Book Review: The Bible Theft

30 Jan 2019

Book Review: The Bible Theft

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Anglicanism, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Culture, Ecclesiology, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Heresy, Holy Spirit, Image of God, Jude, Kingdom of God, Leadership, LGBT, Revelation | 0

standard disclaimer – I recieved a free copy of this book to review. I hope that doesn’t cloud what I say. I spent the first part of this week up in Nottingham with friends from the Vineyard movement at the … Continued

28 Jan 2019

A Very Anglican Revolt?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Baptism, Being Human, Church Structure, Culture, Embodiment, Identity, Justice, Leadership, LGBT, Mental Health, Prayer, Theology, Unity | 0

The Sunday Times has published a letter, and an article about it, in which over 1600/1700 (depending on when you read it!) people who are members of the Church of England and deeply involved in it, have written to their … Continued

23 Jan 2019

Book Review: Who is the Holy Spirit?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, Book Review, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Theology, Trinity | 0

The late Reformed Theologian R. C. Sproul was a prolific writer, preacher and teacher. Some of his reflections on God and God’s Word have been helpfully distilled into the ‘Crucial Questions’ series, one of which I am reviewing today. ‘Who … Continued

19 Jan 2019

My Top Ten Books of 2018

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Kingdom of God, Leadership, LGBT, Marriage, Mental Health, Personal, Reading, Relationality, Theology, Top Reads | 0

After reading over one hundred books (And reviewing 55!) in 2018, I thought I’d distill my opinions into one shorter list – my Top Ten books of 2018. It’s worth noting that this is an idiosyncratic list – not all … Continued

18 Jan 2019

Book Review: Resilient

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 2 Timothy, Being Human, Church Structure, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Identity, Leadership, New Testament, The Bible | 0

Whenever I read and even review a book by someone I know personally, I’m always nervous. In this case, perhaps doubly so. John Benton was the pastor of Chertsey Street Baptist Church, in Guildford, for many years – the church … Continued

9 Jan 2019

A list of books in the bible by number of chapters

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Leadership, New Testament, Old Testament, Preaching, Reading, The Bible, Theology | 33

When preparing Bible Studies, or thinking about what book to study over the course of a term’s worth of small groups, or just planning a sermon series where you are reading an entire chapter of Scripture and preaching on it, … Continued

8 Jan 2019

Book Review: Magnificent Obsession

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Book Review, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, miracle, Theology | 2

Readers of this blog may have noticed David Robertson’s name pop up here and there in links to things he’s written. For some of those readers, his name on this book alone will result in the tab being closed. That … Continued

2 Jan 2019

Book Review: Does Life Have Any Meaning?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Book Review | 0

John Blanchard may need no introduction – after all, he has written a number of books that have been published in multiple languages and printed in their millions – or he may be a new name to you. The question … Continued

1 Jan 2019

Thoughts on Recommending a Book

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Personal, Reading | 0

As someone who tries to read a reasonable amount, and also reviews books quite regularly, I occasionally get emails like this: “I’m looking for a Christmas present for my theologically literate son in law Just wondering what’s the best book … Continued

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