I read alot. Here are some short blurb reviews for a few books I’ve currently read or am reading. Nomad byAyaan Hirsi Ali. This is an autobiographical book chronicling Hirsi Ali’s departure from Islam to America. In this book she shares many personal anecdotes about the challenges, fears, and failures she faced as an immigrant …
Trevin Wax links to the napping habits of 8 famous men. If you’re still not convinced of the benefits of napping and are in need of some additional inspiration, or, you’re simply curious about how some of history’s famous men incorporated the nap into their daily routines, today we provide a look at the napping …
I’ve watched a couple of interviews on Rob Bell in recent days and have downloaded Love Wins on my Kindle. I actually plan to reference it in this week’s sermon on the doctrine of glorification. Some of the interviews with Bell have been done very well (I especially fond of Martin Bashir’s interview). Honestly, though, …
“Unfortunately, we preachers are not always attentive to issues of delivery. Bad habits are often begun in seminary. The professor of homiletics says, ‘You will write three sermons for this class this semester.’ But those manuscripts, undelivered, are not yet ‘sermons.’ Better delivery is learned over a lifetime of preaching. The skills required for good …
“The effective sermon is not simply a report on what the preacher may or may not think. Rather, the engaging sermon engages the hearers, it takes them somewhere they would not go without the power of the sermon. It makes a claim upon the hearers. They understand themselves to be addressed, summoned because it is …
Tim Chillies provides one of the first complete reviews of Rob Bell’s new book, Love Wins As he makes his case, Bell seems to delight in being obtuse, creating caricatures of opposing views that lack logic and compassion. He paints himself as the victim of the hateful, toxic, venomous denizens of certain corners of the …
I occasionally read a devotional book or two during my quiet time, and this morning I spent time in one of my favorites, Streams in the Desert. I’ve owned this for more than 10 years and over the years it has served to regularly refresh me. This morning, I was reminded in reading that my …
I am currently in a PhD program, and as a result, read tons of books that are assigned to me rather than chosen by me. Fortunately for me, the program at SBTS (which you can learn about here) has me usually reading things that appeal to me. One of the books I recently read, however, …
Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which has to be asked for, the door at which one has to knock. It is costly, because it calls to discipleship; it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly, because it costs people their …
I am currently preaching on the gospel through the book of Romans. For those who might be interested, here is a list of very helpful commentaries I am using. I’ve listed them in order of helpfulness to me. You may be interested to know that the first two commentaries listed are Carson’s #1 and #2 …