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EVOLUTION: SCRIPTURE AND NATURE SAY YES!, by Denis O. Lamoureux

Reviewed by Ardel Caneday   Denis Lamoureux, a Canadian Evangelical who occupies an extraordinary teaching role at St. Joseph’s College in the University of Alberta, is convinced that he has the remedy for the growing number of university students who…

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

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Eric J. Tully   In keeping with the title, this book is literally a small book, measuring a little more than four by six inches. But it is filled with Scripture…

THEISTIC EVOLUTION: A SCIENTIFIC, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND THEOLOGICAL CRITIQUE, by J. P. Moreland, Stephen C. Meyer, Christopher Shaw, Ann K. Gauger, and Wayne Grudem (eds.)

Reviewed by Stephen West   This massive volume—it contains just a shade over 1000 pages—subjects the concept of theistic evolution to detailed scrutiny. It is divided into three parts: 1. The Scientific Critique of Theistic Evolution; 2. The Philosophical Critique…

IT'S OK TO BE NOT OK: PREACHING THE LAMENT PSALMS, by Federico G. Villanueva

Reviewed by Caleb Valentine   How should Christians understand and use the lament psalms? Frederico Villanueva seeks to answer those questions in It’s OK to Be Not OK. Villanueva is no stranger to loss, grief, and injustice. As a pastor…

PREACHING AS REMINDING: STIRRING MEMORY IN AN AGE OF FORGETFULNESS, by Jeffrey Arthurs

Reviewed by Eric Price   The privilege of regularly proclaiming God’s word can produce a sense of burden to avoid monotony of content. Preachers who feel obligated to discover original insights in their study each week will find relief and…

MERE HOPE: LIFE IN AN AGE OF CYNICISM, by Jason Duesing

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Dan DeWitt   Not every academic can write for normal people. I mean that, of course, as a compliment to normal people. It’s not that the masses cannot understand complex ideas.…

THE NEW PASTOR'S HANDBOOK: HELP AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE FIRST YEARS OF MINISTRY, by Jason Helopoulos

Reviewed by Kirk Wellum   This handy little book of 208 pages is a ministerial gem that should be read and re-read by everyone who is called to serve as a preaching-teaching elder in the church. The title of the…

QOHELETH: A HANDBOOK FOR THE HEBREW TEXT, by Robert H. Holmstedt, John A. Cook, and Phillip S. Marshall

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Eric J. Tully   There is no substitute for a detailed analysis of the Hebrew text in interpretation of the Old Testament. So many key details of the text are lost…

DWELL: LIFE WITH GOD FOR THE WORLD, by Barry D. Jones

Reviewed by Alex Gowler   Introduction What do you get when you cross missional theology with a primer on spiritual formation? The answer is Barry D. Jones’ book Dwell: Life With God For the World. Jones serves as Professor of…

BIG PICTURE BIBLE CRAFTS: 101 SIMPLE AND AMAZING CRAFTS TO HELP TEACH CHILDREN THE BIBLE, by Gail Schoonmaker

Reviewed by Kristin Stiles   Big Picture Bible Crafts by Gail Schoonmaker is a companion resource for The Big Picture Story Bible. Schoonmaker is the illustrator for both of these books and so there is a clear crossover between them.…

CYPRIAN OF CARTHAGE: HIS LIFE AND IMPACT, by Brian J. Arnold

Reviewed by Paul Sanchez   Cyprian of Carthage: His Life and Impact is part of the Early Church Fathers series, edited by Michael A. G. Haykin. The series aims to reintroduce the church fathers to evangelicals—to bring the ancient church…

YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED: A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW WE SPEND OUR TIME AND THE ETERNITY BEFORE US, by John Perritt

Reviewed by Paul Tautges The premise of this little book is this: “Jesus Christ redeemed our time.” For the Christian, this is a fundamental truth impacting every one of our decisions, including how we use our time. Since the believer…

EQUIPPING FOR LIFE: A GUIDE FOR NEW, ASPIRING AND STRUGGLING PARENTS, by Andreas and Margaret Köstenberger

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Mark Baker Very few people could have written this book. It is co-authored by a married couple who both have doctoral degrees and have raised four now-grown children. Furthermore, the Köstenbergers…

SOME PASTORS AND TEACHERS, by Sinclair B. Ferguson

Reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw   Most of the best books in the history of the church that have stood the test of time have come from the studies and prayerful labors of busy pastors. Calvin, Owen, Bunyan and a…

THE MAJESTY ON HIGH: INTRODUCTION TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, by S.M. Baugh

Reviewed by Jimmy Roh   Since the release of George Eldon Ladd’s ground-breaking work, The Gospel of the Kingdom, first published in 1959, the phrase “already and not yet”—used to describe the biblical teaching on the kingdom of God—has become…

JUSTICE FOR ALL: HOW THE JEWISH BIBLE REVOLUTIONIZED ETHICS, by Jeremiah Unterman

Reviewed by Andrew J. Spencer   The Old Testament generally gets a bad rap when it comes to discussions of ethics in the public square. Some people talk as if the Old Testament is simply a hodgepodge of disconnected laws…