SALVATION ACCOMPLISHED BY THE SON: THE WORK OF CHRIST, by Robert Peterson
I don’t know of another book like this. With his Salvation Accomplished by the Son Robert Peterson (Professor of Systematic Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary who seems to do nothing other than produce books!) gives us his magnum opus in…
Consider Christ in Affliction
Guest Blog by Joel Beeke Dear believer, I desire to write you about something with which you are well acquainted: affliction. Much has been written on affliction by our forebears. A good part of it you have known for a…
Weekly Recap May 29, 2016
Read our summary of God’s Glory Alone and everything else from this week.
CHURCH HISTORY 101: THE HIGHLIGHTS OF TWENTY CENTURIES, by Sinclair B. Ferguson, Joel R. Beeke, and Michael A. G. Haykin
What a delightful gem this is, and what an important niche it fills! As the title implies, this little book is designed especially for readers new to the study of church history (although I suspect that older students of church…
Can the Greek Article Prove the Deity of Christ?
Guest Blog from Andreas Köstenberger A few years ago, my family and I (Andreas) visited Westminster Abbey, the venerable cathedral that over the centuries has witnessed a larger number of historic events. The Abbey has served as the coronation church…
Weekly Recap May 21, 2016
An important summary this week in a crucial time for our country. See also our interview on homosexuality and genetics, another timely issue.
When Conscience Tempts You to Despair
Guest Blog by Andy Naselli At times you may sin so miserably that your condemning conscience tempts you to despair of all hope that you could ever draw near to God. You may feel like the protagonist named Christian in…
Weekly Recap May 14, 2016
Check out our weekly summary of Jesus and the Feminists and everything else from the week. Make some good use of your Saturday morning!
FOR THE FAME OF GOD’S NAME: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF JOHN PIPER, edited by Sam Storms and Justin Taylor
In case you’ve missed it we wanted to point out this collection of essays in honor of John Piper. For the Fame of God’s Name. On a more personal level, the earlier and latter chapters of this book especially will…
Weekly Recap May 7, 2016
This week, let’s redeem science! Vern Poythress tries to redeem it by bringing it under the Lordship of Christ, and we’ve summarized his work for you. We provided a substantive argument from Hans Madueme that Adam’s headship of all humanity is…
I WILL LIFT MY EYES UNTO THE HILLS: LEARNING FROM THE GREAT PRAYERS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
Walter Kaiser needs no introduction to students of the Old Testament, and his concern not just for understanding Old Testament rightly but also for preaching it faithfully is long evident in his work. In this new book he turns his…
POSSESSED BY GOD: A NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY OF SANCTIFICATION AND HOLINESS, by David Peterson
It has been about twenty years since I first read this book (I have the original 1995 edition – the first in Carson’s New Studies in Biblical Theology series), and reading it again now has only reinforced my high estimation…
Adam Revisited: First Man or One of Many? Guest Blog by Hans Madueme
Editor’s Note: Today’s blog is in response to an inquiry from one of our readers. The question was, given the historicity of Adam, whether Scripture demands that we understand him as the biological father of all humanity. The reader…
Weekly Recap April 30, 2016
Check out everything from this week, from our summary on Sinclair Ferguson’s new book, to our interview Naselli and Crowley on their book about conscience, to the rest.
GOD’S WORD, OUR STORY: LEARNING FROM THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH, edited by D.A. Carson and Kathleen B. Nielson
You just have to love the emphasis The Gospel Coalition continues to place on biblical exposition – informed, gospel-centered, connected-to-the-Bible-Story exposition, to be specific. TGC founders D.A. Carson and Tim Keller have shaped the organization to promote and to model…
VISUAL THEOLOGY: SEEING AND UNDERSTANDING THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD, by Tim Challies and Josh Byers
If you can read it, you can usually understand it. And if you can visualize it also, you can probably understand it better … and remember it better also. That seems to be the thinking behind this attractive new book…
Weekly Recap April 23, 2016
Missed anything this week? No problem! It’s all right here. Catch up on an easy Saturday.
THE HEART OF THE GOSPEL: GOD’S SON GIVEN FOR YOU, by Sinclair B. Ferguson
You find true gospel preaching only when you find a preacher who understands that to preach the gospel he must preach Christ. To preach Christ is to preach doctrine, of course, but there is something warmly distinct about preaching that…