Category: Theology

  • REVIEW of Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense, by Paul David Tripp

    REVIEW of Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense, by Paul David Tripp

    This practical and theologically sound book on suffering comes from personal experience. Paul David Tripp was a busy counselor and author, working long hours to accomplish lots of good with his ministry. Out of the blue, he lost over half of his kidney function and now, after several surgeries, still suffers from debilitating pain and…

  • The Best Children’s Bibles

    The Best Children’s Bibles

    I frequently read a book to my children during lunch to keep them on task with eating (and to accomplish our read-aloud homework). There’s currently a feud between the eldest and the youngest over whether we read Little Pilgrim’s Progress or our children’s Bible. A good problem to have…. With four boys (ages 7, 7,…

  • REVIEW of Defending Constantine, by Peter J. Leithart

    REVIEW of Defending Constantine, by Peter J. Leithart

    The Emperor Constantine is one of those people who could very ably defend himself while alive, but now, having the misfortune of being dead, has become a whipping boy for church historians and theologians alike. In his book Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom, Peter Leithart attempts to wipe…

  • REVIEW of Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide?, by Karen Spears Zacharias

    “Will Jesus buy me a double-wide?” is the question Karen Spears Zacharias asks in the title of this book, alluding to  her childhood years when a double-wide trailer seemed like the height of prosperity. Another way of phrasing the question is this: “If I do all the right things, will Jesus make me happy, healthy,…

  • REVIEW of The Taste of Sabbath, by Stuart Bryan

    I am involved in many groups and committees; it’s a rare week when I don’t have at least one evening meeting for the King’s Academy Board, Ladies’ Book Club, my Bible Study, the RCC Music Team, or the Lord’s Day Book Committee. The last of those groups has been taking up the lion’s share of…