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

10 Nov 2023

Book Review: Romans [John Murray ex-NICNT]

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Discipleship, Eschatology, Gospel, New Testament, Preaching, Reading, Romans, Theology | 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

26 Jan 2021

Book Review: Romans CCSC by Scott Hahn

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Gospel, New Testament, Romans | 0

I like reading the Bible. I’ve been doing it daily for the past two years, and before that I tried to do it often, and even spent quite a few years studying theology which help me read the Bible in … Continued

29 Sep 2020

A Man After God’s Own Heart?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 John, Acts, Amos, Being Human, Culture, Discipleship, Evangelicalism, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mental Health, New Testament, Personal, Power, Prayer, Psalms, Romans, Sin | 0

“But what about David?“ That was what a male church leader commented on a Facebook post about allegations concerning Ravi Zacharias. “He was a man after God’s own heart“ Paul, a male early church leader, describes David thusly in Acts … Continued

21 Oct 2019

The Gift of Limits

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Embodiment, Identity, Image of God, Leadership, Mental Health, Romans, Theology | 0

“I am invincible!“ – Boris Grishenko, Goldeneye, 1995 “Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities“ – Robert H. Schuller “One of the lessons I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you … Continued

17 Jun 2019

Book Review: The Lost Message of Paul

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Hermeneutics, Jesus, Kingdom of God, LGBT, New Testament, Reading, Reformation, Romans, Theology | 3

I was privileged to be given a review copy of Steve Chalke’s latest book, from his latest publisher, SPCK. I’ve been a fascinated reader of Steve’s ever since I was a student – when the ripples of The Lost Message of … Continued

20 May 2019

Book Review: The Soul of Shame

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Culture, Disability, Embodiment, Identity, Image of God, Mental Health, Romans | 2

I’m privileged to have been able to see a counsellor for my Mental Health for a number of years, as well as take medication. Both of those are natural tools of healing – which in my understanding of things sit … Continued

16 Mar 2019

Album – Twelve: One

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Charismatic, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Mental Health, New Testament, Prayer, Revival, Romans, Vineyard, Worship | 1

Perhaps it is because I’m allegedly a millennial, or perhaps it is because most places I go I have wifi, or because I already own most of what Coldplay and U2 have written, but I haven’t bought an album for … Continued

12 Sep 2018

Book Review: MORE: Distinct

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Peter, Being Human, Book Review, Culture, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Leviticus, Romans | 1

Ever since I’d heard about them (when I was working at IVP the series was mooted, but I left about six months before they were published) – and friends who went to New Wine this summer will know more about … Continued

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