Posted in Book Review on Nov 14th, 2007 No Comments »
I just watched the movie Amazing Grace last night, the story of William Wilberforce. In it, WW meets his mentor John Newton, an old ragged monk-like man, who is obviously joyous and cantankerous. When he urges WW to continue his calling as an MP, he does so out of the incredible guilt he [...]
Posted in Book Review on Nov 6th, 2007 No Comments »
Mark Tubbs of Discerning Reader has a review of JP’s latest book, The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright. Just a couple of quotes from the review which definitely makes you want to read the book (though I think it will be a challenging book):
(HT: Tim Challies)
A certain friend of mine [...]
Posted in Book Review, Church History on Oct 30th, 2007 No Comments »
I just received this bio of John Newton in the mail yesterday and I haven’t been able to put it down. I’ve read half already and will probably try to finish the book by the end of this week. It is such a fascinating read of one of the most dynamic figures of [...]
Posted in Book Review, Church History on Oct 26th, 2007 2 Comments »
For those of you who want a nice brief overview of Reformation history, this is a great little reader to pick up. Stephen Nichols is an engaging author who does a good job of summarizing broad swaths of history, providing snippets of information, and still capturing the lives and stories of the day. I had [...]
Posted in Book Review, Christian Living on Oct 26th, 2007 No Comments »
Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges is probably one of a few books I would recommend highly when it comes to the sinners’ struggles with sins. The other would be John Owen’s book Overcoming Temptation and Sin (it’s actually a compilation of a few of his works that Kelly Kapic and Justin Taylor edited). [...]
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