Archive Spotlight – March 7, 2025

SEEING BEAUTY AND SAYING BEAUTIFULLY: The Power of Poetic Effort in the Works of George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C. S. Lewis, by John Piper

Overview Through biographical sketches and select literary analysis, John Piper surveys the works of three mighty communicators of God’s beauty and Christ’s glory: George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C.S. Lewis. Piper seeks to demonstrate from their lives and works that…

THE BIBLE MADE IMPOSSIBLE: Why Biblicism is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture, by Christian Smith

Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel   Many Christians have puzzled over the fact that interpretations of Scripture differ so widely among equally devoted Christians, but few have pursued the question with the tenacity of Christian Smith in his The Bible…

Interview with Rhett Dodson, author of UNASHAMED WORKMAN: HOW EXPOSITORS PREPARE AND PREACH

What do you get when you bring together a team of seasoned preachers – Peter Adam, Rhett Dodson, Ian Duguid, Ajith Fernando, David Jackman, Simon Manchester, David Meredith, Josh Moody, Douglas Sean O’Donnell, and Richard Phillips – to talk about…

Book Notice: GOD'S GRACE IN YOUR SUFFERING, by David Powlison

Where Is God? There are never quick fixes or easy answers when it comes to suffering. But even when we can’t immediately see God’s hand—when the struggle is hard and painful—he is working. Weaving together Scripture, personal stories, and the…

Book Notice: CHRIST FROM BEGINNING TO END: HOW THE FULL STORY OF SCRIPTURE REVEALS THE FULL GLORY OF CHRIST, by Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel   Steve Wellum has for some time been endeavoring to show us how the Bible hangs together – that it is a story about Jesus driven by the…

Kristin Stiles' Review of BIBLE STORIES EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW, by Kenneth N. Taylor

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles   The name Kenneth N. Taylor is very familiar in the realm of children’s story Bibles. Parents may remember him as the author of the first Bibles that their…