John Piper tweeted of this book, “When this kind of critique and warning come from within a movement, it is a sign of health.”
Greg Dutcher. Killing Calvinism: How to Destroy a Perfectly Good Theology from the Inside. Adelphi, MD: Cruciform, 2012. 111 pp.
Sam Storms compares it to medicine: “Many Calvinists will find reading this book to be a painful experience. But medicine is like that.” [Read more…] about Killing Calvinism
A concise and helpful new book on a controversial issue:
Lee Gatiss. For Us and For Our Salvation: “Limited Atonement” in the Bible, Doctrine, History, and Ministry. London: Latimer Trust, 2012. 134 pp.
It’s endorsed by J. I. Packer, Carl Trueman, Mark D. Thompson, Alec Motyer, D. A. Carson, Julian Hardyman, Michael S. Horton, and David Instone-Brewer. Here’s what D. A. Carson says about it:
The last thing Lee Gatiss wants to accomplish by this short book is to renew theological conflict characterized by more heat than light. [Read more…] about Limited Atonement in the Bible, Doctrine, History, and Ministry
Two preachers talk shop:
Mark Dever and Greg Gilbert. Preach: Theology Meets Practice. 
9Marks. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2012. 212 pp. 27-page sample PDF.
Excerpts:
What expositional preach is and is not (pp. 36–38):
Expositional preaching is preaching in which the main point of the biblical text being considered becomes the main point of the sermon being preached. . . . [Read more…] about Preach: Theology Meets Practice
Mark Dever. The Church: The Gospel Made Visible. 9Marks. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2012. 16-page sample PDF.
This book is intended as a popular primer on the doctrine of the church, especially for Baptists but also, in so far as the arguments are convincing, for all of those who see Scripture alone to be the sufficient authority for the doctrine and life of the local church.
The book grew out of a chapter I wrote almost a decade ago on the doctrine of the church. [Note 8: Daniel Akin, ed., A Theology for the Church (Nashville: B&H, 2007); see chap. 13, “The Church,” 766–856.] The volume containing that chapter imposed a certain structure that is retained here. (p. xii) [Read more…] about A Popular Primer on the Church
Last month I interviewed Champ Thornton about his children’s book God’s Love: A Bible Storybook.
Now the book is available as an iPad app.
Features include
It’s well-done. [Read more…] about iPad App for Champ Thornton’s God’s Love: A Bible Storybook
An excellent new book from B&H:
John S. Hammett and Benjamin L. Merkle, eds. Those Who Must Give an Account: A Study of Church Membership and Church Discipline. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2012. 239 pp.
Here’s what Darrin Patrick says about it: [Read more…] about A Study of Church Membership and Church Discipline
I got double-Klucked last week:
Chicago: Moody, 2009. 154 pp. 13-page sample PDF.
When I saw Ted’s blog post about Beauty and the Mark of the Beast, I thought it was a spoof.
It’s not a spoof. Clarification: Ted and company really did write a “dispen-sensational thriller” about Tim Tebow (err, “Ted Strongbow”). The book, however, is a spoof. It’s crazy. [Read more…] about The Reason for Sports and a Dispen-sensational Thriller
Jonathan Leeman, “Appendix: Mistakes Pastors Make in Practicing Discipline,” Church Discipline: How the Church Protects the Name of Jesus (9Marks; Wheaton: Crossway, 2012), 139–40:
Pastors sometimes make the following mistakes regarding formal church discipline.
- They fail to teach their congregation what church discipline is and why they should practice it.
- They fail to practice meaningful membership, which includes (1) teaching people what membership entails before they join; (2) encouraging casual attenders to join; (3) carefully interviewing everyone who wants to join; (4) giving regular oversight to all the flock; and (5) maintaining an up-to-date membership list that accurately reflects who is present at the weekly gathering. [Read more…] about 22 Mistakes Pastors Make in Practicing Church Discipline