{"id":2964,"date":"2020-01-02T18:12:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T18:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomascreedy.co.uk\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2020-01-05T18:27:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T18:27:46","slug":"top-reads-december-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomascreedy.co.uk\/top-reads-december-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Reads: December 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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December was a good month for reading – a full month back at IVP\/SPCK, and lots of interesting things. Here are Ten Things I think other people should read.<\/p>\n

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  1. David Firth’s\u00a0Including the Stranger<\/em><\/a> – a timely and brilliantly put together book about God’s plan for ethnic diversity. TLDR? Read this!<\/li>\n
  2. An interview with N. T. Wright<\/a> in\u00a0The Atlantic<\/em>. TLDR? Really good introduction to the man and his thought.<\/li>\n
  3. N. T. Wright’s\u00a0History and Eschatology<\/em><\/a> – a new technical book from a prolific theologian. TLDR? An imperfect contender for book of the year.<\/li>\n
  4. An interesting TGC article from 2015<\/a> on the value of abstinence. TLDR? Read this for part of an orthodox sexual ethic.<\/li>\n
  5. Mez McConnell’s\u00a0The Creaking on the Stairs<\/em>. TLDR? A superb book about childhood abuse and Christian responses.<\/li>\n
  6. Can we raise the Dead like Jesus did?<\/a> TLDR? A thoughtful perspective from TGC, complementing my own post on #WakeUpOlive<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Noel Fitzpatrick’s\u00a0Listening to the Animals<\/em><\/a>. TLDR? Like the Supervet? You’ll love this. An interesting and readable autobiography.<\/li>\n
  8. Wright\u00a0also<\/strong> had a great piece in TIME about heaven<\/a>. TLDR? The New Testament probably doesn’t say what you think it does.<\/li>\n
  9. Fleming Rutledge’s\u00a0Advent<\/em><\/a> is a beautiful collection of sermons. TLDR? The only Advent book you’ll ever need.<\/li>\n
  10. That<\/strong> Christianity Today editorial<\/a>. TLDR? Read it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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