ESV Reader’s Bible, Six-Volume Set: A “New” Old Bible
This review originally appeared in the Christian Library Journal. It is used here by permission. The ESV Reader’s Bible, Six-Volume Set, published by Crossway (cloth over board with cardboard slipcase), is something old, something new, something different, and something blue green—if you get the beautiful cloth-over-board edition, which is what’s best for libraries. It’s old, because presenting text in a simple, beautiful, and typographically intelligible way is an old idea. It’s new, because...
Review: Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President
Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President by Allen C. Guelzo My rating: 5 of 5 stars Nothing less than a tour-de-force. I'm tempted to say that only a religious person—particularly a Christian—could understand this almost certainly unbelieving politician and thinker. Guelzo finds a theme in Lincoln's theology that he, successfully in my opinion, traces throughout his life, namely a predestinarianism shorn of belief in God's personal goodness to Lincoln himself. This fatalistic theology guided...
Born to Die: A Video Reflection on the Incarnation
I had the chance to do a little video meditation on Hebrews 2:10–18, paying special regard to its connections with the Christmas season. It's part of a much longer series of videos featuring many other evangelical teachers—one for each week of the year. And my video is now up for free on Faithlife TV. I've got two others in the series, one on Eph 5:8–14 and one on Psalm 40:1–11. You can buy the whole thing here.
Lo, It Cometh
Review: Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was utterly taken with this book, first to last. The philosophical portions were elegantly written, insightful, and persuasive. The anecdotal interludes about car and motorcycle repair gave just enough breathing space (and entertainment) to make for a good reading pace. What a remarkable author; I will be reading anything by him I can get my hands on. On to “The World Outside Your Head.”...