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Matthew B. Tabke’s Review of THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL THEOLOGY, VOLUME 5, by Petrus Van Mastricht

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Matthew B. Tabke   In 2018, the first English volume of Theoretical-Practical Theology by Petrus van Mastricht appeared from Reformation Heritage Books. The Dutch Reformed Translation Society commissioned a translation of…

Michael D. Mock's Review of HOPE FOR ALL THE EARTH: UNDERSTANDING THE STORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, by Mitchell L. Chase

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   Mitchell Chase, professor and author, has blessed the Church with a short and clear summary of the Old Testament and the hope embedded in it and prophesied…

Michael D. Mock's Review of A HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN PSALMODY: FROM THE PAULINE MISSION TO THE END OF THE FIFTH CENTURY, by Charles H. Cosgrove

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   The Psalms have had a rough go of it for the last few centuries. Go into any church, and you’d be hard-pressed to hear psalms sung. Psalmic…

Thomas Haviland-Pabst's Review of COUNTERFEIT KINGDOM: THE DANGERS OF NEW REVELATION, NEW PROPHETS, AND NEW AGE PRACTICE IN THE CHURCH, by Holly Pivec and R. Douglas Geivett

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Thomas Haviland-Pabst   This book, written with the combined efforts of Holly Pivec and R. Douglas Geivett, addresses the movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation or NAR for short. Pivec…

Michael D. Mock's Review of THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR COUNSELING, by J. V. Fesko

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   As an ACBC-certified Biblical Counselor and soon-to-be Fellow, this book has been one of the highly anticipated books that we Biblical Counselors were looking forward to reading.…

Michael D. Mock's Review of ORDERED TO LOVE: RECOVERING THE ORDER OF AFFECTIONS FROM THE HOME TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, by Alex Kocman

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   Humans in general, and Christians in particular, are relational beings. As bearing the image of God, our various relationships are neither stagnant nor monochromatic. They are dynamic…

Michael D. Mock’s Review of A PENITENT PEOPLE: THE DOCTRINE OF REPENTANCE, by Harrison Perkins

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael D. Mock   Christians don’t hate their sin enough. Christians don’t love their Savior enough. These unobjectionable truths call for repentance. Repentance is a gift from God by which out…

Osbert B. Wei's Review of REFORMED THEOLOGY: BLESSINGS OF THE FAITH, by Jonathan Master

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Osbert B. Wei   One of the biggest frustrations in communication is when you are misunderstood. Maybe you have been misunderstood by a friend, a spouse, your boss, a church member,…

Osbert B. Wei's Review of LETTERS TO MY STUDENTS (3 VOLUMES), by Jason K. Allen

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Osbert B. Wei   There is wisdom in learning from those who have gone before you. To improve at a sport, it is wise to hire a coach. When buying something…

Osbert B. Wei's Review of GOSPEL PEOPLE: A CALL FOR EVANGELICAL INTEGRITY, by Michael Reeves

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Osbert B. Wei   Having been a Christian for some time, the word “evangelical” comes up frequently. Every time the word pops up in a conversation, I sense that I kind…

Matthew B. Tabke's Review of A HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY: A TRINITARIAN APPROACH, by Gerald Bray

A Book Review from Books At A Glance by Matthew B. Tabke   How are Christians to approach the discipline of Historical Theology? At times we are tempted to set aside our biases as though they should have no effect…

Mason Pell's Review of UNDERSTANDING PRAYER: BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR SEEKING GOD, by Sam Storms

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Mason Pell   “The only thing easy about Prayer is giving up.” This is the reality that all Christians face, and this is where Sam Storms begins his book Understanding Prayer:…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE: CONTEMPLATING THE ASEITY OF GOD, by Samuel G. Parkison

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Contemplating God, and the incarnate Christ, are, arguably, the most important things that Christians can do in this world. In fact, in the so-called beatific vision, or…

Michael Mock’s Review of A SHORT BOOK ABOUT PAUL: THE SERVANT OF JESUS, by Paul Barnett

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Michael Mock   The Apostle Paul is one of the greatest men who’s ever walked on God’s green Earth. For Christians this is hardly controversial, even if we grant that some…

Thomas Haviland-Pabst's Review of THE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON GRACE: PAUL AND THE GOSPEL AFTER PAUL AND THE GIFT, edited by Edward Adams, Dorothea H. Bertschmann, Stephen J. Chester, et al.

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Thomas Haviland-Pabst   In the world of NT studies and with Pauline studies more specifically, it is rare for there to be a book that proves as groundbreaking as John M.G.…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of A LITTLE THEOLOGY OF EXERCISE: ENJOYING CHRIST IN BODY AND SOUL, by David Mathis

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw    The modern world introduces some peculiarly modern challenges to Christian living. Most people in the Western world have means of becoming sedentary like never before, as screens…