worship When You Think the Songs Suck. Based on the feedback, it seemed like many people didn’t like my criteria for determine a song’s “suck” factor. To quote myself for some context:…

  • The Mysterious Epigenome: What Lies Beyond DNA

    Thomas E. Woodward & James P. Gills, The Mysterious Epigenome: What Lies Beyond DNA. Grand Rapids, Kregel, December, 2011. 160 pp. Paperback, $13.99. Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Kregel for the review copy! Like I said on Monday, I’m shifting the focus here to epistemology and revelation, I do still have one last review related to science/metaphysics: The Mysterious…

  • Education For Human Flourishing: A Christian Perspective

    Paul D. Spear & Steven R. Loomis, Education For Human Flourishing: A Christian Perspective. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, September, 2009. 251 pp. Paperback, $22.00. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! So far, I’ve been pretty impressed with IVP’s Christian Worldview Integration Series. I’ve read the book on communication, and here on the blog…

  • The Other Elephant in The Room

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  • Spoken Word: Sex, Marriage, and Fairytales

    You might have seen Jefferson Bethke’s original video “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” at some point over the last couple of weeks (for an interview on the background context, read this). It generated its fair share of buzz, which eventually led him to CBS Morning Show. Here is his follow up video: (For some background…