Book(s) Review: Hide or Seek, by John Freeman; Sexual Sanity For Men, by David White
Review by Raymond Johnson | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018Sexual wholeness is vital to healing, and these resources will help pastors better structure small groups in ways that facilitate a more open and safe place for people to come and share their experiences and struggles.
Book Review: Wired for Intimacy, by William Struthers
Review by Deepak Reju | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018Those who want to understand the biology that contributes to porn addiction will be well served by Struthers’ book.
Book Review: The Game Plan, by Joe Dallas
Review by Nate Keeler | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018Overall, I would strongly recommend The Game Plan as a tool for discipling men through habitual sexual sin, especially pornography.
Book Review: Sexual Detox, by Tim Challies
Review by Justin Perry | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018Sexual Detox is a wonderful book, and it is atop my recommended reads for those who struggle with pornography.
Book Review: Captured by a Better Vision: Living Porn Free, by Tim Chester
Review by Dave Gobbett | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018In this wide-ranging, honest, and profoundly gospel-centred book, Chester demonstrates that the contemporary pornography pandemic which is crippling lives and ministries is fundamentally a problem of idolatry.
Book Review: Diehard Sins, by Rush Witt
Review by Josh Vincent | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018As a pastor and a professionally trained biblical counselor, Witt brings his experiences to bear on this book, making it useful for both pastors and professional counselors.
Book Review: A Better Story: God, Sex and Human Flourishing, by Glynn Harrison
Review by Dave Gobbett | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018A Better Story is a thoughtful, faithful and persuasive proposal for how to respond—or at least begin to respond—to the sexual revolution.
Book Review: Defining Deception, by Costi Hinn & Anthony Wood
Review by Johnny Lithell | 10.04.2018Does Bill Johnson and Bethel Church’s teaching fall within the bounds of Christian orthodoxy? Or do they harm the advance of the gospel of Jesus Christ?
Book Review: James Robinson Graves—Staking the Boundaries of Baptist Identity, by James A. Patterson
Review by Caleb Greggsen | 09.21.2018This book provides a cautionary tale for everyone committed to teaching and promoting sound Baptist polity as the polity most faithful to Scripture.
Book Review: No Quick Fix, by Andy Naselli
Review by Justin Harris | 09.17.2018This book expertly exposes the dangers and errors of „higher life“ theology.
Book Review: Jesus‘ Crucifixion Beatings and the Book of Proverbs, by David Wenkel
Review by Phill Howell | 09.10.2018How do you preach Christ from Proverbs? This book will help.
Book Review: When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend, by Mark Meynell
Review by Nathan Loudin | 08.20.2018Simply put, this book isn’t meant to equip pastors for pastoral ministry to a depressed world. It’s a book for pastors who wrestle with depression themselves.
Book Review: Practicing the Power, by Sam Storms
Review by Paul Martin | 08.16.2018Sam Storms’ recent book is a field guide for Reformed churches to introduce charismatic practices into the life of the assembly.
Book Review: On the Meaning of Sex, by J. Budziszewksi
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 07.30.2018When Scripture instructs husbands to lead their families and wives to submit to their husbands, or limits pastoral leadership of the church to men, it formalizes, codifies, and extends what is already written into our nature.
Book Review: The Gospel Comes with a House Key, by Rosaria Butterfield
Review by Aaron Menikoff | 07.13.2018Long story short, non-Christians unlikely to walk under a steeple may very well walk over your threshold, if only you’d invite them inside.