Weekly Recap, Nov. 10
Our summary this week is a Jerry Bridges’ classic, while our interview concerns a new book by J.P. Moreland, SCIENTISM AND SECULARISM.
Book Notice: THE LOGOS NIV ZONDERVAN STUDY BIBLE
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel You may have heard that the NIV Zondervan Study Bible – NIVZSB – just might be the king of today’s many study Bibles. And you may have…
Book Notice: LOVE CAME DOWN AT CHRISTMAS: DAILY READINGS FOR ADVENT, by Sinclair B. Ferguson
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel Recent years have witnessed a rising interest in devotional readings for the Christmas season, and if you are at all acquainted with the ministry of Sinclair Ferguson…
Weekly Recap, Nov. 3
We’ll resist the chance to use a Halloween, scare-based pun and just say we had a great week here at Books at a Glance that you should definitely check out.
Book Notice: HISTORY, by Nathan Finn
A Brief Book Notice from Books at a Glance A robust understanding of the past has the power to shape our perspective on the present and plans for the future. In this introduction to the study of history, a…
Book Notice: CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW, by Philip Graham Ryken
A Brief Book Notice from Books at a Glance Everything we think, say, and do reflects our worldview. Whether we realize it or not, basic beliefs about God, humanity, history, and the future inevitably shape how we live. Philip…
Book Notice: THE GOSPEL IN GENESIS AND IN THE CITY: A 29-DAY DEVOTIONAL FOR CITY-DWELLERS, by John P. Davis
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel John Davis is lead pastor of a multi-ethnic church in Philadelphia and has been active in city ministry and church planting for many years. His burden for…
Weekly Recap, Oct. 27
We covered a lot of ground this week, from questions about the origin of mankind to a children’s coloring book.
Book Notice: MEDIA, JOURNALISM, AND COMMUNICATION, by Read Mercer Schuchardt
A Brief Book Notice from Books at a Glance In an age of accelerating information and increasing technology, media matters more now than ever. In this book, Read Mercer Schuchardt helps us navigate the digital age from a distinctly…
LOGOS – EXPOSITOR’S BIBLE COMMENTARY (REVISED EDITION, 13 VOLUMES), edited by Tremper Longman III
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel For my money, there are a few commentaries in the Expositor’s Bible Commentary series that, by themselves, would warrant buying the entire set. D.A. Carson’s Matthew commentary…
Weekly Recap, Oct. 20
David Beale and John Piper teach us some history, Logos celebrates George Eldon Ladd, and T. Desmond Alexander contemplates the City of God, all this week at Books at a Glance!
Book Notice: BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES, by Michael J. Wilkins
A Brief Book Notice from Books at a Glance There is an abundant need today for biblically grounded and practically applied theology. In this book, a New Testament scholar and a theologian team up to offer readers a robust…
Logos – The George Eldon Ladd Collection
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel Along the course of my own biblical and theological development, only a very few writers have helped me more than George Eldon Ladd. His New Testament Theology,…
Book Notice: LITERATURE, by Louis Markos
A Brief Book Notice from Books at a Glance Enjoying poetry and novels can seem irrelevant and out of touch in a world of texting, tweeting, and blogging. But even in this technological age literature matters. Seasoned professor Louis…
Puritan: All of Life to the Glory of God
Puritan: All of Life to the Glory of God Our friends over at Reformation Heritage Books are preparing to release a new documentary on the Puritans! They are currently taking preorders, and those who preorder get exclusive access to a…
Weekly Recap, Oct. 12
Priests, Puritans, and Prayer.
Book Notice: PRAYER: HOW PRAYING TOGETHER SHAPES THE CHURCH, by John Onwuchekwa
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel This is one of the very best books on prayer I have ever read. What a treat. It is not one of those books on prayer designed…
Book Notice: The Whole Counsel of God, by Richard C. Gamble
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance By Fred Zaspel The work that has gone into these two (of a projected three) volumes is just staggering, and there has scarcely been another work like it. Gamble’s approximately…