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Sunday Night School: The Plan For 2014
I’ve probably mentioned this before, but our current church meets at a YMCA gym. The Y is super cool about everything and really likes having us there. We’ve even expanded to 2 Sunday morning services and have frequent partnership classes on Sunday nights after the Y closes. The one thing that is missing, is Sunday…
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The Horner Bible Reading Plan Redivivus
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I have a fairly long history with Bible reading plans. One in particular that I’ve written on a few times is the plan put together by Professor Grant Horner. In fact, the post explaining why I dropped the plan was my top post from…
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Minding The Heart: The Way of Spiritual Transformation
Robert L. Saucy, Minding The Heart: The Way of Spiritual Transformation. Grand Rapids: Kregel, September 2013. 448 pp. Paperback, $21.99. Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Kregel for the review copy! Robert L. Saucy is Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. A former president of the Evangelical Theological Society, he has authored…
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What Is The Meaning of Sex?
Denny Burk, What Is The Meaning of Sex? Wheaton: Crossway, October, 2013. 262 pp. Paperback, $17.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the review copy! Denny Burk is associate professor of biblical studies at Boyce College, which is the undergraduate arm of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also an associate pastor at Kenwood Baptist…
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Top Posts of 2013 and Collected Book Reviews
According to my back-end stats page, here are the top 10 posts on the blog this year: Why I Dropped The Horner Bible Reading Plan 4 Steps To Better Bible Study Inception Within Inception How To Worship When You Think The Songs Suck How To Be More Productive In College Why The Spinning Top in…
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How To Spend That Amazon Gift Card You Just Got: Kindle Edition
This post will be much briefer than yesterday’s. I’ve seen a lot of great deals for Kindle books, and just thought you’d like a list of them. Even if you don’t have a Kindle, this can be a great opportunity to get digital copies of some great resources. Much like yesterday, I’m listing these…
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How To Spend That Amazon Gift Card You Just Got: Book Edition
It’s the day after Christmas. Some of you all got those books you wanted for Christmas. Others got books, and others got the most versatile gift of all for the bibliophile: the Amazon Gift Card.[ref]Still others did not want books, and so were not disappointed by not getting them. If that’s you, then this post…
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Jesus Is The Christ: The Messianic Testimony of The Gospels
Michael F. Bird, Jesus Is The Christ: The Messianic Testimony of The Gospels. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, February, 2013. 219 pp. Paperback, $18.00 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! Michael F. Bird is lecturer in theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. He has written his share of books, and most recently released Evangelical Theology:…
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Job (Teach The Text)
Daniel J. Estes, Job (Teach The Text). Grand Rapids: Baker Books, July 2013. 288 pp. Hardcover, $29.99 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Baker Books for the review copy! Daniel J. Estes is distinguished professor of Bible at Cedarville University and has written many a book on all things Old Testament, but mostly related to the Wisdom…
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Sermon on The Mount (The Story of God Bible Commentary)
Scot McKnight, Sermon on The Mount (The Story of God Bible Commentary). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, October, 2013. 320 pp. Paperback, $29.99 Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy! Scot McKnight is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. Previously, he taught at North Park University. He is no stranger to commentaries, having previously…
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