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The Path to Tyranny: A History of Free Society’s Descent into Tyranny by Michael E. Newton
Newton effectively and concisely chronicles the rise and fall of several empires, including the Greeks, Rome, Nazi Germany, and America (among others). Newton chronicles how civil liberties are always sacrificed in times of [...]
Nelson, Tom. 2011. Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work. Crossway: Wheaton, IL
You won’t find many books on work occupying the top-sellers list at the local Christian bookstore (if you still have one) – it is too depressing a topic to spend hours reading about (most [...]
Lane, Timothy S. & Tripp, Paul David. 2008. How People Change. New Growth Press: Greensboro, NC.
Bookmark New Growth Press if you haven’t done so already. They offer many helpful resources concerning Gospel transformation in one’s sanctification. How People Change (HPC from here on out) is one such [...]
Wright, N.T. 1999. The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is. Inter Varsity Press: Downers Grove, IL
N.T. Wright is the most interesting man on the earth – or close to it. He is considered a fundamentalist to the liberal academic guild and considered a [...]
Jesus is both, the particular Messiah for Israel and the universal king of the nations. The idea of “kingdom of God” encapsulates both of these ideas without absolving one into the other. Ridderbos explains as follows:
This makes it clear that both the so-called ‘prophetic’ and the ‘apocalyptic’ expectations of the Messiah [...]
Ridderbos, Herman. The Coming of the Kingdom.
Yet, neither the idea of the covenant, nor that of justification – to mention only these two prominent conceptions – can represent the entire thought of the kingdom of God, at least so long as they are taken in their specific meanings. The idea of [...]
Stanley, Andy. 2011. Enemies of the Heart. Multnomah: Colorado Springs, CO.
This is the first book I have read from the megachurch pastor and son of Charles Stanley, Andy Stanley. I came to this book with little to no bias about him. I have not even heard him preach. My only familiarity [...]
Walker, Jon. 2011. In Visible Fellowship: A Contemporary View of Bonhoeffer’s Classic Work Life Together. Leafwood: Abilene, TX
I have already reviewed Walker’s previous work, “Costly Grace” (based on Bonhoeffer’s “The Cost of Discipleship”), and was pleased to hear of news for this sequel of sorts focusing on another of [...]
I haven’t been disappointed with anything I have read from Keller and have always thought that his books were well worth the cost and deserving to remain in the bookshelf for future reference. “King’s Cross” didn’t disappoint.
“King’s Cross” is a survey through the Gospel of Mark that [...]
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