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HUGH LATIMER: THE FOREMOST PREACHER OF THE ENGLISH REFORMATION, by Richard M. Hannula

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Andrew Ballitch   Hugh Latimer proved to be the foremost preacher of the English Reformation. So goes Richard Hannula’s argument. He claims, “Of all the English reformers, Latimer was the most…

PROVERBS (THE STORY OF GOD BIBLE COMMENTARY), by Ryan P. O’Dowd

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Russell D. Taylor Jr.   Ryan P. O’Dowd’s commentary on the book of Proverbs in the Story of God Bible Commentary series is a welcome addition to my bookshelf that is…

EXPOSITORY EXULTATION: CHRISTIAN PREACHING AS WORSHIP, by John Piper

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Ryan McGraw   Preaching has been, is, and always will be, the primary means that God uses to bring his elect to salvation through faith in Christ by his word and…

BIBLICAL THEOLOGY: HOW THE CHURCH FAITHFULLY TEACHES THE GOSPEL, by Nick Roark and Robert Cline

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Timothy Spears   Introduction Biblical Theology, which is written by Nick Roark and Robert Cline, is the eleventh volume of the 9 Marks Building Healthy Churches series. The primary purpose of…

KEEP UP YOUR ARAMAIC IN TWO MINUTES A DAY, by Jonathan G. Kline

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Anthony Lipscomb   The biblical languages are the badges of honor of your seminary or college education, not so much because you mastered them, but because you survived them. Verb charts…

THE LORD IS GOOD: SEEKING THE GOD OF THE PSALTER, by Christopher R. J. Holmes

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Stephanie Juliot   Christopher R. J. Holmes’s The Lord is Good: Seeking the God of the Psalter is an investigation into the divine attribute of goodness which takes its cues from…

UNAPOLOGETIC STUDY BIBLE

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Mark Coppenger   My SBTS colleague Ted Cabal has edited the Apologetic Study Bible for B&H, and now I’m involved with the Unapologetic Study Bible for Nelson. It sounds a bit…

REVELATION (REFORMED EXPOSITORY COMMENTARY), by Richard D. Phillips

Reviewed by David B. W. Phillips   There is a joke that one sometimes hears when talking about Revelation. Someone will ask a question along the lines of, “How do you interpret Revelation?” And the one asked the question will…

JOHN HOOPER, by Pete Sullivan

Reviewed by Andre Gazal   In this very accessible biography, Pete Sullivan rapidly, but thoroughly takes his readers through a stimulating narrative of the life of the English reformer, and Marian martyr, John Hooper (1500-55), bishop of Worcester and Gloucester.…

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…