I receive various Seminary Journals (and usually read them). I don’t always review them as I might a book (though they are often more profitable) nor am I, by mentioning the Journal, endorsing the Seminary. This issue of the Detroit Journal is worth ordering and reading. The first article by Rolland McCune (Seminary President) is […]
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Book Genre: Theology - General
The Cost of Discipleship
After hearing this book quoted regarding “cheap grace” so often (even by Swindoll on Grace) I decided I wanted to read it cover to cover and see for myself (I used it in this month’s article). I would say that more people who quote it should read it. I enjoyed its unique context and viewpoint […]
Reading Dogged Issues During Dogged Days
The habit of reading is absolutely critical today, particularly for Christians. As television turns our society into an increasingly image-dominated culture, Christians must continue to be people of the Word. When we read, we cultivate a sustained attention span, an active imagination, a capacity for logical analysis and critical thinking, and a rich inner life. […]
Our High Calling
I finally got around to the third book by Baxter on Christian holiness. I have liked his definitions of sanctification and holiness as a remedy for a disease that lies within each of us, an infection that was inherited from Adam. We can be healthy or we can be unhealthy, but we always live with […]
His Deeper Work In Us
This is the second in a trilogy of books by Baxter that I am reading this year. As I wrote in the first review (Feb.), I find Baxter an interesting middle ground on Holiness teaching. He does believe that a Christian should come to a crisis experience in life but he does not believe in […]
The Christian Conscience
Regular Baptist Press offers a number of small books for pastors including this 1984 study on the biblical definition of the conscience. His view is that the conscience is inherent in man’s makeup but is something that is only active in exposing sin. Clagett contends that conscience cannot become a Christian’s guide because within a […]
Divine Healing Today
Mayhue is the Senior Vice-President and Dean of the Master’s Seminary. This book has been around for a few years and parallels much of John MacArthur’s works on the Charismatics. The book is very readable (at only 150 pages) and can be recommended to friends who are struggling in this area. Many examples are used […]
A New Call To Holiness
I have always enjoyed reading J. Sidlow Baxter. He is a middle ground between Reformed and Pentecostal views of holiness. He argues at length against the eradication view of the old nature, but believes that true holiness is really attainable by the person we really are. He writes, “Before all else, even before orthodox dogma, […]
He That Is Spiritual
I have enjoyed Chafer much more in my ministry than I did as a student. Perhaps because now I don’t have anyone telling me how “shallow” he was. I still find his book True Evangelism to be the best I have read on the subject. In this area of the filling of the Spirit, I […]
Breaking Down The Walls
Racial Reconciliation Books The following two books are reviewed as part of an ongoing study of the “Racial Reconciliation” phenomenon typified by the growing number of new books and public speakers. My comments on these two books do not necessarily reflect my conclusion on the whole movement. I have been reminded so far of many […]