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
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
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
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
This is the top book I’d recommend to a lay person on church membership:
Jonathan Leeman. Church Membership: How the World Knows Who Represents Jesus. 9Marks. Wheaton: Crossway, 2012. 142 pp. 28-page sample PDF.
Some excerpts: [Read more…] about An Accessible Book on Church Membership
The current issue of Tabletalk is on “Drawing the Line: Why Doctrine Matters.”
These two articles are particularly worth reading:
DeYoung suggests and explains “seven steps we ought to pursue in establishing doctrinal boundaries”: [Read more…] about Why, Where, and How Do We Draw the Line?
This book is available for free in PDF and Kindle formats:
Kevin T. Bauder, ed. Heart, Soul, Might: Meditations on Knowing and Loving God. Minneapolis: Central Seminary Press, 2012.
“It is a collection of poems, prayers, and essays in devotional theology or, if you prefer, theological devotion” (p. iii).
The authors are the faculty of Central Seminary in Minneapolis. More info here.
There are 38 articles: [Read more…] about Free New Book Edited by Kevin Bauder