Books Conversion is Messy: A Review of “Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert” by Rosaria Butterfield 4 Feb 20135 Feb 2013 The Evangelical sub-culture has a tendency to reduce conversion to a handful of sappy clichés. But truth be told conversion can be extremely hard and often painful for people. Enter…
Books… The Humanity of Edwards: A Review of “Jonathan Edwards: Lover of God” by Strachan and Sweeney 28 Jan 201329 Jan 2013 It's a dangerous thing to critique the Puritans. The minute you do you can be lambasted and accused of turning people off these great and godly theologians. But they were,…
Books… Approaching with Humility: A Review of “Inerrancy and the Gospels” by Vern Poythress 21 Jan 201322 Jan 2013 Vern Poythress has written a book like no other I've ever read. In many ways his two volumes on inerrancy (see my review of the first here) are apologetic defenses…
Books… A Life of the Mind: A Review of “Jonathan Edwards” by Stephen Nichols 14 Jan 201315 Jan 2013 The pastorate requires a strong thought life. It's too common for pastors to play the part of inane religious zealot. Jonathan Edwards, the colonial pastor, did not play that role.…
Books Assumptions and Scriptures: A Review of “Inerrancy and Worldview” by Vern S. Poythress 7 Jan 20138 Jan 2013 You remember the old adage about "assumptions." But assuming something does more than make you and me look foolish. Often our expectations can dictate what our outcome will be, or…
Books The Best of 2012: Books 1 Jan 20137 Jan 2013 I read a lot of great books last year, and here are my favorites: 1. Center Church: Doing Balanced,Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City by Tim Keller This is easily the…
Books… Comprehensive and Compasionate: A Review of “The Bible and Homosexual Practice” by Robert Gagnon 17 Dec 201218 Dec 2012 It's not easy to garner praise from your critics. After all they are your critics because they disagree with you. But sometimes a rare volume, with a rare author, can…
Books… A Proper Distinction: A Review of “Sex is Not The Problem, Lust is” by Joshua Harris 10 Dec 201211 Dec 2012 Distinctions are important. Nuance is needed, and that's especially true when we address the subject of sex. Far too often Christians have been accused of being against sex. That, of…
Books… The Overlooked Principles: A Review of “A Little Book for New Theologians” by Kelly Kapic 26 Nov 201227 Nov 2012 The fact that "theology" gets such a bad wrap within the church may be owing more to the theologian than the subject itself. You see doing theology well depends on being…
Books Retro Post: Longterm Thankfulness: A Review of “The Mayflower” by Nathaniel Philbrick 19 Nov 201220 Nov 2012 54 years after the first Thanksgiving the Pilgrims and the Natives were engaged in one of the most devastating wars in American History. King Philip’s War was “more than twice…
Sparrow & Heart Soul Care 