How We Know It’s Real and Why It MattersJ. P. Moreland J. P. Moreland is a Christian scholar who tackles the hard issues of life. I was happy to pick up his book on the soul. He does an excellent job of giving you the lay of the land in…
Ancient Secrets to Prepare for the Coming DaysDr. Dennis G. Lindsay I read this book as part of the study I was doing on Genesis 6 and other passages. The book is full of great information and biblical resources. It has fascinating information about the Nephilim in Genesis 6 and…
Journey into Meditative PrayerRichard Foster Richard Foster has foraged the path into the spiritual disciplines. Each book he has produced has widened our knowledge and experience of “ancient paths of spirituality.” Here he delivers a smaller book on one type of prayer, meditative prayer. This has as its goal a…
31 Ways to Be Rapture ReadyDavid Jeremiah Dr. David Jeremiah is a very studious teacher of God’s Word. I was interested in reading this book because I am always interested to hear teaching on the rapture of the church. The author opens this book about the rapture by getting the…
A Call to Spiritual ReformationD. A. Carson D. A. Carson needs no introduction in the Christian scholarly world. He has made some of the most infamous and Scholastic books you can read. I was pleasantly surprised to see he turned himself to the topic of prayer. I believe he has…
How Should a Christian ThinkHarry Blimers Blimers arranges his book into books instead of parts and chapters. This is a British work that describes the difference between a Christian and secular mind. A Christian can think like a secularist. Just because you have the name “Christian” doesn’t mean you have…
What You Didn’t Learn in ChurchAndrew Wommack I picked up this book because I’m interested in studying the believer’s authority and what I can learn from Scripture about it. I am also interested in Andrew Wommack’s ministry. I have seen some videos he puts on YouTube and wanted to see…
How Temporary Hardships Prepare Us for Our Eternal HomeKenneth Boanew The authors opens his book by describing what it is about so the reader is not misled. Most people read a book like this because it is about how to pray and ask God to take your suffering away. He…
A Canonical and Synthetic ApproachFrank Thielman I have wanted to read Thielman’s Theology of the New Testament for quite some time. It was one of my textbooks in seminary and we only read parts of it for my classes. I remembered them being thorough and helpful chapters. I was not…
Reflections on Life and MinistryJohn Piper, D. A. Carson, and David Mathis (Editor) I was surprised when I started reading this book. I expected a book about how to be a pastor and a scholar at the same time, but this book is more of a tribute to two pastors…