Archive for July, 2007
Charles Drew. A Journey Worth Taking: Finding Your Purpose in This World. P&R, 2007. 272 pp.
Charles Drew is no prophet, no guru who claims to have the answer to all your problems, nor is he a magician who can bring you your wildest dreams.
Drew, a pastor of an inner-city church in Manhattan, rather seeks to lay out a biblical philosophy of the will of God. This may seem redundant or odd, yet such a review is sorely needed in much of Christianity.
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Kevin Giles. Jesus and the Father: Modern Evangelicals Reinvent the Doctrine of the Trinity. Zondervan, 2006. 256 pp.
This paperback is not Dr. Giles’ (Th.D., Tübingen University) first book on the topic of the Trinity and the gender debate. This volume has received some notice, with endorsements from Drs. Millard Erickson, Gilbert Bilezikian, and Paul Molnar. Giles’ first premise is that Trinitarian subordinationism is a modern extension of the Arian heresy, anathematized by First Council of Nicea, 325 AD.
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Wayne Grudem. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. Zondervan, 1994. 1290 pp.
This book is available in two formats, the traditional hardback book and also in electronic form; Libronix has a particularly good (searchable) form of the electronic version. I personally have both editions. Do not think that you will get it cheaper by getting the electronic version! I was first introduced to this work when Dr. Kevin Giles (Jesus and the Father: Modern Evangelicals Re-invent the Doctrine of the Trinity) called Dr. Grudem a heretic for his doctrine of a hierarchical Trinity.
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C. J. Mahaney. Christ Our Mediator: Finding Passion at the Cross. Multnomah, 2004. 96 pp.
C. J.’s goal in this little book is to help his readers toward a deeper knowledge of the work of Christ. He makes it clear that he aims to follow Spurgeon’s famous line, “Abide hard by the cross, and search the mystery of His wounds.” The quote could be the theme of the book.
The gospel is the matter of first importance in Christianity. All of Scripture points to it, and all of history pivots around it. As Christians, though, it is easy to imagine that we need to move on to more challenging aspects of Christianity, even to think that, once we’re saved, we somehow mature beyond need for the gospel.
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Jason Janz. Alone with God: A Practical Plan for Dynamic Devotions. JourneyForth, 2006. 156 pp.
One regular frustration that believers have is the inconsistency of their walk with God. There are times when the Word drips like honey into their mouths, when time seems to stand still as they enjoy the presence of God. And there are times–many times–when the Word is dry and prayer is shallow and their minds are clouded. Worse yet, even the desire to spend time with God seems to be nearly evaporated. The up-and-down nature of their walk with God often leaves believers confused, distressed, and dissatisfied.
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Mark Taylor Dalhouse. An Island in the Lake of Fire: Bob Jones University, Fundamentalism, and the Separatist Movement. University of Georgia Press, 1996. 211 pp.
The story of Bob Jones University is compelling on many levels. Its historical roots trace back to the revivalism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the fundamentalist-modernist controversy of the 1920s, and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though founded by a fiery evangelist, BJU became the school that laid red carpet on the sawdust trail. While its separatist stance drew criticism from all corners, BJU nevertheless sought to become a school for all orthodox believers, regardless of denomination.
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The ESV Journaling Bible. Crossway, 2006. 1074 pp.
With great anticipation, I was able to take my first look at the new ESV Journaling Bible yesterday. My current everyday ESV is Crossway’s original edition, the hardback Classic Reference Bible. But now that its binding is weakening, I’m back in the market for a new ESV. When I heard about the Journaling Bible, I couldn’t wait to see it for myself. Here are some first impressions:
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Thom S. Rainer & Eric Geiger. Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples. B&H, 2006. 257 pp.
In a day when “how to” books are being published in every area of life, it is not surprising that churches and denominations should find ways to develop their own how to books about doing and being church. Thom Rainer (president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources and author of Breakout Churches) and Eric Geiger (executive pastor of Christ Fellowship in Miami) present this answer to how churches can be church.
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