Weekly Recap, January 10, 2026

BEHOLD MY SERVANT: THE SERVANT SONGS OF ISAIAH, by Brian A. Russell

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Table of Contents Introduction The First Servant Song: Jehovah introduces His messianic Servant (Isa. 42:1-9) The Second Servant Song: The Servant’s calling and work (Isa. 49:1-7) The…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE STORY OF THE TRINITY: CONTROVERSY, CRISIS, AND THE CREATION OF THE NICENE CREED, by Bryan M. Litfin

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Marking seventeen-hundred years after the Council of Nicaea in 325, a proliferation of books and articles have appeared on the Trinity this year. As Donald Fairbairn says…

Video Interview with William C. Varner, co-author of MATTHEW’S MESSIAH: HIS JEWISH LIFE AND MINISTRY

An Author Interview from Books At a Glance   Fred Zaspel and Will Varner discuss the new Matthew commentary by Will Varner and David Hegg. They discuss a bit about the commentary itself but more about Matthew’s Gospel and its…

Book Notice: GOOD ARGUMENTS: MAKING YOUR CASE IN WRITING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING, by Richard A. Holland Jr. and Benjamin K. Forrest

A Brief Introduction to Argumentation This brief introduction to making effective arguments helps readers to understand the basics of sound reasoning and to learn how to use it to persuade others. Practical, inexpensive, and easy-to-read, the book enables students in…

Book Notice: THEIR ROCK IS NOT LIKE OUR ROCK: A THEOLOGY OF RELIGIONS, by Daniel Strange

A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance     The West is no longer monolithically Christian but increasingly characterized by a plurality of ethnicities, cultures, and, most importantly, religions. Understanding these various religions, and, specifically, understanding them in…