An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
The authors, Anne and Gavin Calver, rightly write that “we are nothing and can do nothing without Him“. Personally, getting to the point of writing this book review has been an entertaining journey. I now work for IVP – and … Continued
The authors pitch this book in answer to a simple question – we know God loves us, but does he really like us? This is less an allusion to rom-coms, but rather an unpacking of that great vision of the Westminster Shorter Catechism, that … Continued
It’s been a privilege to work on marketing this book – and it has been genuinely difficult keeping my review from going live. I want people to read this book! But, anyway, the usual proviso to a review applies – … Continued
I was glad to get my hands on a copy of this book, as I’d very much enjoyed the author’s more technical and theological explanation of the ideas, Salvation by Allegiance Alone. This book, Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for … Continued
One of the occupational hazards of a) being interested in what the Bible says about things and b) being an impending dad (my wife gave birth to our first child in March, so if things go quiet here, that’ll be … Continued
I was delighted to see that The Good Book Company, who kindly sent me a review copy, have published this book. Barnabas Piper is someone I really enjoy reading – I thoroughly enjoyed his previous The Pastors’ Kid – and the … Continued
Just before Christmas I read, reviewed and thoroughly enjoyed Tom Camacho’s debut book, Mining for Gold: Developing Kingdom Leaders through Coaching. Tom was kind enough to answer some questions for me, which I hope will persuade you to read … Continued
I seem to be making an annual habit of reading a book by a Benton at the start of the year! I was privileged to sit under the inistry of JOhn Benton for many years at Chertsey Street Baptist church, … Continued
Ever since starting to work for SPCK back in 2016, I’ve come more and more to appreciate the season of Advent – and have used various different books to ‘lean in’ to this vital season of the Church’s year. Recently … Continued
I’ve been watching with interest various people and organisations post their ‘book of the year’ lists, and have held off doing my own largely because I was finishing up a few books that I wondered if they MIGHT sneak into … Continued
