That was the title of a conference Bethlehem College & Seminary hosted last month. It featured new books on how to read the Bible by three of our professors.
Here are the five videos from the conference (three talks, two Q&As): [Read more…] about Eureka! Discovering Gold in God’s Word
My latest book attempts to survey and analyze “let go and let God” theology:
Andrew David Naselli. No Quick Fix: Where Higher Life Theology Came From, What It Is, and Why It’s Harmful. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2017. xi + 123 pp.
(The book’s “Acknowledgments” page should mention three Faithlife employees: Elliot Ritzema for shepherding the book through the editorial process, Bryan Hintz for designing the clever cover, and my friend Mark Ward for writing the title’s black letters by hand.) [Read more…] about No Quick Fix: Where Higher Life Theology Came From, What It Is, and Why It’s Harmful
The second edition of this book recently released:
Michael P. V. Barrett. Complete in Him: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Gospel. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage, 2017.
My endorsement:
Barrett correlates what the whole Bible teaches about the gospel in a way that is organized, clear, faithful, and edifying. As he says over and over, right thinking about the gospel produces right living in the gospel. The better you understand the gospel, the better you can enjoy it.
I enjoyed reading this new book last week by my favorite United States Senator:
Ben Sasse. The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance. New York: St. Martin’s, 2017.
It’s unusual for a U.S. Senator to write a book like this. It’s not politically partisan. It’s more like a philosophical and practical book on parenting.
Sasse convincingly argues that kids should read great books and work hard and that parents should strategically introduce their children to different world cultures so that they better understand their own.
To get a better idea of what his book is about, check out these resources:
1. Collin Hansen, TGC review
See also Ben Sasse’s talk at TGC’s 2017 national conference—“What Does Washington Have to Do with Jerusalem?”—followed by Collin Hansen’s interview. [Read more…] about The Vanishing American Adult
This book released last week:
Douglas Wilson. Flags Out Front: A Contrarian’s Daydream. Moscow, ID: Canon, 2016.
Why does reading Doug Wilson sometimes feels like a guilty pleasure? Well, I read his new novel last Saturday, and it was a jolly read.
I enjoyed it more than his last one—which I enjoyed. (See my review of Evangellyfish.)
I don’t want to give away the plot. Let’s just say it’s a clever story about religion and government.
Here are twenty lines that made me smile: [Read more…] about Doug Wilson’s New Novel: Flags Out Front
This book releases today:
Theodore J. Cabal and Peter J. Rasor II. Controversy of the Ages: Why Christians Should Not Divide Over the Age of the Earth. Wooster, OH: Weaver, 2017.
I agree with Justin Taylor’s endorsement: “Cabal and Rasor help us sort through the issues and the options, modeling for us how to use proportion and perspective in our rhetoric and strategies of disagreement within the body of Christ.” [Read more…] about Controversy of the Ages: Why Christians Should Not Divide Over the Age of the Earth
This timely book releases this month:
Tony Reinke. 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2017.
Here are the “12 ways” (which are the 12 chapter titles): [Read more…] about 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You