Archive Spotlight – February 21, 2025

JUSTIFICATION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH: Finding Freedom from Legalism, Pride, and Despair

About the Author Brian Vickers (Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.   Introduction The doctrine of justification by grace through faith is essential. Although…

FIREFALL 2.0: HOW GOD HAS SHAPED HISTORY THROUGH REVIVALS, by Malcolm McDow and Alvin Reid

Reviewed by Jeff K. Walters In the face of increasing secularism and bad news, as well as the decline of churches and baptisms, evangelical leaders, especially in the United States, are calling for intense prayer for revival and spiritual awakening.…

Interview with Kevin DeYoung, author of WHAT DOES THE BIBLE REALLY TEACH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY?

Kevin DeYoung has a good habit of addressing contemporary issues, and he does so again in his very helpful book, What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality? DeYoung – popular author, pastor of University Reformed Church in Lansing, MI…

Book Notice: TEACHING TRUTH, TRAINING HEARTS: THE STUDY OF CATECHISMS IN BAPTIST LIFE (REVISED EDITION), by Thomas J. Nettles

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel   It would be impossible to calculate the massively wonderful impact of the catechism in the church throughout its centuries, and it is surely the loss of our…

Book Notice: CATCHING FOXES: A GOSPEL-GUIDED JOURNEY TO MARRIAGE, by John Henderson

In this interactive study, biblical counselor John Henderson uses a workbook approach to guide you through your marriage preparation—helping you to understand the purpose of marriage, to handle conflict, to glorify Christ in your union and finances, and to get…

Kristin Stiles’ Review of 31 DEVOTIONS SERIES, by Sinclair B. Ferguson

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles   Sinclair Ferguson is a familiar name to many of us, and we appreciate his fine work for adults, but his growing number of books for children most certainly…