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An Amish Romance Reader’s Dream
I'm underwhelmed. Amazon's Oyster-like subscription service appears to me to be a repackaging of the odd amalgamation of books already in the Kindle Owner's Lending Library. The Religion & Spirituality category is indeed chock full of Amish romance—and hundreds of...
Kindle Aping Oyster?
Wow! This could be extremely cool—Amazon opening a subscription service like Oyster Books. Or, like Oyster, it could be extremely cool and ultimately not conducive to my personal and financial purposes. I really liked Oyster and signed up immediately, but I let my...
Review: The Pastor’s Kid: Finding Your Own Faith and Identity
The Pastor's Kid: Finding Your Own Faith and Identity by Barnabas Piper My rating: 3 of 5 stars I admit I was curious to hear what the son of one of my favorite authors would say about his upbringing... But I believe I can honestly say that my most powerful motivation...
C. S. Lewis on Honest Opinions
In the rich, classic story The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis pictures a Christian and an atheist discussing the claims of Christianity. Both were scholars of a sort. They grew up together; they were schooled together; they lost their faith together. Then one of them,...
Good Advice for Kids and Adults from John Calvin
Very dangerous is the temptation, when it is suggested to us, that God is not to be obeyed except so far as the reason of his command is apparent. —John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis
Review: The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse
The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse by Steven D. Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars Excellent analysis and critique; solution rather "bland," as the author himself admits. But the critique is so effective that I still must award the book 5 stars. (And I enjoyed his...
Manifestos Still Work
I'm super excited about my new ESV Reader's Bible. I've been reading in John, Acts, and the Psalms. For those of you who signed my Bible Typography Manifesto, you may be interested to see the following message I received from Crossway. I asked at that time about the...
Brand New ESV Reader’s Bible
I've already said a great deal on this blog, going back to its earliest days, about the unexamined detriments of versified printings of the Bible. As the author of the only Bible Typography Manifesto known to man, I have publicly and for all time stated my...
Review: The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected
The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected by Nik Ripken My rating: 4 of 5 stars A truly remarkable book. Very stirring and edifying. If I say, "a little light on the scriptural exegesis," don't think that in saying this I believe myself to be worthy to...
Review: Is God Anti-Gay?: And Other Questions about Homosexuality, the Bible and Same-Sex Attraction
Is God Anti-Gay?: And Other Questions about Homosexuality, the Bible and Same-Sex Attraction by Sam Allberry My rating: 4 of 5 stars I fear that we have already descended into the sloganeering phase of the argument over homosexual acts, just as we did long ago with...
Review: Did Adam Exist?
Did Adam Exist? by Vern S Poythress My rating: 4 of 5 stars Classic polymathic Poythress. He takes a consistent presuppositionalist approach to the issue at hand and yet doesn't use his faith as an excuse to avoid the science relevant to his topic. The book is so...