Category Archives: Review
Review: The Good God, by Mike Reeves
Whatever else we may be or do, we present God to others. We present God in our preaching of the Bible, and we present God as we live our lives. A critical question, then, has to be this: which God … Continue reading
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Book Review: Is There a Doctor in the House?, by Ben Witherington III
Is There a Doctor in the House? An Insider’s Story and Advice on Becoming a Biblical Scholar, 2011, Zondervan. I picked up this little book thinking it would only appeal to my interest in academia, but found it to be … Continue reading
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Book Review: Lit! by Tony Reinke
Lit! – A Christian Guide to Reading Books by Tony Reinke is bordering on a must read for preachers and church leaders. Years ago it was a given that leaders have to be readers, but today I wonder if we’ve … Continue reading
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Review of 2010
This is the time of year when people summarize and review the year that is coming to a close. So I decided to do that. At least for me it is good to look back over a year’s worth of … Continue reading
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Review – Preach By Ear, by Dave McClellan
Dave McClellan is a graduate of Grace College and Denver Seminary, as well as having a PhD in Rhetoric & Communication from Duquesne University. He is the pastor of The Chapel at Tinkers Creek. What if there were a different … Continue reading
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Review: The Making of a Mentor, by Ted Engstrom & Ron Jenson
Subtitle: 9 Essential Characteristics of Influential Christian Leaders, 2005. A decade ago I took a class on mentoring and had to read Howard Hendricks (As Iron Sharpens Iron) and Ted Engstrom (The Fine Art of Mentoring) among other books. They … Continue reading
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Review: Explosive Preaching, by Ron Boyd-MacMillan
Subtitle: Letters on Detonating the Gospel in the 21st Century. Published in 2006 by Paternoster. I partially reviewed this book several weeks ago. Please take a look at that “pre-review” (click here). My opinion of the book has not changed … Continue reading
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