Weekly Recap, October 3, 2020

BATTLING UNBELIEF: DEFEATING SIN WITH SUPERIOR PLEASURE, by John Piper

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   About the Author: John Piper was pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. He grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and studied…

MIGHTY TO SAVE: DISCOVERING GOD'S GRACE IN THE MIRACLES OF JESUS, by Richard D. Phillips

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Mark Baker   About the Author Richard D. Phillips (M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary; D.D. Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary) served as minister of preaching at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from…

Gary Steward's Review of THE COVENANTERS, by J. K. Hewison

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Gary Steward   James King Hewison (1851-1941), a Scottish Presbyterian minister, originally published this two-volume set in 1908 after devoting a number of years of painstaking work to the study of…

Kristin Stiles' Review of SO, WHAT IS THE CHURCH? A PEOPLE BELONGING TO GOD, by Carine MacKenzie

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Kristin Stiles   Ask most any child, “What is the Church?” and s/he will point to the building with the steeple on top.  Sadly, most adults would probably answer the same…

Book Notice: OUT OF THE SHADOWS: NINE SHORT INSPIRING BIOGRAPHIES, by Faith Cook

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance   About the Book: Nine short, inspiring biographies of lesser-known Christians who made a difference. Perhaps best known is Patricia St John (the final chapter) to whom Mrs Cook pays a…