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RESPECTABLE SINS: CONFRONTING THE SINS WE TOLERATE, by Jerry Bridges
About the Author Jerry Bridges (1929-2016) was a best-selling author and Christian leader with the Navigators. His many books have been translated into numerous languages and have enriched the church for decades. Introduction In Respectable Sins Jerry Bridges examines…
TRANSFORMING GRACE: LIVING CONFIDENTLY IN GOD'S UNFAILING LOVE, by Jerry Bridges
About the Author Jerry Bridges (1929-2016) was a best-selling author and Christian leader with the Navigators. His many books have been translated into numerous languages and have enriched the church for decades. Introduction Transforming Grace examines the power of…
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PROSTITUTES AND POLYGAMISTS: A LOOK AT LOVE, OLD TESTAMENT STYLE, by David T. Lamb
Reviewed by Mark Ro You don’t have to be a biblical scholar to know that the Old Testament is replete with perverted examples of sexuality, and the provocative title of David Lamb’s book gets right to a couple of them.…
J.I. PACKER: AN EVANGELICAL LIFE, by Leland Ryken
Reviewed by Bradley G. Green Like many readers I try to turn to biographies and autobiographies at least periodically. Last Christmas (2014) it was Thomas Oden’s wonderful autobiography, A Change of Heart: A Personal and Theological Memoir (IVP, 2014). This…Our Blog:
PIERCED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS: REDISCOVERING THE GLORY OF PENAL SUBSTITUTION, by Steve Jeffery, Michael Ovey, and Andrew Sach
In this wonderful book the authors seek to present the case for the substitutionary nature of Christ’s death with a focus on the biblical teaching but also on its subsequent historical expression throughout the history of the church and also…
UNDERSTANDING BAPTISM, by Bobby Jamieson
In this latest book in B&H’s Church Basics series (Jonathan Leeman, ed.) Bobby Jamieson presents the biblical teaching about baptism in brief, crisp overview. Chapter 1 What Is Baptism? Baptism is a church’s act of affirming and portraying a…~ The Books At a Glance Team