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Book Review: "Knowing God,"  J.I. Packer
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Book Review: "Knowing God," J.I. Packer

So many good books are released with such regularity these days that it’s easy for “classic” books to fall away into the background, eclipsed by the FOMO rush to stay up with the latest buzz in Christian publishing. C.S. Lewis said, "It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.”…

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Book Review: "Tune In,"  Mark Lewisohn
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Book Review: "Tune In," Mark Lewisohn

It might seem strange that a pastor would write a book review on the Beatles, but all of history is God’s history, all of life is theological, and to some degree, the Beatles’ creativity reflected the glory of their Creator, even though they apparently didn’t know it, and sadly didn’t give proper thanks for the gifts God gave them…

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Book Review: "Biblical Critical Theory," Christopher Watkin
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Book Review: "Biblical Critical Theory," Christopher Watkin

Given all of the effusive advance praise for this book, one would think it is the best treatment of Christian cultural engagement since Augustine's City of God. The book doesn't quite meet that standard, but it is definitely worth the extended time necessary to read it if you are interested in how Christianity provides an alternative and superior way of looking at the world as compared to competing secular approaches to reality…

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Commentaries on Ephesians
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Commentaries on Ephesians

Every responsible preaching pastor will use commentaries on the Biblical text to help and guide him in the preparation of sermons...

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Book Review: "The Person of Christ," Stephen Wellum
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Book Review: "The Person of Christ," Stephen Wellum

Much of the content of this book will be novel and perhaps confusing to many, maybe most, Christians, which is a tragic thing if author Stephen Wellum is correct in stating that "there is nothing greater than to think rightly about our Lord Jesus Christ."

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Book Review: "Hannah Coulter," Wendell Berry
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Book Review: "Hannah Coulter," Wendell Berry

I heard someone say once that if you want to know how to be a pastor, you need to read Hannah Coulter. It's an odd thing to say because the book really has nothing to do with pastoring, but it does have a lot to do with people…

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