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  • The Explicit Gospel

    Author: Matt Chandler (with Jared Wilson) Title: The Explicit Gospel Publisher: Crossway (April 9, 2012) Hardcover: 240pgs Reading Level: General Reader Audience Appeal: Anyone who needs the gospel spelled out in detail (so, everyone really) Amazon Westminster Kindle [You’re reading this review of The Explicit Gospel because I asked Crossway for a review copy and…

  • 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…

  • Justification: Conclusion

    In working through Justification: Five Views, here’s where we’ve been: Justification: History and Contemporary Debate Justification: The Roman Catholic View (Gerald O’Collins and Oliver Rafferty) Justification: The Lutheran Deification View (Veli-Matti Karkkainen) Justification: The New Perspective on Paul View (James D. G. Dunn) Justification: The Traditional Reformed View (Michael S. Horton) Justification: The Progressive Reformed View (Michael F. Bird) Having looked…

  • Baptisms in the Swimming Pool

    [This post is part of the What Are We Up To In Ministry? series] As I mentioned a while back, our church meets in a local YMCA. That being the case, we don’t exactly have a baptistry, but we do have a nice pool. So, when someone professes faith in Christ and wants to make…

  • Excellence: The Character of God and The Pursuit of Scholarly Virtue

    Every now and then I’ll read a book that feels like it came at just the right time. Working my way through Andreas Kostenberger’s recent book Excellence, was just one of the those times. Post-seminary, I’m finding myself in a kind of no-man’s land. I went to seminary to train for the academy, but I’m…

  • 10 Books on Relationships

    [This post is part of the 10 Books On… series] <A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=tf_cw&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fmarturo-20%2F8010%2F6c4e3157-5320-4e90-a3c5-34b13f6bf1a6&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A>A close friend of mine (who shall remain nameless) asked me recently about books on relationships (or more specifically, relational ethics). Though not all of these are necessarily geared toward relationships, specifically dating relationships, they are what I would consider helpful books for…

  • The Character of Christian Scripture

    [This review is part of the What Is Theological Interpretation? series] In case you wondering, no, I didn’t spend the weekend feverishly reading so I could have so many book reviews this week. I’m trying to get caught up on all the stellar books I’ve been sent to review and have finished reading over the last month…

  • Practicing Theological Interpretation

    [This review is part of the What Is Theological Interpretation? series] Full disclosure, this week is going to be pretty book focused. But, hey, that’s not really anything new is it? Yesterday, I gave you a review of Invitation to Biblical Interpretation, which is a textbook and clocks in at 850+ pages. Today, thanks to Baker Academic sending along…

  • Faith That Moves Mountains: A Prosperity Gospel Blunder

    At CrossPointe, we’re in the midst of our series Servant/Savior on the Gospel of Mark (if you’re in Orlando, join us!). This past Sunday we made it to the 12th chapter, and are going to finish up the book around Easter. Thanks to Fortress Press sending along a review copy, I’ve been able to read N.…

  • 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,…