Posts from 2021

Complete New Book List December 2021   In the Name of God: The Colliding Lives, Legends, and Legacies of J. Frank Norris and George W. Truett, by O.S. Hawkins. The story of two iconic figures who dominated the church culture of much of the first half of the 20th century, not only in Texas but in the whole of America. Norris of First Baptist Church in Ft. Worth and Truett of First Baptist Church in Dallas both lived lives of…

Complete New Book List September 2021              Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners, by Dane C. Ortlund (Series: Union). Few question the call of the Bible to grow in godliness, but the answer to exactly how this happens is often elusive. In this book, Ortlund points believers to Christ, making the case that sanctification does not happen by doing more or becoming better, but by going deeper into the wondrous gospel truths that washed over them when they were…

Complete New Book List June 2021   Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers, by Dane Ortlund. D.A. Carson says this book “comes from the pen of someone who has not just profited from reading the Puritans, but who, more importantly, has read the Bible under their tutelage”. Carson says that while one book can never be enough to convey all of the glory of the character of Christ, this book unpacks something we often overlook:…