Archive Spotlight – April 12, 2024

LOVE THY BODY: ANSWERING HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT LIFE AND SEXUALITY, by Nancy R. Pearcey

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Nathan Sundt   About the Author Nancy R. Pearcey has been hailed in The Economist as “America’s pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual.” A bestselling author and speaker who serves as…

WHAT THE OLD TESTAMENT WRITERS REALLY CARED ABOUT: A SURVEY OF JESUS' BIBLE, by Jason DeRouchie

Reviewed by John Ronning   Deriving spiritual benefit from the OT can be a daunting challenge, whether one is a beginner or more experienced reader. If there is cultural, historical and other kinds of “distance” between us and the NT…

HEARING THE MESSAGE OF SCRIPTURE commentaries, Daniel I. Block

Hearing the Message of Scripture: A Commentary on the Old Testament is a new series of commentaries Zondervan  have been released, and we have featured them here at Books At a Glance here and here. Dr. Block is well known…

Book Notice: CHRISTIAN MISSION: A CONCISE GLOBAL HISTORY, by Edward Smither

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance   A deeper understanding of the grand history of mission leads to a faithful expression of God's mission today. From the beginning, God's mission has been carried out by people sent…

A BASIC GUIDE TO ESCHATOLOGY: MAKING SENSE OF THE MILLENIUM, by Millard J. Erickson

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel   I just read through this book again after some years, and I have to say that it is even better than I remembered. Erickson’s purpose is to…

Kristin Stiles' Review of GOOD NEWS FOR LITTLE HEARTS SERIES, edited by Paul David Tripp, David and Nan Powlison, and Edward T. Welch

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles   What a pleasure it was to return to Mulberry Meadow and its woodland creatures in the Good News for Little Hearts Series. The staff of CCEF (The Christian…