Book Review: The Shaping of Things to Come, by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch
Review by Jamie Southcombe | 05.30.2019The church is in need of reformation, not revolution. To reach people for Jesus in a true and lasting way, the church needs leaders committed to teaching the life-giving word of God.
Book Review: Preaching as Reminding, by Jeffrey D. Arthurs
Review by Juan Sanchez | 05.23.2019As preachers, we are not only the Lord’s heralds, we are also the Lord’s remembrancers, reminding God’s people of their obligations to the covenant with our king while also calling God’s people back to covenant faithfulness whenever they may wander.
Book Review: Disruptive Witness, by Alan Noble
Review by Kyle Newcomer | 05.16.2019As we fulfill the one another’s of the New Testament, the corporate life of the church is a witness that true meaning is found not in expressing yourself, but in losing your life for Christ’s sake and the gospel (Mark 8:35).
Book Review: Mere Calvinism, by Jim Orrick
Review by Mark Redfern | 05.09.2019Let Orrick’s book lead you to a place of peaceful confidence in God’s love for you in Christ and a more robust worship of the One who deserves all the credit in our salvation.
Book Review: Side by Side, by Ed Welch
Review by John Joseph | 05.02.2019Welch teaches us how to become more skillful at greeting others, at asking thoughtful questions, at drawing out people’s stories, and how to be present during suffering and prepared to talk about sin.
Book Review: Why I Love the Apostle Paul, by John Piper
Review by Nathan Loudin | 04.25.2019Piper’s example is commendable. Pastors should get to know the Bible and their authors more comprehensively. How might our ministries change if we invested ourselves so thoroughly in Peter, John, Jeremiah, and others biblical authors?
Book Review: A Church You Can See, by Dennis Bills
Review by Justin Harris | 04.18.2019Bills presents a great case for uniting to a local congregation and receiving biblical instruction with brothers and sisters who live in your same zip code.
Book Review: God’s Country, by Brad Roth
Review by Cheston Pickard | 04.11.2019In the same way that God values the populations in cities, God values the populations in rural areas. In the same way that God calls men and women to serve in the cities, God still calls men and women to faithfully serve in rural areas. The two areas could not be more different, but Christ builds his church in cities and rural areas alike.
Book Review: Preaching that Moves People, by Yancey Arrington
Review by Adam Triplett | 04.04.2019Arrington suggests that preachers use videos, props, and interviews to make your sermons more engaging and exciting. But God’s Word alone ought to compel our listeners to respond, not gimmicks and fluff.
Book Review: The Forgotten Church, by Glenn Daman
Review by Dayton Hartman | 03.28.2019This book is a compelling and thoughtful presentation of the value of small community ministry and the of the need for healthy local churches in those communities.
Book Review: God’s Ambassadors, by Chad Van Dixhoorn
Review by Nick Gardner | 03.21.2019The Westminster Assembly truly believed that the health and holiness of the church depended on the regular preaching of the Word.
Book Review: A Scottish Christian Heritage, by Iain Murray
Review by Caleb Greggsen | 03.14.2019This book is a wonderful devotional tool for the pastor tempted to feel discouraged at the small size of his flock or the seeming lack of fruit in his preaching.
Book Review: The Ten Commandments, by Kevin DeYoung
Review by Shane Walker | 02.28.2019If we want to love Christ as he deserves and as he desires, we will keep his commandments (John 14:15). And that means as we keep in step with the Spirit, we would do well to remember the Ten Commandments.
Book Review: Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, by J. I. Packer
Review by Mark Carrington | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019Packer’s book offers a concise and compelling argument unpacking how evangelism and the sovereignty of God co-exist, and if properly understood, enhance one another.
