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Matthew B. Tabke's Review of 1 & 2 THESSALONIANS, 2ND EDITION (WORD BIBLICAL COMMENTARY), by Seyoon Kim and F. F. Bruce

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Matthew B. Tabke   One classic trope sometimes adopted when a book is to be critiqued says, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We might increase specificity of this saying…

G. T. Tran's Review of HOW TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE PSALMS, by Bruce K. Waltke and Fred G. Zaspel

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by G. T. Tran   Summary of Content A few years ago, I made an ambiguous goal to read everything Bruce Waltke had written. Having acquainted myself with some of Waltke’s major…

A. C. Carter’s Review of WHAT DID THE CROSS ACHIEVE? by J. I. Packer

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by A. C. Carter   Jude, the brother of our Lord Jesus, wrote in his epistle, “Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found…

Ryan Speck’s Review of THE DEACON: BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR TODAY’S MINISTRY OF MERCY, by Cornelius Van Dam

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan Speck   Introduction So, what do deacons actually do? We become members of a church by speaking to the elders and pastors. We see elders and pastors standing in front…

Chad Chauvin's Review of ASSURANCE: RESTING IN GOD'S SALVATION (31-DAY DEVOTIONALS FOR LIFE), by William P. Smith

A Book Review from Books At a Glance   by Chad Chauvin   The doctrine of assurance can be tricky. Every person should diligently search Scripture to know where they stand before God. A solid grasp of the doctrine of justification…

Darren Bradley's Review of JUST THINKING: ABOUT THE STATE, by Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Darren Bradley   Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker are cohosts of the Just Thinking podcast. What can two podcasters say about the biblical role of government and how believers should engage…

Gary Steward's Review of REFORMED STANDARDS OF UNITY: THE HISTORIC STATEMENTS OF FAITH CONFESSED BY THE PRESBYTERIAN AND REFORMED CHURCHES, edited by Peter A. Lillback and Bernard Aubert

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Gary Steward   This book very simply presents a collection of early church creedal statements and Reformed confessional documents in one attractive volume. From the early church period, it contains four…

Gary Steward's Review of 2000 YEARS OF CHRIST’S POWER, VOLUME 5: THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT AND AWAKENING, by Nick Needham

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Gary Steward   Nick Needham, minister of Inverness Reformed Baptist Church from 2004 to 2021 and lecturer of Church History at Highland Theological Seminary in Dingwall, Scotland, has recently published volume…

Peter J. Gentry's Review of ANSWERING THE PSALMIST’S PERPLEXITY: NEW-COVENANT NEWNESS IN THE BOOK OF PSALMS, by James Hely Hutchinson

A Book Review from Books at a Glance by Peter J. Gentry   James Hely Hutchinson has given us another excellent treatment of biblical theology in the series NSBT edited by D. A. Carson and Benjamin L. Gladd. The focus…

David Finkbeiner's Review of DISPENSATIONAL HERMENEUTICS: INTERPRETATION PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE DISPENSATIONALISM’S UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIBLE’S STORYLINE, by Michael J. Vlach

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by David Finkbeiner   Those who have wished to understand dispensational theology better in recent years have found in Michael J. Vlach a clear, able expositor of Dispensationalism. That trend continues in…

Justin Powell's Review of O LOVE THAT WILL NOT LET ME GO: FACING DEATH WITH COURAGEOUS CONFIDENCE IN GOD, edited by Nancy Guthrie

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Justin Powell   Guthrie compiles a series of short essays from a group of theologians and pastors who span as early as Martin Luther and John Calvin to as contemporary as…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE WATER AND THE BLOOD: HOW THE SACRAMENTS SHAPE CHRISTIAN IDENTITY, by Kevin P. Emmert

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   For most of Christian history, the sacraments have shaped who Christians are in Christ and how they live in the Spirit. Protestant reactions, especially to the central…

Daniel L. Arter's Review of IS CHRISTIANITY GOOD FOR THE WORLD?, by Sharon James

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Daniel L. Arter   Is Christianity Good for the World? by Sharon James is part of The Gospel Coalition’s Hard Questions series, which is a series of small booklets intended to…

Jacob C. Boyd's Review of DAVID LIVINGSTONE: MISSIONARY, EXPLORER, ABOLITIONIST, by Vance Christie

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Jacob C. Boyd   Vance Christie achieved a monumental task in giving an account of David Livingstone’s life by carefully analyzing the vast information found in journals, letters, and other primary…

Daniel L. Arter's Review of JERUSALEM AND ATHENS: CRITICAL DISCUSSIONS ON THE PHILOSOPHY AND APOLOGETICS OF CORNELIUS VAN TIL, edited by E. R. Geehan

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Daniel L. Arter   Anyone with any interest in Cornelius Van Til, his theories, or presuppositional apologetics, ought to get this book if for no other reason than to better understand…

FROM RESEARCH TO TEACHING: A GUIDE TO BEGINNING YOUR CLASSROOM CAREER, by Michael Kibbe

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Though it may surprise some readers, this is one of the best and most momentous books this reviewer has read in recent years. Don’t let the title…