Archive Spotlight – June 19, 2026

Summary of WE CANNOT BE SILENT: SPEAKING TRUTH TO A CULTURE REDEFINING SEX, MARRIAGE AND VERY MEANING OF RIGHT AND WRONG, by R. Albert Mohler

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance About the Author R. Albert Mohler Jr. is president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Joseph Emerson Brown Professor of Christian Theology. Dr. Mohler can be heard on The Briefing a daily…

DEFENDING SUBSTITUTION: AN ESSAY ON ATONEMENT IN PAUL, by Simon Gathercole

Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel The doctrine of the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ has come under suspicion again in recent years, but this important new essay by the noted New Testament scholar Simon Gathercole will demand answer from those…

Interview with Gloria Furman, author of MISSIONAL MOTHERHOOD: THE EVERYDAY MINISTRY OF MOTHERHOOD IN THE GRAND PLAN OF GOD

Okay, we’ve all heard about being missional, and we all know at least something about motherhood. But have you thought about missional motherhood? That’s our topic of conversation today. Greetings! I’m Fred Zaspel, executive editor here at Books At a…

Book Notice: CROSSING CULTURES: PREPARING STRANGERS FOR MINISTRY IN STRANGE PLACES, by Stephen M. Davis

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance   We were happy to see this brief but well-informed new book from our friend Stephen Davis – a man who has been deeply involved in cross-cultural ministry for decades. Cross-cultural…

Book Notice: COLOSSIANS AND PHILEMON: AN INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTARY, by Alan J. Thompson

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance  by Fred G. Zaspel   IVP continues to update the popular TNTC commentary series, and this volume is the latest, replacing the previous volume by N.T. Wright. Alan J. Thompson is…

Kristin Stiles' Review of THE MOON IS ALWAYS ROUND, by Jonathan Gibson

A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Kristin Stiles   Whoa. I did not expect that. Often when I pick up a book, I will read the summary on the back or the inside jacket cover. With this…