Category Archives: Book Reviews

Book Review: After Darkness, Light

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

In November I had the privilege of (re)reading the book “After Darkness, Light”.  The ten chapters of the book cover the distinctives of Reformed theology (5 Sola’s and 5 points of Calvinism).  Each chapter is written by a different author … Continue reading →

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A second word on propositional truth statements…

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Last week I looked at a section from John Piper’s book “Contending for our All” that dealt with the importance of using propositional truth statements when declaring our love for Christ.  The section that was quoted was the third out … Continue reading →

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A word on propositional truth statements…

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

I’m currently re-reading John Piper’s book “Contending for our All” in which he gives brief biographical sketches of three men in church history who stood faithful to God’s Word against sometimes overwhelming opposition – A far cry from today where … Continue reading →

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The Plight of Man and the Power of God…

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

As I prepare to right this book review my mind is engaging in a fierce-some debate with what is sure to be in some sense a straw-man likeness of Tony Jones, or more specifically the type of philosophy he has … Continue reading →

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The Trellis and the Vine – A brief review

Posted on May 25, 2010 by

Since arriving back in Lakeland following  T4G-2010 I have been plugging away at the books that were given to us at the conference.  After finishing D.A. Carson’s “Scandalous”, I turned to a book that had already been suggested to me … Continue reading →

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Scandalous…

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

Last night I finished reading D. A. Carson’s book “Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus” (Crossway publishers).  This was one of many books that I received at this years T4G conference and as I read through the book I … Continue reading →

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Missing the Point – Final Review…

Posted on February 4, 2010 by

If I were rating this book on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the best) I would have to rate this book as a 1.  As I’ve stated in the  previous chapter reviews I felt that what good … Continue reading →

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Missing the Point 04 – A bright spot…

Posted on February 2, 2010 by

As  I traversed through the book “Adventures in Missing the Point” I found myself getting more and more frustrated as time and again the authors would go from making valid points to giving invalid arguments based on faulty premises or … Continue reading →

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Missing the Point 03…

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

The author of the second chapter (Missing the Point: Theology) starts by stating that “everyone is a theologian.”  This is not necessarily a false statement as everyone from the atheist to the highly religious person has a set of beliefs … Continue reading →

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Missing the Point 02…

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

Chapter 1 titled “Missing the Point: Salvation”.    The author of this chapter lays out that the church has potentially missed the point by becoming overly decision oriented (my terminology).  He points out that terms like “accept Christ as your personal … Continue reading →

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