Book Review: Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ

Title: Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ: The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton Author: John Piper Publisher: Crossway, 2009; 126 pp. $17.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): In college and seminary I had very little affinity for history or biography. Now I naturally […]

Book Review: Bitesize Theology

Title: Bitesize Theology: the ABC of the Christian Faith Author: Peter Jeffery Publisher: Evangelical Press, 2000; 110 pp. $5.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): When I was in seminary, one of my Hebrew professors, who not only had a doctorate in Semitic languages from a prestigious university, but whose wife also had a doctorate in biology […]

Book Review: Counterfeit Gods

Title: Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters Author: Timothy Keller Publisher: Dutton, 2009; 210 pp. $19.95 Recommendation (4-star scale): I first started thinking of idolatry as something more than a metal or wood structure made with hands ten or twelve years ago when reading […]

Book Review: John Calvin

Title: John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine & Doxology Editor: Burk Parsons Contributors Include: Jay Adams, Jerry Bridges, Sinclair Ferguson, Michael Horton, Steve Lawson, John MacArthur, Philip Ryken Publisher: Reformation Trust, 2008; 257 pp. $19.00 Recommendation (4-star scale): This year, in honor of the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, I have focused more […]

Book Review: Disciplines of a Godly Man

Title: Disciplines of a Godly Man Author: R. Kent Hughes Publisher: Crossway Books, 2009; 304 pp. $15.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): There are a variety of reasons that people fail to live disciplined lives — laziness and apathy, fleeting awareness of the cost of feeble discipline, weakness and immaturity, lack of a role model, and sometimes, […]

Book Review: Remember Him

Title: Remember Him Author: J. W. Alexander Publisher: Banner of Truth (reprint), 2000; 56 pp. $5.00 Recommendation (4-star scale): For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. (1 Corinthians 11:26) Those words by the apostle Paul are familiar to believers, who likely […]

Book Review: Why We Love the Church

Title: Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion Authors: Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck Publisher: Moody Publishers, 2009; 234 pp. $14.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): Well-written books are becoming a trend for Kevin DeYoung. Just three years ago, he published his first book, and just 18 months ago he published […]

Book Review: The Disappearance of God

Title: The Disappearance of God: Dangerous Beliefs in the New Spiritual Openness Author: R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Publisher: Multnomah Books, 2009; 194 pp. $14.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): A number of years ago while attending a conference where Al Mohler was preaching, reference was made to the fact that while Mohler is obviously articulate, well-read, and […]

Book Review: Unfashionable

Title: Unfashionable: Making a difference in the world by being different Author: Tullian Tchividjian Publisher: Multnomah Books, 2009; 204 pp. $17.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): This morning I was in a meeting at the church when an unknown man came to my office door, introduced himself and said that he had a financial need — could […]

Book Review: Big Truths for Young Hearts

Title: Big Truths for Young Hearts: Teaching and Learning the Greatness of God Author: Bruce A. Ware Publisher: Crossway, 2009; 234 pp. $15.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): More than one parent has been stumped by the question, “what should I teach my child about God?” Perhaps having read through a basic Bible story book, the young […]

Book Review: Biblical Principles of Sex

Title: Biblical Principles of Sex Author: Bob Smith Publisher: Timeless Texts, 2003; 51 pp. $8.00 Recommendation (4-star scale): This week, in our daily Bible reading program, we’ve finished reading the Song of Solomon. Much has been written and preached about this book in recent years — with a new interpretation that is much more literal […]

Book Review: Just Do Something

Title: Just Do Something Author: Kevin DeYoung Publisher: Moody Publishers, 2009; 128 pp. $10.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): On my shelves and in my files are numerous books, pamphlets and articles on the topic of the will of God. Yet I recently acquired this book, Just Do Something, to augment my collection. Admittedly, the prime reason […]

Book Review: Why We’re Not Emergent

Title: Why We’re Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) Authors: Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck Publisher: Moody Publishers, 2008; 256 pp. $14.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): Just when I thought, “do we really need another book on the emergent church?” I visited another church recently. It’s not an emergent church. But it’s also not […]

Book Review: Splitting Heirs

Title: Splitting Heirs: Giving Your Money and Things to Your Children Without Ruining Their Lives Author: Ron Blue Publisher: Northfield Publishing, 2008; 224 pp. $14.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): You may have more money to leave to your heirs than you think. And leaving them less than they may think is equitable is probably better for […]

Book Review: A Passion for God

Title: A Passion for God: the Spiritual Journey of A. W. Tozer Author: Lyle Dorsett Publisher: Moody Press, 2008; 189 pp. $14.95 Recommendation (4-star scale): Shortly after beginning seminary, I purchased a small anthology of A. W. Tozer’s works. I did not need to read long before I was taken by this writer. I knew […]