Top Twenty Commentaries of 2023

21 Dec 2023

Top Twenty Commentaries of 2023

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Chronicles, 1 Corinthians, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Acts, Colossians, Daniel, Discipleship, Ecclesiastes, Ephesians, Esther, Galatians, Genesis, Isaiah, Jeremiah, John, Lamentations, Leadership, New Testament, Numbers, Old Testament, Philippians, Romans | 0

This is a blog post that will make more sense if you’ve had a glance at my longer post about what I read in 2023, as well as my post on the reading of commentaries generally, as well as another … Continued

26 Nov 2023

Book Review: Ephesians [PNTC]

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Discipleship, Ecclesiology, Ephesians, Evangelicalism, Jesus, New Testament | 0

Reviewing commentaries is a tricky business – particularly for me as a generalist, and an in-publisher editor of commentaries! I tend to offer my review based on the format and content of the volume, and it’s utility or otherwise to … Continued

6 Feb 2023

Book Review: A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament – The Gospel Realized

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Peter, 1 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, 2 Peter, 2 Timothy, 3 John, Acts, Book Review, Colossians, Ephesians, Galatians, Hebrews, James, John, Jude, Luke, Mark, Matthew, New Testament, Philippians, Revelation, Romans, The Bible, Titus | 2

Some might argue that I’m a little late to the game on this book, and it’s companion volume on the Old Testament (both published in 2016), but a useful resource is a useful resource, and thats why I’m reviewing A … Continued

4 Jun 2022

Book Review: Blessed New Humanity in Christ

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Ephesians, Evangelicalism, New Testament, Theology | 0

At the beginning of 2022, I tweeted that I wanted to read more books by people who aren’t like me in at least one way, and the good folk at Langham Publishing sent me some goodies. I recently enjoyed Reading Jeremiah … Continued

13 Sep 2019

An Interview with Alexander Venter

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Charismatic, Church History, Ephesians, Eschatology, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, New Testament, Uncategorized | 1

You might have seen my review of Alexander Venter’s new book, Doing Spirituality. As it is quite a long, meaty and beautiful book, I asked Alexander a few questions to help explain and explore what he’s written. I hope it … Continued

30 Apr 2019

Book Review: Pray Big

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Ephesians, Identity, New Testament, Personal, Power, Prayer, Reading, Theology, Worship | 1

Regular or historic readers of this blog will know that I’m fascinated by prayer, and though my own prayer life often lags behind my intent, I am keen to develop it, and find books helpful for giving me a kickstart. … Continued

9 Oct 2018

Book Review: A Call to Spiritual Reformation

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Thessalonians, Book Review, Ephesians, Philippians, Prayer, Reformation, Revival, Worship | 1

In reading and researching fairly widely around the topic of prayer, I’ve consumed and discarded a wide range of books on the topic. There are, it seems, a myriad of approaches to this all-important issue, and it genuinely looks like … Continued

26 Jul 2017

Blown by the Wind: a meditation on the church

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Church Structure, Culture, Digital Theology, Ecclesiastes, Embodiment, Ephesians, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Power, Prayer, Unity, Vineyard | 0

Sometimes, one has a bit of writers block – managing only to pump out some book reviews and recaps, roundups and so on. At other times, you need the feel of the wind on your face to open your eyes … Continued

12 Jan 2017

Truth in Relationship

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Atonement, Being Human, Church History, Ephesians, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, LGBT, Mental Health, New Testament, Reformation, Unity, Vineyard | 0

Over the last few years I’ve thought a lot about telling the truth. Truth is vital – it literally gives life, and is so important for the way our lives unfold. Truth is also difficult – sometimes it hurts, … Continued

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