Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense by N.T. Wright My rating: 3 of 5 stars The main value of this book for me was probably the arresting one- to five-liners. Like these: It’s no part of Christian belief to say that the followers of Jesus have always got...
Books
After Virtue
This week I've been plowing through Alasdair MacIntyre's landmark 1981 book After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory. MacIntyre's destructive argument is very important, I think. His constructive argument I'm still reading through, but he's given enough indication of...
Review: The Next Generation Leader
The Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley My rating: 1 of 5 stars Stanley offers a summary of his views on leadership at the end of the book: Play to your strengths. Delegate your weaknesses. Be courageous. Be clear in the face of uncertainty. Find a leadership...
E-books Are Better than Nailguns
Saying that e-books are better than codices is like saying that nail guns are better than hammers. Nobody appears to be fretting that nail guns will replace hammers, because they are both useful tools for different situations. Likewise, an e-book is fantastic for...
Review: Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved
Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved by J.D. Greear My rating: 4 of 5 stars Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart is pretty standard conservative evangelical Reformed Baptist material covering aspects of soteriology related to assurance....
Review: The Real Scandal of the Evangelical Mind
The Real Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Carl Trueman My rating: 3 of 5 stars I never miss a blog post from Carl Trueman. I’ve also enjoyed several of his books (Republocrat, Histories and Fallacies, The Creedal Imperative). So when Moody released a tiny Trueman...
Review: Books of the Bible-NIV
Books of the Bible-NIV by Anonymous My rating: 4 of 5 stars The first thing people notice when I show them this Bible goes like this: "There are no verses!" Second thing: "There are no chapters!" Then I get an evaluation. Actual quotes: "Cool!" or "This is not a step...
Review: The Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family
The Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family by Andrew Himes My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was enjoyable and interesting (worth every bit of 99 cents!), though a little strange. The parts I most enjoyed were biographical, especially the...
Review: Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry, Updated and Expanded Edition
Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry, Updated and Expanded Edition by John Piper My rating: 4 of 5 stars Brothers, We Are Not Professionals is not a new book. It's been reviewed before. But the second edition is new, and six...
Jesus Storybook Bible Two Bucks for Kindle
This is a good kids book carefully showing how Old Testament stories point to Christ and how New Testament stories fulfill the Old Testament ones. And rightnow it's two bucks for Kindle (though you'll want to read it on an iPad or Kindle Fire, not a grayscale Kindle).
Review: Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels
Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace My rating: 3 of 5 stars UPDATE: This book is currently free for Kindle. Caveat I could tell by reading the promo material for Cold-Case Christianity that this book...
Excerpt from DeYoung’s Hole in Our Holiness
This entire excerpt from Kevin DeYoung's excellent book The Hole in Our Holiness is freely available online, and I found it uniquely valuable. You can buy the book here and read my review of it here. THE MEDICINE FOR OUR MOTIVATION an excerpt from The Hole in our...