BOOK REVIEW: LAMENT FOR A SON
Review of Nicholas Wolterstorff, Lament for a Son, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1987. Nicholas Wolterstorff taught Philosophical Theology at Yale University, but his world was shattered when one of his five […]
Book Review: Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy
Review of Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy : Discovering the Grace of Lament, Wheaton: Crossway, 2019. Pastor Vroegop and his wife suffered the stillbirth of their daughter, Sylvia, […]
BOOK REVIEWS ON THOMAS CHARLES
John Aaron Thomas Charles of Bala, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth. 2022. My wife and I were driving around Wales a few years ago and were surprised to see statues of […]
BOOK REVIEW: Knowing Sin by Mark Jones
Knowing Sin: Seeing a Neglected Doctrine Through the Eyes of the Puritans Author: Mark Jones Publisher: Moody Publishers Year: 2022 In the 6th century AD, a Chinese general and strategist […]
UNDERSTANDING FAMILY WORSHIP
Understanding Family Worship Author: Terry L. Johnson Publisher: Christian Focus Year: 2022 All Christian parents want to raise their children to know the Lord Jesus Christ. The main challenge concerns […]
Review of Bradley G. Green, Augustine of Hippo: His Life and Impact, Fearn: Christian Focus, 2020.
Christian Focus has ventured into the area of the Early Church Fathers, and this is to be welcomed. One who did so much earlier was B. B. Warfield who famously […]
Review of Sinclair Ferguson, Lessons From the Upper Room, Sanford: Ligonier Ministries, 2021.
But this dedication is for others to read: These are private words addressed to you in public (T. S. Eliot, A Dedication to my Wife) These poetic lines capture the essence […]
Review of J. C. Ryle, HOW DO YOU READ THE BIBLE? (Edinburgh: Banner Of Truth Trust, 2021).
TOO much is never enough when it comes to reading, marking, learning and inwardly digesting the Word of God, for it is in His Word, the Bible, that God reveals […]
BOOK REVIEW: Gospel Evidences of Saving Faith by John Owen
Reviewer: James Jeffery Author: John Owen (edited by Brian G. Hedges) Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books Year: 2016 Whether you are someone who has walked with Jesus for many years or you are new […]
Review of Rhett P. Dodson, With a Mighty Triumph!: Christ’s Resurrection and Ours, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2021.
The title of this work comes from Robert Lowry’s hymn Low in the Grave He Lay (the lyrics are better than the grammar), and the content is an exposition of 1 Corinthians […]
BOOK REVIEW: Help My Unbelief: Why Doubt is Not the Enemy of Faith
Author: Barnabas Piper Publisher: The Good Book Company Year: 2020 How can I trust in a God I can’t see? What do I do when God seems to be ignoring my prayers? Doesn’t […]
BOOK REVIEW: The World Conquered by the Faithful Christian
Title: The World Conquered by the Faithful Christian Author: Richard Alleine Publisher: Soli Deo Gloria Publications Year: 2019 We frequently hear from prosperity gospel teachers how the Christian life ought to be one of […]
BOOK REVIEW: Turn and Live by Nathaniel Vincent
Author: Nathaniel Vincent Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books Year: 2015 Am I truly saved? How do I share the gospel with someone knowing that God is sovereign? What are the consequences of rejecting God? […]
BOOK REVIEW: The Art of Divine Contentment
Author: Thomas Watson Publisher: Soli Deo Gloria Publications Year: 2019 If you are anything like me, you will struggle with contentment as a Christian. It’s easy to be constantly thinking and contemplating what […]
The Godly Family
By James Jeffery Author: Samuel Davies, Philip Doddridge, Arthur Hildersham, Thomas Houston, Samuel Stennett, Genry Venn, George Whitefield, and Samuel Worcester Publisher: Soli Deo Gloria Publishers Year: 2019 Living in an increasingly secular […]
Review: World Conquered by the Faithful Christian
The World Conquered by the Faithful Christian Author: Richard Alleine Publisher: Soli Deo Gloria Publications Year: 2019 We frequently hear from prosperity gospel teachers how the Christian life ought to be one of […]