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September 2010

September 05, 2010

Sunday Afternoon Book Review

I didn't have a book review submission for Saturday afternoon's customary slot so I'll post...

July 2010

July 03, 2010

Saturday Afternoon Book Review: Justin Topp

Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion Edited by Ronald L....

April 2010

April 30, 2010

Books To Come … (RJS)

As we look ahead to the summer ... I have several books on my desk,...

February 2010

February 14, 2010

That Old Synoptic Problem

Every serious Gospel scholar at some point has to sit down for a summer or...

January 2010

January 28, 2010

A Good and Beautiful Life

Not that long ago I blogged through the first volume of James Bryan Smith's The...

January 23, 2010

Saturday Afternoon Book Review: Derek Leman

MAPPING MESSIANIC JEWISH THEOLOGY: A CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACHRichard Harvey, Paternoster, 2009reviewed by Derek LemanFor some Jesus...

December 2009

December 28, 2009

So You Want to Write a Book?

Ten Awful Truths About Book Publishing by Steve Piersanti 6-09 Update

December 13, 2009

Only One Can Write this Book

Of the handful of experts in the world in the field of hermeneutics, I can...

December 13, 2009

Only One Can Write this Book

Of the handful of experts in the world in the field of hermeneutics, I can...

December 12, 2009

A Christmas Book

Verlyn Verbrugge is known to many authors as their editor, but few know of his...

December 06, 2009

Jesus Creed Books of the Year 2009

What were the best books you read this year? I'd be interested in hearing your...

October 2009

October 25, 2009

Book Comments: Levison and Casey

Books on the Holy Spirit are not as plentiful as one might think, and books...

October 18, 2009

Book Comments: Hahn and Johnson

I can't possibly discuss every book I'd even like to discuss at length on this...

October 02, 2009

God Hides in Plain Sight 1

Chris Armstrong finishes his book, Patron Saints for Postmoderns: Ten from the Past Who Speak...

September 2009

September 30, 2009

Ministering to and with Widows

Every pastor needs this book on the shelf.Every church needs five copies of this book...

September 30, 2009

The Paradox of Freedom

Michael Card, known mostly for his lyrics and music and concerts (and one of my...

September 11, 2009

On Reading Memoirs

Kris and I both love to read memoirs. Kris likes those memoirs that probe one's...

July 2009

July 17, 2009

CS Lewis and You

It seems that most folks I run into have a CS Lewis moment or event...

June 2009

June 11, 2009

When Athens and Jerusalem “Meet”: John Mark Reynolds

The problem with John Mark Reynolds' new book, When Athens Met Jerusalem: An Introduction to...

May 2009

May 26, 2009

Faith and the Prospect of Death

I hope the title to this post didn't scare you off because I want to...

May 15, 2009

Dallas Willard’s Newest

It is hard to estimate the significance and impact of Dallas Willard in the church...

May 05, 2009

Organizing a Library

For more than 30 years I have bought books, entered them onto a master list...

April 2009

April 09, 2009

Beginnings 3 (RJS)

For many Christians the creation narratives in Genesis 1-2 and the fall in Genesis 3...

March 2009

March 06, 2009

The Inner Apologetic

St. Augustine famously said, "for You have formed us for Yourself, and our hearts are...

February 2009

February 27, 2009

iGens 10

The oddity of Jean Twenge's conclusion that we discussed Wednesday, that our youth are more...

February 26, 2009

iGens 9

One of the more alarming features that Jean Twenge uncovers in her new book, Generation...

February 10, 2009

God in the Shack

If you have questions about The Shack , and if your questions are theological, and...

February 03, 2009

Capital Punishment and the Trial of Jesus

This last weekend in our travel to Canada and back, I read lawyer and professor...

January 2009

January 30, 2009

Friday is for Friends

Friends think about, talk about, and enjoy happiness with one another. David Naugle's new book,...

January 02, 2009

On Blurbing Books

Blurbing is a delicate art. Publishers seek recognizable names that will raise the credibility of...