I’m very excited about the direction that B&H Academic is going, and I’m particularly grateful that they decided to start the series NAC Studies in Bible and Theology, the first volume of which is God’s Indwelling Presence (pictured on the right). I commend to your attention an interview with Ray Clendenen on where B&H Academic …
Category Archives: Books
Overcoming Sin and Temptation: A Suggestion for Pastors
Kelly Kapic and Justin Taylor have blessed us with a new edition of John Owen’s three classic works on overcoming sin and temptation. You can read the commendations here. For my part, I have a suggestion that I hope at least some pastors and ministers will take up. I’ve said before that I think every …
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Blessed by a Well Known Brother
Because I don’t want to steal anybody’s reward, I’m not going to name the brother who blessed me. But I am going to tell this story and show you what he gave me, so his identity might not be hard to figure out. Actually, it’ll probably be obvious. I got to sit down with Justin …
Now Thank We All Our God
Once upon a time there was a gifted young scholar whose star was rising in the academic world. The young man had gone to premier schools, and he had even traveled to Germany to pursue a doctorate in the fatherland. He studied with the finest scholars, and his work was of the finest quality. His …
Imputation in a Nutshell
Anyone interested in a clearer understanding of what the word Imputation means, how it relates to Justification, and what the key texts in the discussion are (and I hope a lot of people are really interested in these things!), must go read this interview with Dr. Brian Vickers (scroll down to page 2 for the …
The Kingdom of Christ
Many people want to bring more balance to the narrow focus on the individualistic aspects of salvation so prominent in yesterday’s evangelicalism. In some emerging circles there is so much focus on the community and the big story of the Bible that one wonders if individuals are still part of the picture at all. Yes …
Reinventing Jesus
Reinventing Jesus: What The Da Vinci Code and other Novel Speculations Don’t Tell You, by J. Ed Komoszewski, M. James Sawyer, and Daniel B. Wallace. Kregel, 2006. The subtitle of this volume might lead one to think it is mainly concerned with The Da Vinci Code, but that is not the case at all. …
Review of Köstenberger’s Commentary on John
Review of Andreas J. Köstenberger, John, BECNT, published in Bulletin for Biblical Research 16.2 (2006) 368-69.
Review of Lincoln’s book, Truth on Trial
Review of Andrew T. Lincoln, Truth on Trial: The Lawsuit Motif in the Fourth Gospel, published in Bulletin for Biblical Research 16.2 (2006) 369-71.
Inscribe Them on the Tablets of Their Hearts. . .
As we’ve read books to our little ones over the last couple years, we’ve become so familiar with some of these children’s books that we can practically recite them. There’s a great little book by Susan Hunt called My ABC Bible Verses that will make the memorization of your children’s literature an edifying experience. The …
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The Northbrook Conference
The Northbrook Conference begins tomorrow night. If you can’t make it to Cedar Rapids with us, you can follow along thanks to Doug McHone of Coffee Swirls, who will be liveblogging the conference. May the Lord bless his people and sanctify them through his word!
God’s Indwelling Presence
In the mercy of God my dissertation has been published and is now available. A friend recently forwarded a notice from Amazon that his order, which he placed before the book became available, had been shipped. May the Lord be pleased to use this for his glory and the good of his people.
Your Best Life Now
The latest issue of 9News is out from 9Marks, and Greg Gilbert has a great review of Joel Osteen’s book.
Does the Bible Teach Inclusivism? A Review Essay of Terrance L. Tiessen’s, WHO CAN BE SAVED?
A little over a year ago the Lord mercifully spared our home, which is about 30 miles from Galveston, from a hurricane. We did evacuate, and when we evacuated, the Lord gave me a week long break from normal duties, during which I wrote the bulk of this review of Terrance L. Tiessen’s book, Who …
Books Every Seminary Graduate Should Have Read
Let me first say that I did not have all the books listed below read by the time I finished seminary (either time, that is, some I didn’t read until after I was out of school altogether). Let me also say that I have not read every word of all of the books listed below. …
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Prayer and the Knowledge of God
Here’s my review of this great book by Graeme Goldsworthy. I hope this gets read as much as Packer’s Knowing God!
Review of Milgrom, Leviticus
Here’s my review of Jacob Milgrom’s one volume commentary of Leviticus.
Finally Feminist?
My friend Denny Burk has a great post on a book review in Touchstone. Enjoy!
How to Read Genesis
Here’s my review of Tremper Longman’s How to Read Genesis.
Review of Haggai, Malachi
Here’s my review of this very helpful commentary.