Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell is a book rich in history and overflowing with examples of the elements of a worship service. He writes, “My hope in articulating the beauty and historicity of Christ-centered worship is to show how the church’s worship has always been shaped by its understanding of the gospel… Gospel purposes should…
Christian Higher Education is an impressive compilation of scholars from a wide variety of disciplines. The book seeks to instruct us on how a Christian worldview informs and affects individual academic disciplines in Christian higher education – from faith in teaching to mathematics to philosophy. Each chapter serves as an introduction to a topic related…
Great book! It’s well-organized, crystal clear, deeply theological, immensely practical, and very interesting. Well-organized In the introduction of the book, I was told what I would read in each chapter (pp. 16-20). Then, the start of each chapter told me what I was going to read including an introductory question, the big idea of the…
I couldn’t put this book down. Patrick Schreiner kept my attention throughout the book and walked me through a doctrine that gets very little attention. Schreiner explains the ascension is indeed a neglected doctrine. When was the last time you heard a sermon on the ascension? Have you ever heard a sermon about it? When…
This book is a beast. My first thought upon opening the box was, “Wow, this is large!” This book is now one of the biggest books on my shelves… and I have some big books! It contains 981 pages, so it is not for the faint at heart. If it is some consolation, the conclusion…
This is an excellent little book on a huge topic. Kevin DeYoung does a great job of writing this book to be, “short, biblical, and practical.” I like it so much that I would give it to anyone who is starting to study manhood and womanhood as the go-to guide coming from a complimentarian perspective.…
Practical. Readable. Encouraging. Gospel-Centered. These are words that describe the book, You’re Not Crazy by Ray Ortlund and Sam Allberry. Ortlund and Allberry write as seasoned pastors with a heart to encourage fellow pastors who feel frustrated by our culture and discouraged in ministry. They want to encourage weary pastors to keep going and to…
I started to scan this book so that I could do this review but I found myself starting to read it again. So I guess I liked it! Rosaria Butterfield has a few books out now and I have always wanted to read something by her. Her story is very interesting as she went from…
A main refrain in this book is that the gospel itself is grounded in the Trinity. Fred Sanders says, “the gospel is Trinitarian, and the Trinity is the gospel. Christian salvation comes from the Trinity, happens through the Trinity, and brings us home to the Trinity.” (15). If we go deep into the gospel we…
Come and See is about connecting with God through engaging with Scripture. This book was an enjoyable read for me. Let me break down my thoughts on why I enjoyed it into three reasons – it is engaging, it is well-rounded, and it is understandable. First, I found this book to be very engaging. It…
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