Sam’s love for the church will become contagious. The book beautifully written. Read it. Share it. Discuss it
All in Art
Book Review: Counseling One Another
Counseling One Another provides little beyond a recap of the gospel and certainly nothing like inter-personal discipleship in sanctification.
Book Review: Bedeviled
Approachable and enlightening, Bedeviled will charm any Inkling fan, and perhaps make fans of those less familiar.
Emperors of Dust
We are all emperors of dust.
Landscapers of circuitous paths.
Thinkers of recycled thoughts.
Come and Go
The airport fills with leaving,
but the leaves in Austin cling.
Book Review: The Garden, The Curtain, and the Cross
This is a book both theological satisfying and artistically stunning. The Garden, The Curtain, and the Cross has become my favorite "biblical theology" for my children.
On the Bookshelf, March 2016
On the Bookshelf, March 2016
Book Review: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
It is a small window in the world of Barth and little more. But a precocious and sportive look it remains.
Book Review: Wittenberg Vs. Geneva
I cannot list all the times I had to highlight misrepresentation. For interested Lutherans, Jordan Cooper's The Great Divide is infinitely more faithful in its depiction of the Reformed Tradition.
Book Review: Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco
Here I stand. I can do no other.
Carry on, Jeeves.
Book Review: Participation in Christ
Neder clearly state that Barth does not affirm the “deification” present in Orthodox and Lutheran expositions. But neither does Barth disregard their questions and concerns as Reformed theology is inclined to do.
Book Review: The Once and Future King by T.H. White
The plot thickens, exactly the way broth would if you poured a bit of cement into it. Unpleasant characters like Queen Morgause are introduced. Battles are fought. Blood is spilt.
Book Review: Same-Sex Attraction and the Celibate Life
Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life is a must read for all Christians
Book Review: Their Rock Is Not Like Our Rock
Their Rock Is Not Like Our Rock is a tour-de-force of Reformed theology towards other religions. It is subversive to shallow evangelical thought and willing to address the critical analysis of more pluralistic theologians.
Book Review: God's Servant Job
Although some may find this "re-invention" of a Biblical story into verse with pictures slightly off-putting, I encourage an open mind.
Book Review: Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Hard-hitting action notwithstanding, Red Rising is ultimately a consideration of honor, morality, hierarchy, equality, and violence
Book Review: Deliverance to the Captives
Every Christian will appreciate the thoroughness of His gospel presentation — Christ is God's good word of reconciliation for the world.
Book Review: Openness Unhindered
There are confessions. There are aired disagreements. Finally, there are direct calls to future dialogue and real life interaction.
Book Review: The Great Divide by Jordan Cooper
Jordan Cooper's The Great Divide is an important book for young theologians moving forward.
Reading Goals: 2016
Here are some of my reading goals for 2016.