Category: Book Review
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Book Review: 5 Minutes in Church History
I’ve been a fan of the podcast 5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols for a while. In 5 minute segments, Nichols informs his listeners of some topic or character from church history. This book of the same name is based on some of these podcast episodes and, true to its name, each chapter […]
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Book Review: Foundations of the Christian Faith
James Montgomery Boice’s “Foundations of the Christian Faith” is a classic and favourite of many Christians from multiple creeds. The book has been reprinted, this time including a study guide in the back. The guide includes a chapter summary, key concepts, and questions to aid the individual reader or group discussion. Boice states in the […]
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Book Review: Pray Big
Prayer is an incredibly popular topic, likely because so many people struggle with it. When we sit down to pray, we don’t always know what to say or how to approach it at all. As a result, we have many works written to aid us in this area. Alistair Begg adds his voice to the […]
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Book Review: The Logic of God
“The Logic of God” is a new devotional book by Ravi Zacharias. These “52 Christian Essentials for the Heart and Mind” can be read once a week for a year or once a day for about 2 months. Either way, the Christian with questions will likely enjoy this little devotional. There is a small scripture […]
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Book Review: Why God?
Apologist and professor Dan DeWitt has written an accessible Children’s book answering the question “Why God?” illustrated by Christine Grove. The little book follows a day in the life of two curious siblings Thomas and Hope as they ask their mother why they believe in God when some other children don’t. Their mother gives them […]
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Book Review: Ten Minutes in the Word: John
This 200-page devotional “Ten Minutes in the Word: John” is part of a larger series of studies which seeks to provide readers with a short reading that can be done in ten minutes. The book of John has been likened to a pool shallow enough that children can wade in and deep enough that an […]
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Book Review: Confronting Old Testament Controversies
The old testament has been a source of controversy for Christians throughout the centuries. In his book “Confronting Old Testament Controversies” Tremper Longman III discusses and addresses pressing questions about four major topics. In the introduction Longman summarizes the big controversies and what positions he will be arguing which I will summarize here. In the […]
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Book Review: Muhammed and Joseph Smith, Jr.: Spirit-Born Brothers
Many parallels can be drawn immediately between Muhammad, the founder of Islam and Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the so-called Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or Mormonism. Most will be quick to point out the common factor of polygamy and perhaps the similar form by which they received their “revelation.” In […]
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Book Review: Rise of the Mystics
From the back cover of “Rise of the Mystics” by Ted Dekker: Some say the great mystery of how one can live in two worlds at once died with Thomas Hunter many years ago. Still others that the gateway to that greater reality was and is only the stuff of dreams. They are wrong. In […]
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Book Review: The 49th Mystic
From the back cover of “The 49th Mystic” by Ted Dekker: Some say the great mystery of how one can live in two worlds at once died with Thomas Hunter many years ago. Still others that the gateway to that greater reality was and is only the stuff of dreams. They are wrong. In the […]
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