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ADOPTED INTO GOD'S FAMILY: EXPLORING A PAULINE METAPHOR, by Trevor J. Burke

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Mitch Chase   Overview Adoption is an important aspect of the multi-faceted picture of salvation in the NT. Through union with Christ, believers have become sons and daughters of God.…

THE PASTOR AS PUBLIC THEOLOGIAN: RECLAIMING A LOST VISION, by Kevin J. Vanhoozer and Owen Strachan

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Joshua K. Smith   Overview This work addresses the disparity between the academy and the church. How does the local pastor incorporate a high view of Scripture and theology into…

LIVING LIFE BACKWARD: HOW ECCLESIASTES TEACHES US TO LIVE IN LIGHT OF THE END, by David Gibson

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Matthew Claridge   About the Author David Gibson (Ph.D. University of Aberdeen) is minister of Trinity Church in Aberdeen, Scotland.   Table of Contents 1. Let’s Pretend 2. Bursting the…

EVERY GOOD ENDEAVOR: CONNECTING YOUR WORK TO GOD'S WORK, by Timothy Keller

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Paul Reese   Overview This book gives pastoral counsel to help people understand and apply what the Bible says about work. Although many people may consider their vocation nothing more…

THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF THE GOSPEL, by Jerry Bridges

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   About the Author Jerry Bridges was a longtime staff member of the Navigators and served with their collegiate ministry. In addition to his international speaking ministry, he…

THE GREAT EXCHANGE: JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE, by Philip H. Eveson

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Benjamin Montoya   In This Book, You Will Learn: The meaning of the doctrine of justification How this doctrine has been understood and misunderstood through Church History How both the…

JONATHAN EDWARDS AND HELL, by Chris Morgan

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Matthew Claridge   Table of Contents Introduction Part I: Annihilationism and Its Debate in Contemporary Evangelicalism Annihilationism: Its Forms and History The Annihilationists and Their Arguments Exegetical Responses to Annihilationism…

THE NATURE AND POWER OF INDWELLING SIN, by John Owen

A Brief Book Summary By Books At A Glance By Clay Werner   About the Author John Owen (1616-1683) was an English theologian and is considered one of the greatest European theologians to have lived. He was educated and taught…

DEFENDING YOUR FAITH: AN INTRODUCTION TO APOLOGETICS, by R.C. Sproul

A Brief Book Summary from TGC Learn By Jenny-Lyn de Klerk   Table of Contents Introduction Section I: The Apologetic Task The Task of Apologetics Apologetics and Saving Faith Section II: The Four Essential Principles of Knowledge Introducing the Four…

A MOUTH FULL OF FIRE: THE WORD OF GOD IN THE WORDS OF JEREMIAH, by Andrew G. Shead

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West   About the Author Andrew Shead is Head of Old Testament at Moore College, Sydney. He is the author of The Open Book and the Sealed Book: Jeremiah…

WHO AM I? IDENTITY IN CHRIST, by Jerry Bridges

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Billy Reinhardt   Overview If someone were to ask you the question, “Who are you?” what would you reply? Many of us would give a reply including our occupation or…

DOES PRAYER CHANGE THINGS?, by R.C. Sproul

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Kyle Taft   Overview God is sovereign, and prayer cannot change God Himself or His purposes, but it certainly does change things. Appropriate prayer honors God and brings the pray-er…

THE GOD WHO BECAME HUMAN: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF INCARNATION, by Graham A. Cole

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Steve West About the Author Graham Cole is Anglican Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of numerous books and articles.   Introduction In…

REJOICING IN CHRIST, by Michael Reeves

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Jenny-Lyn de Klerk   Table of Contents Introduction: Christianity Is Christ In the Beginning Behold the Man! There and Back Again Life in Christ Come, Lord Jesus! Conclusion: No Other…

THE LORDSHIP OF CHRIST: SERVING OUR SAVIOR ALL OF THE TIME, IN ALL OF LIFE, WITH ALL OF OUR HEART, by Vern S. Poythress

A Brief Book Summary from Books at a Glance By Matthew Claridge   About the Author Vern S. Poythress is professor of New Testament interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, where he has taught for nearly four decades. In…

CALLING ON THE NAME OF THE LORD: A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF PRAYER, by J. Gary Millar

A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance By Jenny-Lyn deKlerk   Table of Contents 1. The Day Prayer Began: Prayer in the Pentateuch 2. Big Prayers and the Movements of History: Prayer in the Former Prophets 3. Praying…