Book Notice: THE BOOK THAT MADE YOUR WORLD: HOW THE BIBLE CREATED THE SOUL OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, by Vishal Mangalwadi
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Vishal Mangalwadi’s “The Book That Made Your World” is fascinating reading. His subtitle summarizes what the book is all about: “How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization.” The…
Book Notice: THE PEOPLE IN PAUL’S LETTERS: A COMPENDIUM OF CHARACTERS, by Guy Manuell
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance We’re not sure why the book was given this title. Even a brief glance through the Table of Contents reveals that its scope is much broader and that it offers much…
Book Notice: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS: WHAT IS AUTHENTIC FAITH?, by John MacArthur
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Table of Contents Part One: Today’s Gospel: Good News or Bad? 1 A Look at the Issues Part Two: Jesus Heralds His Gospel 2 He calls for a New Birth…
Weekly Recap, August 16, 2025
See our summary of Thomas Watson’s classic The Godly Man’s Picture: Drawn with a Scripture Pencil. This volume is also available within Banner of Truth’s The Puritan Classics: 10 Volume Box Set.
Archive Spotlight – August 15, 2025
Book Notice: TO CHANGE ALL WORLDS: CRITICAL THEORY FROM MARX TO MARCUSE, by Carl R. Trueman
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance To Change All Worlds: Critical Theory from Marx to Marcuse is Carl Trueman’s latest work on the subject. It’s an accessible introduction to the history and development of critical theory,…
Book Notice: ON THE RESURRECTION, by Gary H. Habermas
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Gary Habermas is widely recognized as a leading authority – perhaps the leading authority – on the question of the historicity of the resurrection of Christ. He has written, lectured, and…
Book Notice: ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL: WHEN THE CHURCH BECOMES LIKE THE WORLD, by John MacArthur
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Table of Contents 1 Christianity on the Down-Grade 2 The User-Friendly Church? 3 Gimme That Show-Time Religion 4 All Things to All Men 5 The Foolishness of God 6 The…
Weekly Recap, August 9, 2025
How do you grow and mature as a Christian? See our summary of Maturity: Growing Up and Going on in the Christian Life, by Sinclair B. Ferguson.
Archive Spotlight – August 8, 2025
Book Notice: BEHOLD MY SERVANT: SERMONS ON ISAIAH 52:13-53:12, by John Calvin
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance John Calvin is known, of course, as the great Reformer, but his gifts as an expository preacher are often overlooked. If that’s the case with you, then what better place…
Book Notice: Hard Questions Series
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance We are always glad to see brief, easily accessible, yet substantive books made available, particularly those that address important contemporary issues. And particularly for Christians who may have an aversion…
Book Notice: THE GLORY OF HEAVEN: THE TRUTH ABOUT HEAVEN, ANGELS, AND ETERNAL LIFE, by John MacArthur
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Table of Contents 1 The Modern Romance with Heaven 2 No Earthly Idea about Heaven 3 What Heaven Will Be Like 4 New Jerusalem 5 What We Will Be Like…
Weekly Recap, August 2, 2025
Looking for a great new resource on the Psalms? See our highlight of How to Read and Understand the Psalms, by Bruce K. Waltke and Fred G. Zaspel.
Archive Spotlight – August 1, 2025
Book Notice: CREEDS, CONFESSIONS, AND CATECHISMS: A READER’S EDITION, edited by Chad Van Dixhoorn
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance by Fred G. Zaspel Christians for centuries used creeds and confessions of faith to articulate the essentials of Christian teaching. In my own early years they had fallen out of…
Book Notice: PLANTED IN THE WORD: 40-DAY BIBLE STUDIES SERIES, edited by Benjamin L. Merkle
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Introducing the new Planted in the Word: 40-Day Bible Studies series from Lexham Press. These Bible studies are designed for individuals and small groups. Each volume provides forty days of guided…
Book Notice: HOW TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE PSALMS, by Bruce K. Waltke and Fred G. Zaspel
A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Too often Christians read the Psalms merely with an eye to finding isolated devotional gems. Profitable as that may be, that kind of reading tends to miss the message of a…