Archive Spotlight – June 7, 2024

"THE ATONEMENT AND FREE OFFER OF THE GOSPEL," Chapter 9 in THE COLLECTED WRITINGS OF JOHN MURRAY, VOLUME 1: THE CLAIMS OF TRUTH, by John Murray

A “Bonus” Chapter Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin J. Montoya   After Jesus was raised from the dead, Luke explained, “repentance to remission of sins should be preached in his name and all the nations,” (Luke 24:47).…

THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD: HOW THE EARLY CHURCH WROTE THE STORY OF JESUS, by Michael Bird

Reviewed by Patrick Schreiner Introduction A myriad of questions surround the formation of the Gospels: questions such as, how was the tradition passed on? What role does memory play? Who controlled it? What is the relationship between the Gospels? Mike…

Interview with Christopher Ash, JOB: THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS, part 1

Christopher Ash works for the Proclamation Trust in London as director of the Cornhill Training Course and serves on the council of Tyndale House in Cambridge. In 2006 he published his first work on Job, entitled Out of the Storm:…

Interview with Christopher Ash, JOB: THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS, part 2

Today we continue our interview with Christopher Ash of Proclamation Trust regarding his sermon commentary on the book of Job. If you missed the first part of this interview, you can catch up here. Books at a Glance (Fred Zaspel):…

Book Notice: GRANDPARENTING WITH GRACE: LIVING THE GOSPEL WITH THE NEXT GENERATION, by Larry E. McCall

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance Fred G. Zaspel   The arrival of this book was very timely, given that our new granddaughter’s name is Grace! And I was also struck by the uniqueness of the book…

Book Notice: THE FORGOTTEN FEAR: WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOD-FEARERS GONE?, by Albert N. Martin

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance   Not enough has been written on this topic that is so massively dominant in Scripture, but Albert Martin’s relatively brief book makes a wonderful contribution. He analyzes and expounds the…

PEEK-A-BOO BIBLE: 4 BOARD-BOOKS, by Catherine Mackenzie

Reviewed by Kristin Stiles   “How very clever!” That is the phrase that kept coming to mind as I looked through Catherine Mackenzie's Peek-A-Boo Bible. This is actually a collection of four board books that are assembled in a shallow…