Weekly Recap, November 12, 2022

THE WORKS OF JOHN OWEN, VOLUME 14: TRUE AND FALSE RELIGION, PART 1, by John Owen

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   Editor’s Note:  Most of our readers will already be at least somewhat acquainted with John Owen (1616-1683), “the prince of Puritans,” but it is not likely that…

THE TRIAL OF THE 16TH CENTURY: CALVIN & SERVETUS, by Jonathan Moorhead

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Fred G. Zaspel   Overview (This is from the endorsement by Michael Haykin): “In some ways the acid test for Calvin’s political theology is the infamous trial of Michael Servetus.…

THE COMPELLING COMMUNITY: WHERE GOD'S POWER MAKES A CHURCH ATTRACTIVE, by Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance by Steve West   About the Authors Mark Dever is the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He is the president of 9Marks and has published numerous…

Ryan Speck's Review of PSALMS THAT CURSE: A BRIEF PRIMER, by Sean McGowan

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan Speck   The Imprecatory Psalms. What in the world are we, as Christians, to do with those psalms that call down violent, dastardly curses upon enemies? Should we simply discount…

Kristin Stiles' Review of I BELONG: HEIDELBERG CATECHISM QUESTION AND ANSWER 1 FOR CHILDREN, by Joyce Holstege

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles   Many parents would agree that it would be a great thing to teach our children the various catechisms that expound the great truths of biblical doctrine. But then…