Archive Spotlight – December 6, 2024

GOD AND THE GAY CHRISTIAN: A RESPONSE TO MATTHEW VINES, Albert Mohler, ed.

     This is a Bonus Summary for Members at Books At a Glance Chapter 1 God, the Gospel, and the Gay Challenge: A Response to Matthew Vines (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) The issue of homosexuality is pressuring the church to…

SELF, WORLD, AND TIME: AN INDUCTION

Reviewed by Jacob Shatzer O’Donovan begins a planned three-part work on “ethics as theology” by treating the themes of agency, world, and time as an “induction” to pave the way for future “explorations.” (The forthcoming volumes are entitled Finding and…

Interview with Deepak Reju, author of ON GUARD: PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO CHILD ABUSE

This is without doubt one of the most important books local church leaders should read – even if they will not like it. I thank God that our congregation has been spared from the evil of child abuse, but we…

Deepak Reju Interview Part 2, ON GUARD: PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO CHILD ABUSE

Today we continue our interview with Pastor Deepak Reju, as he talks to us about his important new book, On Guard: Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse. If you missed part 1 of this interview yesterday, you can catch up…

Book Notice: A SMALL BOOK ABOUT A BIG PROBLEM: MEDITATIONS ON ANGER, PATIENCE, AND PEACE, by Edward T. Welch

Look closely at any day and we can usually find anger in both our actions and attitudes. Things spill or go missing, we get stuck in traffic, and the people we live and work with often make life even harder.…

Book Notice: MARTIN LUTHER: A SPIRITUAL BIOGRAPHY, by Herman Selderhuis

Famous for setting in motion the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther is often lifted high as a hero or condemned as a rebel. But underneath it all, he was a man of flesh and blood, with a deep longing to live…

Kristin Stiles' Review of THE DRAGON AND THE STONE (THE DREAM KEEPER SAGA, BOOK 1), by Kathryn Butler

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles   Fantasy is such a popular genre for tweens and early adolescents. The difficulty faced by many parents trying to find books to interest their children who love this…