An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Books about grief and pain are quite a valuable resource – yet so many fall short in different ways. They can be cold – lacking a human emotional touch that renders them unhelpful for those living in sorrow. They can … Continued
I’m a big fan of multi-contributor books – gettting different angles on important issues, or different facets of the same issue, is a valuable thing. So it was with high hopes that I approached the book I’m reviewing today, Arabic Christian … Continued
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
Historical note – I first did a post like this about AARSB/ETS 2017 – I was at both in Fort Worth/San Antonio but didn’t blog. Perhaps a symptom of a less blogging year! Regardless, this makes it more interesting to … Continued
I won this book in a raffle. I don’t say that very often about books, but Zondervan’s stand at ETS last year had ‘golden ticket’s from Stan Gundry (who I’ve not heard of as being particularly like Willy Wonka, but … 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
Regular or long-term readers of this blog will know that I am a fan of multi-perspective books, drawing together different angles on an important subject, for example an enduring favourite of mine, Five Views on Justification. Readers will also know that … Continued
There’s a new name in the trendy Christian explaining ideas to Christians book space. Working in Christian publishing, with an eye on the wider sector and pretty active on social media, I’d’ve have to have been blind not to see … Continued
A late entry to my 2017 reading challenge – when I decided I’d had enough IVP/SPCK books, and wanted one on the Ten Commandments – is John Dickson’s A Doubter’s Guide to the Ten Commandments. This little book, published by Zondervan … Continued
Do you like the movie Forrest Gump? It is most definitely among my favourites. The humorous heartwarming bittersweet story of one man and his quest for love and meaning in a world that doesn’t quite understand him. Interwoven amongst … Continued
