Books A Review of “The End of Sexual Identity” by Jenell Williams Paris 9 Feb 20159 Feb 2015 How should Christians think about the rather young concept of sexual identity? How should we think about orientation, desire, and identity? What framework will guide us into thinking about the…
Books A Review of “Atonement, Law, and Justice” by Adonis Vidu 26 Jan 2015 All theology is contextualized. This is an issue of our faith we don’t often acknowledge. To some this might sound shocking, perhaps even downright postmodern; it remains true regardless of…
Books A Review of “Gospel Centered Counseling” by Robert Kelleman 19 Jan 201519 Jan 2015 I really appreciate Dr. Kelleman. I appreciate him in particular because he is first and foremost a theologian. Yes, he's a leading scholar in the area of Biblical counseling, a…
Books… Best of 2014: Books 22 Dec 2014 It's time for my end of the year lists, and this first one covers my favorite books of 2014: 5. Batman, Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City by Scott…
Books A Review of “Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexual Behavior Is Changing Everything” by Robert Reilly 8 Dec 2014 It’s one thing to present a compelling thesis, and another to follow it up with compelling support. In his book Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexual Behavior Is Changing Everything,…
Books A Review of “The Lost Art of Disciple Making” by LeRoy Eims 24 Nov 2014 There’s undoubtedly one reason why LeRoy Eims’ book on discipleship has become a classic: what he proposes is a simple, transferable, and still relevant model for making disciples. There are…
Books A Review of “Hit List” by Brian Hedges 10 Nov 201410 Nov 2014 “With the exception of John Owen, no other author has so helped me to understand the mortification of sin.” Those are the words I was pleased to write as part…
Books A Review of “Scripture and Counseling” ed. by Bob Kellemen and Jeff Forrey 20 Oct 2014 What does it mean to say that the Bible is sufficient for counseling? Does it mean that there is no truth outside of Scripture? Does it mean that we can…
Books A Review of “First Theology” by Kevin Vanhoozer 13 Oct 2014 “Should theology begin with God or with the Word of God” (15)? The reality, says Kevin Vanhoozer, is that you can’t separate the two. Attempts to divide theology and Scripture…
Books A Review of “Transforming Discipleship” by Greg Ogden 29 Sep 2014 It’s perhaps shocking, perhaps not, that so many discipleship gurus pay so little attention to the methodology of Jesus. Jesus was, after all, the first disciple-maker, and yet few seem…
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