Category Archives: Reviews
Is Talmud study the secret to Jewish success?
The Essential Talmud Adin Steinsaltz Basic Books, 1976 ISBN: 0-465-02063-1 Many Christians assume that modern Judaism is a religion of the Bible. For Jews, the Bible is the Tanach – what Christians call the Old Testament. And while religious Jews would claim allegiance … Continue reading
How two rebuffed evangelists founded a movement
This article first appeared in ChristianWeek on December 1, 2009 (Vol. 23 No.18) _______________ Not only is The Salvation Army Canada’s largest non-governmental direct provider of social services, it is arguably the world’s most trusted and respected charity. Be it a flood, … Continue reading
Down a Country Road
Down a Country Road Eric E. Wright Day One Publications, 2008 ISBN: 978-1-84625-106-1 “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork” (Psalm 19:1 ESV*). God has chosen to reveal something of his presence and … Continue reading
Holocaust survivor prays for strength to remember
This article first appeared in ChristianWeek on July 17, 2009 (Volume 23, No. 9) ____________________ Legacy and Redemption Joseph Tenenbaum United States Holocaust Museum Holocaust Survivors Memoirs Project, 2005 ISBN-10: 0896041638 _______________ His warm smile and gentle spirit belied the … Continue reading
One plain Bible please; hold the fixings
A variation of the article first appeared in ChristianWeek on June 5, 2009. ____________________ My first experience with study Bibles came as a young teen when my Scofieldian pastor encouraged me to buy my own copy of the Scofield Reference … Continue reading
