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Chad Chauvin's Review of A NEW EXPOSITION OF THE LONDON BAPTIST CONFESSION OF FAITH OF 1689, edited by Rob Ventura

A Book Review from Books At a Glance   by Chad Chauvin   Baptists have historically been confessing people. A confession of faith promotes transparency among churches and denominations, as they use it to explain how their beliefs about the Bible…

Mark Baker's Review of THE OLD TESTAMENT LAW FOR THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH, by Richard E. Averbeck

A Brief Book Review from Books At a Glance by Mark Baker   Richard Averbeck is an accomplished Old Testament scholar and has published numerous scholarly volumes and articles for the academy. In The Old Testament Law for the Life…

Zach Horn's Review of A STUDENT'S GUIDE TO WOMANHOOD, by Abigail Dodds

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Zach Horn   Book reviews and endorsements frequently overuse the word “timely,” but it is hard to suggest a better descriptor for Abigail Dodds’ little book, A Student’s Guide to Womanhood.…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE BIBLICAL TRINITY: INTRODUCING THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT IN SCRIPTURE, by Brandon D. Smith

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   Christians often struggle with the doctrine of the Trinity. Although the Trinity lies at the heart of the gospel and has always been central to the church’s…

Ryan Speck's Review of KNOWING SIN: SEEING A NEGLECTED DOCTRINE THROUGH THE EYES OF THE PURITANS, by Mark Jones

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan Speck   Introduction  I began reading Knowing Sin with a sense of trepidation. Those praising this work described it as “agonizingly comprehensive,” “unrelenting,” and “difficult” to read because it “brought…

Taylor Geurin's Review of THE BEAUTY & POWER OF BIBLICAL EXPOSITION: PREACHING THE LITERARY ARTISTRY & GENRES OF THE BIBLE, by Douglas Sean O’Donnell and Leland Ryken

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Taylor Geurin   Douglas Sean O’Donnell and Leland Ryken have greatly served preachers and their congregations through this foundational work about the preaching of various literary genres. This was very much…

Andrew Ballitch's Review of JESUS THROUGH THE EYES OF WOMEN: HOW THE FIRST FEMALE DISCIPLES HELP US KNOW AND LOVE THE LORD, by Rebecca McLaughlin

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Andrew Ballitch   Summary and Review In her introduction, Rebecca McLaughlin makes the point that Christianity is anything but misogynistic. In fact, Christianity has been disproportionately attractive to women from the…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD: A PATH TO DEEPER FELLOWSHIP WITH THE FATHER, SON, AND SPIRIT, by Mike McKinley

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   With the modern resurgence of interest in the Trinity, the need remains to bridge the gap between the academy and the pew. Christians need the practical outcomes…

Eric Michalls' Review of THE GOD WHO JUDGES AND SAVES: A THEOLOGY OF 2 PETER AND JUDE, by Matthew S. Harmon

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Eric Michalls    2 Peter and Jude are perhaps two of the most neglected books in the New Testament. Being located near the end of the New Testament, some may casually…

Thomas Haviland-Pabst's Review of JESUS THE SPIRIT BAPTIZER: CHRISTOLOGY IN LIGHT OF PENTECOST, by Frank D. Macchia

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Thomas Haviland-Pabst   Frank Macchia, Professor of Christian Theology at Vanguard University in California, writes from a Pentecostal perspective that is particularly shaped by the theology of Karl Barth. He is…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of THE SABBATH AS REST AND HOPE FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD, by Guy Prentiss Waters

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan M. McGraw   “Sabbath” often has negative connotations for Christians today. Particularly, the Sabbath often brings terms like “Judaism” or “legalism” to mind. Yet Guy Waters stresses rightly that “worship”…

Daniel L. Arter's Review of GOD THE PREACHER AND APOLOGIST: THE ESSENTIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRESUPPOSITIONAL APOLOGETICS AND EXPOSITORY PREACHING, by Lance Quinn

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Daniel L. Arter   The link between presuppositional apologetics and expository preaching is one that is apparent to anyone who has a deep love for presuppositional apologetics and expository preaching. Anyone…

M. Blayne Powell's Review of THE DOCTRINE OF SCRIPTURE: AN INTRODUCTION, by Mark D. Thompson

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by M. Blayne Powell   Having completed my doctoral studies on the topic, it was an absolute delight to be able to read and review Mark D. Thompson’s treatment of the doctrine…

Ryan Kucera's Review of THE EPIC STORY OF THE BIBLE: HOW TO READ AND UNDERSTAND GOD’S WORD, by Greg Gilbert

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Ryan Kucera    Summary of Content  Greg Gilbert loves the mountains. Near the beginning of his new book, The Epic Story of the Bible: How to Read and Understand God’s Word,…

Ryan M. McGraw's Review of TREMBLING JOY: A BIBLICAL DEFENSE OF TRADITIONAL WORSHIP, by Ryan Speck

A Book Review from Books At a Glance  by Ryan M. McGraw   Among Reformation historians, many recognize that while justification by faith alone tended to be the center of the Lutheran Reformation, the way we worship God dominated the…

Joshua Pack's Review of GLORIFICATION: AN INTRODUCTION, by Graham A. Cole

A Book Review for Books At a Glance by Joshua Pack   Glorification is one of the more neglected doctrines in the recent history of the Church. Cole notes early in the book that the last work to specifically address…