Category Archives: Book Notes
Remembering the Christian Past
This book has resided on my shelves since it was first published in 1995. Yesterday I finally picked it up to read. Neglecting this text for so long was clearly a mistake, for these collected essays seek to draw one … Continue reading
Learning from those with whom we disagree
Eugene Peterson is probably best known for The Message, his contemporary language version of the Bible. And while I would never make it my main Bible for study and ministry, it does present the message of Scripture in a fresh and … Continue reading
Get the latest version of the ESV
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve decided to switch from the New International Version (NIV) to the English Standard Version (ESV) as my public preaching and teaching version. You can see that post for my reasons for making the … Continue reading
Kevin De Young’s thorough review of Bell’s “Love Wins”
Rob Bell, founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church is an influential 21st century pastor in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His latest book, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and Every Person Who Ever Lived, nothing less than repackaged universalism, (a charge denied by … Continue reading
The global church is influencing how we discuss theology
Theology in the context of World Christianity: how the global church is influencing the way we think about and discuss theology [Timothy C. Tennent, Zondervan, 2007] is one of those books I think every Christian ought to read, but especially those … Continue reading
