Posts from 2012

Complete New Book List December 2012 Who Is Jesus? Linking the Historical Jesus with the Christ of Faith, by Darrell L. Bock. Bock tests the authenticity of Jesus’ claims against the rules of history to determine if He truly is the Christ of Faith. To get there, he examines twelve events, sayings, and teachings of Jesus, using ten well-accepted historical rules. Discover how fascinating the discussions of the historical Jesus can be. Jesus the Son of God: A Christological Title…

Complete New Book List November 2012 Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free, by Tullian Tchividjian. One reviewer says: “For the last three years I have watched my 8-year old daughter suffer with cancer. The Why and How of suffering have been of little value to my family and me. The truth of the Who and of grace, so wonderfully presented in this book, has been our life and only hope. ” Mistakes Leaders Make, by Dave Kraft. You don’t…

Complete New Book List October 2012 Churches, Revolutions and Empires, 1789-1914, by Ian J. Shaw. This period of history was a time of momentous and often violent change religiously, socially, politically, and economically in the western world, and was the crucible in which the modern world was born. In addition, the shape of Christianity as a modern world faith began to emerge. Mark Noll calls this book “clear, comprehensive and well-informed” about the history of western churches. God and Charles…

Complete New Book List September, 2012 Who Am I? Identity in Christ, by Jerry Bridges. Addressing the Christian’s true identity in Christ, Jerry Bridges unpacks Scripture to give eight clear, simple answers. A great resource not only to ground new believers, but to remind all of us what God has made us through faith in Jesus. The Hole in our Holiness: Filling the Gap Between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness, by Kevin DeYoung. What does it mean to…

Complete New Book List August, 2012 The Most Misused Verses in the Bible: Surprising Ways God’s Word is Misunderstood, by Eric J. Bargerhuff. A Cord of Three Strands: Three Centuries of Christian Love Letters, by Diana Lynn Severance. A collection of Christian love letters from across the centuries illustrating Christian marriages bonded in Christ, including John Newton, Stonewall Jackson, Henry Martyn, Charles Spurgeon, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and others. No Ordinary Marriage: Together for God’s Glory, by Tim Savage. Justin Taylor says…

Complete New Book List July 2012 The Work of Christ, by R.C. Sproul. Thoughtfully leads you through Christ’s life, from His role in the eternal covenant to His coming return. Looks at each part of Christ’s life and asks: what is the theological implication of this event? And why does this matter to us today? Seven Truths That Changed the World: Discovering Christianity’s Most Dangerous Ideas, by Kenneth Richard Samples. According to C. John Collins, this book “gives us a…

Complete New Book List June, 2012 Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books, by Michael J. Kruger. F.F. Bruce: A Life, by Tim Grass. This is the first-ever full-length biography of Frederick Fyvie Bruce (1910–1990), one of the most influential British biblical scholars of the twentieth century. Over his lifetime F. F. Bruce authored some fifty books and nearly two thousand articles and reviews, and was known for his life-long involvement in the Brethren movement.…

Complete New Book List May 2012 Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics, by Ross Douthat. The author, who is the youngest ever op-ed columnist for the New York Times, gives a provocative account of orthodox Christianity’s decline, and a critique of today’s ascendant heresies. The Band That Played On: The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic, by Steve Turner. The story of the band that kept playing “Nearer My God to…

Complete New Book List April 2012 The Founders’ Key: The Divine and Natural Connection Between the Declaration and the Constitution and What We Risk By Losing It, by Larry P Arnn. Today the integrity and unity of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are under attack by the progressive political movement. As a result their influence has been diminished and their meaning obscured. Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith? A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture,…

Complete New Book List March 2012 The Joy of Calvinism: Knowing God’s Personal, Unconditional, Irresistible, Unbreakable Love, by Greg Forster. Sam Storms says that Calvinism has been the object of many caricatures, but “none so misguided as the notion that it is the enemy of joy”. However, he says that Forster does a “masterful job” of setting the record straight, showing how Calvinism is “drenched with joy” and accounting for the beauty and delight of the doctrines of grace. The…

Complete New Book List February 2012 God With Us: Divine Condescension and the Attributes of God, by K. Scott Oliphint. The desire to harmonize God’s attributes with his actions has challenged laymen and scholars throughout the ages. How can God be both a wholly independent, infinite being, yet also be an interactive force in the finite plane of creation? Oliphint finds the answer in the person of Jesus Christ incarnate—the manifestation of God and the cornerstone of creation. The Transforming…

Complete New Book List January 2012 December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World, by Craig Shirley. Takes readers into the moment-by-moment ordeal of a nation waking to war. Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941, by Stanley Weintraub. Centers on the days between Christmas and New Years of 1941, as a world celebrated Christmas in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, and the United States prepared to become a world power. The Theology of Jonathan…