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

18 Oct 2023

Book Review: Genesis 1-11 [Windows on the Text]

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Evangelicalism, Ezekiel, Genesis, Image of God, Old Testament, Preaching, Reading, Revelation, The Bible | 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

8 Sep 2023

Book Review: God’s Heart for Children

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Creation, Culture, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Image of God, Mission | 0

I thoroughly enjoy reading edited collections of essays – and this new volume from Langham was particularly interesting given that rather than having, say, ten equal and similarly-formatted chapters, the boook was divided into eight sections, each containing a discussion … Continued

25 Jul 2023

Book Review: John Stott’s Right Hand

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Discipleship, Leadership, Reading | 0

I picked this book up on a whim, largely because it had a ‘SALE’ sticker, in Church House Bookshop. I am so glad I did, as it has turned out to be one of the best books I’ve read this … 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

3 Jan 2023

What I read in 2022 – the Long List*

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Reading | 2

After a pretty interesting 2021, 2022 was a year in which I decided I wanted to aim for 200 books. I also intended to write 50 reviews (Having failed miserably at hitting 100 in 2021!). I also wanted to diversify … 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

22 Apr 2022

Book Review: Leadership or Servanthood

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Leadership, Power, Reading | 0

This review originally appeared in Christianity magazine. It is thus quite short! There’s no doubting that the Church has a leadership problem. The roll call of high-profile leaders that have fallen, failed or been exposed in recent years is sobering. … Continued

8 Feb 2022

Book Review: Living Radical Discipleship

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Justice, Kingdom of God | 0

Regular or historic readers of this blog may know or have observed that John Stott is a big influence on the way that I like to read and write and try to follow Jesus. The book I’m reviewing today echoes that … Continued

15 Feb 2021

Book Review: African Voices

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

I am quite a rare reader, in that I actively enjoy edited collections. This book, African Voices: Towards African British Theologies, edited by Israel Oluwole Olofinjana, is a collection of genuinely fascinating essays on a range of aspects at the intersection … Continued

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