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

9 Aug 2023

Book Review: Turning Points in the Expansion of Christianity

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Church History, Culture, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Mission, Theology | 0

My first degree was technically in ‘theology and religious studies’, my second technically in ‘mission and ministry’, and all four aspects of those two courses have value (even if I do think theology proper is probably the one I’d want … Continued

25 Jan 2023

Top Twenty Books of 2022 (and a Top Ten)

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Church History, Culture, Discipleship, Embodiment, Evangelicalism, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Leviticus, Mental Health, Micah, Reading, Theology | 0

If (and I don’t know why you would) you’ve read through my long list of everything I read in 2022, or even if you haven’t, here’s my Top Twenty, and the Top Ten. Firstly, in image form, the Top Twenty, … Continued

16 Jan 2023

Book Review: Genesis (BECOT)

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Creation, Genesis, Image of God, Old Testament, Preaching, Reading, The Bible, 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

5 Jan 2022

Book Review: A Vision for Preaching

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Ecclesiology, Hermeneutics, Mark, Preaching | 0

A Vision for Preaching, Abraham Kuruvilla, Baker, 2015, ~200 page paperback I love preaching. Mostly I love listening to preachers preach – and am saddened when the slot in a service reserved for a sermon is instead filled with … 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

18 Jan 2021

Book Review: Practicing Christian Doctrine

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Theology | 0

I love the study and practice and process of theology. I love doctrine for the ways in which it illuminates the word and the world, and how it helps me make sense of a myriad of disagreements and strangeness in … Continued

27 Jul 2020

Book Review: Love Thy Body

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Embodiment, Identity, Image of God, LGBT, Marriage, Power, Reading, Relationality, Theology | 1

I’ve been aware of this book for a little while, though hadn’t got around to reading it until it arrived in paperback. Nancy R. Pearcey is an apologist and writer with a keen eye for cultural realities, and this book … Continued

12 Jun 2020

Book Review: None Greater

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, God the Father, Hermeneutics, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Theology, Trinity | 0

When I was a child, in the Sunday School of the Baptist church I grew up in, we used to sing a song that went something like this: “What is God like? God is good…“, which I later worked out … Continued

16 May 2020

Book Review: Worthy

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Evangelicalism, Leadership | 0

Sometimes I see a book recommended by people I really respect, and it jumps on to my ‘to read pile’. Sometimes even more people whose opinions I take seriously get excited too, and it jumps to the top. Worthy: Celebrating the … Continued

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