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  • The Anchor of Obedience

    I might have mentioned on here that we’ve doing a Hebrews bible study at our house on Saturdays. If you’re in Orlando, you’re welcome to join us since right now we’re a relatively small group. This past week we started Hebrews 2 and covered verses 1-4: Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we…

  • 9 Ways The Spirit Communes With Believers

    As I’ve mentioned, I’m plodding my way through Joel Beeke and Mark Jones’ A Puritan Theology. Previously, I pointed you to 10 attributes of God that can be known through natural revelation. Several chapters deeper into the book (5 to be exact) there is a summary chapter on John Owen’s understanding of our communion with…

  • The Dangers of Seminary and Some Post-Graduation Pastoral Solutions

    A while back, I mentioned that Paul Tripp’s Dangerous Calling is a book for people who like lists. We looked at his diagnosis of how a pastor descends into disaster. In the third chapter of the book, Tripp presents several downsides of “academized Christianity” which is an unnecessary byproduct of getting a thorough seminary education.…

  • Paul’s Missionary Methods: In His Time and Ours

    Robert L. Plummer & John Mark Terry eds., Paul’s Missionary Methods: In His Time and Ours. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, January, 2013. 252 pp. Paperback, $22.00. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! Just over 100 years ago, Roland Allen wrote a book called Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? Though it took a few…

  • Father Hunger: Why God Calls Men To Love and Lead Their Families

    Douglas Wilson, Father Hunger: Why God Calls Men To Love and Lead Their Families. Nashville, Thomas Nelson, May, 2012. 272 pp. Paperback, $15.99. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Thomas Nelson for the review copy! Douglas Wilson is senior pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho and senior fellow of theology at New Saint Andrews College. He’s a fairly prolific author,…

  • Proverbs: Wisdom That Works

    Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., Proverbs: Wisdom That Works (Preaching the Word). Wheaton: Crossway, March, 2012. 224 pp. Hardcover, $27.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the review copy! Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. is lead pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, TN. He also happens to be president of Renewal Ministries, a regional director in the Acts 29 Network, and…

  • The Descent Into Pastoral Disaster

    In many ways, Paul Tripp’s Dangerous Calling is a book for people who like lists. I’m fond of lists and Paul Tripp, so it’s only natural I’d love this book. It also helps that it provided a good wake up call for me that changed some negative trajectories I had in my life. Over the…

  • 4 Online Journals You Should Know About

    Yesterday, the latest issue of Themelios was published and there’s some good reading to be had in there. Andreas Kostenberger’s The Present and Future of Biblical Theology stands out for one, but there’s also 68 book reviews! Themelios is a great catch-all online journal (especially when it comes book reviews) but it’s not the only journal you can…

  • The Creedal Imperative

    Carl R. Trueman, The Creedal Imperative. Wheaton: Crossway, September, 2012. 208 pp. Paperback, $16.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the review copy! Generally speaking, I try to read anything Carl Trueman writes. He is always thought provoking and I think his perspective on evangelical Christianity should be more widely heard (whether or not he’s actually right in some…

  • Why You Should Read Dangerous Calling

    Thanks to Mathew Sims over at Grace For Sinners, I was able to get a free copy of Dangerous Calling in exchange for a guest post. Yesterday I was able to finish it. Talk about a reality check. Basically, everyone who is in seminary, been to seminary, or thinking about seminary probably ought to read this book.…