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September 2026

September 18, 2026

Two on Happiness

Two new books on happiness have come out in the last few months, one on...

July 2026

July 14, 2026

Jerome

I've engaged in the multi-year project of reading through the Church Fathers, and have come...

July 07, 2026

Thinking Critically about Critical Theory

Thinking critically about Critical Theory is a review of What is Critical Theory? A few years...

June 2026

June 30, 2026

Look Elsewhere

There are a handful of people who are good at lots of things, and some...

June 23, 2026

To Live Well

Review of To Live Well by Alan Noble. Virtue has fallen on hard times in contemporary...

June 16, 2026

The Hope of the Resurrection

In The Hope of the Resurrection, Patrick Schreiner argues that the resurrection gives us hope....

June 09, 2026

Cubes, Backrooms, and Staircases

The film out now, Backrooms, looks to be very much an homage to the cult classic Cube,...

June 02, 2026

Owen Among the Theologians

Owen Among the Theologians by Kelly Kapic and Ty Kieser is an interesting exercise in systematic...

May 2026

May 12, 2026

The Wisdom of God

What is "the Wisdom of God"? That's a question Matthew Harmon sets out to answer...

May 05, 2026

What is Authoritarianism anyway?

It's been sitting on my shelf for two years now (sorry Penguin!), but I've finally...

April 2026

April 28, 2026

The Way of Repentance

The Way of Repentance by Chris Brauns explores, well, the way of repentance. What do we...

April 14, 2026

Stephen Fry’s Heroes

If you're looking for a great read and an even greater listen, pick up Stephen...

April 07, 2026

Three Quick Disciplines of Devotion

Of course, "disciplines of devotion" should never usually be quick. But these three new books...

March 2026

March 31, 2026

God without Sin… for Children

How do we teach children about the Trinity? This is no easy task, not least...

March 24, 2026

Fountain of Life

You know how you're at a party and someone brings up the aseity of God,...

March 17, 2026

How Green Was My Valley

Every once in a while I pick up a book that has been sitting on...

March 03, 2026

Saved to Sin No More

Review of Saved to Sin No More by Brad Wetherell. Theology tends to come in waves....

February 2026

February 24, 2026

A Little One for the Little Ones for Holy Week

A Little One for the Little Ones for Holy Week Matt Boswell (the songwriter) has...

February 17, 2026

How to sell a haunted house

Grady Hendrix's How to Sell a Haunted House is a fun, albeit fairly uneven, addition to...

February 10, 2026

One for the Inkling Fans

Like horror and K-Pop Demon Hunters, the Inklings are having a moment in the Evangelical world....

February 03, 2026

Not So Mysterious Island

I love Science Fiction, and I have a particularly appreciation for Jules Verne. And yet,...

January 2026

January 23, 2026

Ryle on the Christian Life

The latest addition to Crossway's excellent series "Theologians on the Christian Life" is all about...

January 20, 2026

Gregory of Nyssa

My 20+ year project is to read through all of the Schaff series of church...

January 16, 2026

All you need to know about those Calvinists

Once upon a time the Evangelical world was sharply divided between Calvinists and, well, not...

January 13, 2026

A Bigger Biggest Story for (Big?) Kids

Market saturation is a real thing, and if anything in the Evangelical world is moving...

January 09, 2026

Owen on the Death of Death in the Death of Christ

I cheerfully admit to some delighted confusion in Crossway's release of the works of John...

January 06, 2026

Three More for the Wee Ones

Look, I fully admit that teaching theology to kids under the age of three is...

December 2025

December 30, 2025

Best of 2025

Once again it's time for a quick recap of this year's reads. As in past...

December 23, 2025

Schaff on Christmas

On your "to-read-someday" list should be Philip Schaff's 8-volume history of the church. Not least...

December 19, 2025

The Bible on the Moon

I am wrapping up 2025 in part by listening to Andrew Chaikin's A Man on the...