Category Archives: Books

Advent Calendar – A Modified Approach – Holiday Reading

Posted on 17/11/2011 by

We started following a modified approach to Advent Readings as a family several years ago. We basically start on December 1st rather than the traditional “4th Sunday before Christmas.” Here is the schedule we seek to follow: In addition to … Continue reading →

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Review: Athanasius by Simonetta Carr – Christian Biographies for Young Readers

Posted on 09/11/2011 by

Simonetta Carr’s latest volume Athanasius from the series Christian Biographies for Young Readers has been released. In this she continues her wonderful effort to provide resources for children and parents, masterfully filling a large hole in quality children’s books teaching Church History.     I … Continue reading →

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Two Essential Companion Tools for Every Theological Library

Posted on 18/10/2011 by

Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine by Wayne Grudem From the Back Cover The Christian church has a long tradition of systematic theology, that is, studying theology and doctrine organized around fairly standard categories such as the Word of … Continue reading →

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Athanasius (Christian Biographies for Young Readers) by Simonetta Carr – Review and Giveaway Coming Soon

Posted on 02/09/2011 by

Later this month I will be providing a review of Simonetta Carr’s latest volume Athanasius from the series Christian Biographies for Young Readers. Stay tuned as I have been given an extra copy to giveaway at the same time.   … Continue reading →

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Themelios Review of R.C. Sproul’s Children’s Books

Posted on 18/08/2011 by

The kind folks of The Gospel Coalition included my review of R.C. Sproul’s children’s books in the latest issue of Themelios.   My pastor before I went to seminary used to tell me, “If you cannot explain your theology to … Continue reading →

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Religion vs. Gospel – Keller, “Kings Cross”

Posted on 10/08/2011 by

“…because she was not awash in the love and acceptance of God through Jesus Christ, for her the purpose of the law was to assure her that God and other people had to see her, and so treat her, as … Continue reading →

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Favourite Book Quotes

Posted on 11/06/2011 by

Spurgeon’s sermon on 2 Timothy 4:13 where Paul asks Timothy to bring him his books/parchments. Here’s a section from it: We do not know what the books were about, and we can only form some guess as to what the … Continue reading →

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Themelios 36.1 – Gregory Koukl. Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. 208 pp.

Posted on 05/05/2011 by

My review of Gregory Koukl’s Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions is now online as part of the current issue of Themelios. Gregory Koukl. Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. … Continue reading →

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Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God by John Piper

Posted on 04/03/2011 by

I just finished reading Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God by John Piper “Without a profound work of grace in the heart, knowledge – the fruit of thinking – puffs up. But with that grace, … Continue reading →

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God and Stephen Hawking: Whose Design is it Anyway? by John Lennox

Posted on 04/03/2011 by

This past Sunday morning I had the privilege of meeting John Lennox for the first time, hearing him speak, sitting in on a Q&A with him, and getting to know him a bit. We were very blessed to have him … Continue reading →

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