Archive Spotlight – January 23, 2026

DEATH BEFORE THE FALL: BIBLICAL LITERALISM AND THE PROBLEM OF ANIMAL SUFFERING, by Ronald Osborn

Death before the Fall grew out of a series of articles published in the online progressive Seventh-Day Adventist Spectrum Magazine (2010-2011). The further readers proceed into the book, the more apparent it becomes that it originated as many independently written…

PSALMS: AN INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTARY, by Tremper Longman

Reviewed by Stacey Swanson With each new generation of scholars, there is a need to update biblical commentaries and other resources to reflect these developments so as to remain relevant. In many cases, interpretative issues surrounding Scripture are reflective of…

Interview with Christopher W. Morgan, co-editor of THE GLORY OF GOD

Chris Morgan (dean and professor of theology at California Baptist University) and Robert Peterson (professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary) have produced a half dozen or more titles in Crossway’s Theology in Community series. In The Glory of…

Interview with Christopher W. Morgan, co-editor of THE GLORY OF GOD, Part 2

Today we continue our interview with Dr. Chris Morgan, co-editor with Dr. Robert Peterson of The Glory of God, in Crossway’s popular Theology in Community series. If you missed Part 1 of this interview you can catch up here. Books…

Book Notice: OUR ANCIENT FOE: THE HISTORY, ACTIVITY, AND DEMISE OF THE DEVIL, by Ronald L. Kohl

A Brief Book Notice from Books at a Glance   Christians are at war with an enemy who delights in rendering believers powerless, ruining their testimonies, and destroying their lives. But are we taking Satan seriously? Are we on guard…

Book Notice: IF GOD IS SO GOOD, WHY ARE THINGS SO BAD?, by Melvin Tinker

A Brief Book Notice from Books at a Glance   As Tim Chester says in the Foreword: Melvin Tinker invites us to walk with Job through the confusion sufferings creates. If God is so good why are things so Bad…

Book Notice: EXPLORING THE BIBLE: A READING PLAN FOR KIDS, by David Murray

A Journey through the Bible for Kids   Reading the Bible is like taking a trip through God's story, setting out to explore and experience the beautiful views found within. But without a map, it's easy to get lost. Get…