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I was very excited to begin reading Jeremiah Johnston’s book Unimaginable: What Our World Would be Like Without Christianity. I enjoy reading apologetics and have spent time teaching this material. The evils of the church throughout history comes up at points and I was excited to dive into this work. Johnston is a lucid and accessible writer, making this a pretty easy read. Continue reading Book Review: Unimaginable →

Paul Tautges, in his short book Pray About Everything: Cultivating God-Dependency seeks to call churches and pastors to create a culture of prayer in the church.

While it is framed as an appeal to pastors, the content is accessible and beneficial for laypersons, since the bulk of the book are sermonettes designed to be given to a congregation to help instill prayer as a high value. The appendices at the end, give further ideas of how to implement pray as a central focus in a church or small groups. Continue reading Book Review: Pray About Everything →

The Resurrection Fact attempts to deal with many of the philosophical and historical arguments against the resurrection. If you are new to the discussion, it will acquaint you with many of the arguments for the proponents (e.g. N. T. Wright, Gary Habermas, W. L. Craig, etc.) as well as many of the skeptics (Bart Ehrman, J. D. Crossan etc.). Having been relatively familiar with both sides, I found the book helpful in summarizing and giving evidence against skeptical arguments. Continue reading Book Review: The Resurrection Fact →

Fox News religion correspondent Lauren Green writes a compelling book in Lighthouse Faith. She encourages her audience toward making God a living reality in your life. She packages arguments, illustrations and anecdotes that she’s uncovered through her extensive career in a lucid and compelling way.

You hear the echoes of Tim Keller, her pastor, in her writing, which I appreciate. She doesn’t necessarily provide new information or arguments, but packages them nicely and briefly. Green also does a great job of helping them to connect to her audience not just logically and intellectually but emotionally. She writes to the heart, but unlike many, does not come across as manipulative or contrived. Continue reading Book Review: Lighthouse Faith →

William Boekestein’s new book Bible Studies on Mark has set out to help lay persons study this incredible book of the Bible.

Boekestein’s writing is clear and accessible even for the novice. He takes great care to not lose the reader by filling in with anecdotes, illustrations, and helps to introduce basic theology as you come across words, phrases, and themes. He assumes almost no knowledge of the Bible, so he will explain basic terms like Christ, parable, etc. Continue reading Book Review: Bible Studies on Mark →