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Book Review: The Legacy of Sovereign Joy: God’s Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther and Calvin

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

“The Legacy of Sovereign Joy” is the first book by PastorJohn Piper in a series entitled “The Swans are notSilent”. This series gives a brief glimpse into the lives of people used by God in the history of the church.However, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Wild at Heart

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

In this book Eldredge tackles seeks to give men permissionto be what God created them to be – men. From his observationof culture (i.e. movies), history and Scripture Eldredge reaches theconclusion that men are hardwired to seek (1) a battle … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalist’s Journey with the New Calvinists

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

In the realms of non-fiction some books are prescriptive in nature, offering solutions and ideas to assist the reader, while other books are descriptive, describing things like events to the reader.  “Young, Restless, Reformed” fits into the second category.  The … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Church: The Gospel Made Visible

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

This past month I had the privilege of reading “The Church: The Gospel Made Visible“ as part of our pastoral staff’s ongoing reading program (read a book each month and write a review).  The following is my review of this book … 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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Book Review(s): “Grant” by Jean Edward Smith

Posted on January 13, 2010 by

*Note:  This post has two segments.  The first a “short” book review, the second (after the jump) a longer review of Grants life. This past Christmas my wife, knowing my interest in all things historical, gave me a biography of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Made in Our Image”

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

Yesterday I finished my literary journey through Steven J. Lawson’s book “Made in Our Image”.  Lawson sets out to confront the popular “user-friendly” image of God that is seen in secular and even religious circles.  The term “user-friendly” is used … Continue reading →

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