I reread this classic work on a Kindle version. Machen first wrote this book in 1921 when his Presbyterian church was experiencing encroaching liberalism. It was first published in The Princeton Theological Review and was later put in book form. The book simply moves through the subjects of man, sin, God, Scripture, Salvation, and the […]
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What On Earth Is God Doing?
Renald Showers is best known for his writings on prophecy. I had recently read a few of his books and chose this one also. It is a summary look at the history of Israel from its time of choosing by God to its captivity, and final rejection of its Messiah. Showers then traces the church […]
Victorian Nonconformity
This is a 2011 update of a 1992 book. I read this edition on Kindle. I always enjoy Bebbington on Baptist and Church history. This book explains the reasons for “chapels” in England to be “nonconformist” (or “Dissenters”) during the late nineteenth century, the “Victorian” era. Besides the obvious doctrinal reasons for independent churches to […]
The Popular Handbook on the Rapture
I enjoyed this book very much as I do most dispensational, pretribulational, premillennial books. Twelve authors provide twenty one chapters on interesting subjects including various defenses of the pretribulational rapture: two chapters supporting the “departure” view of 2 Thes. 2:3 (by H. Wayne House and Tim LaHaye); reasons for interpreting prophecy literally (by Thomas Ice); […]
Killing Jesus
This book should be looked at from two points of view. First of all it is an interesting history of the times in which Jesus lived. I found the other “killing” books (Lincoln & Kennedy) to be interesting history as well (I’m not sure whether O’Reilly or Duggard is the historian). The book is filled […]
Our Lives, Our Fortunes & Our Sacred Hon
When I saw my father-in-law reading this book I commented that it looked interesting and so I was graciously given the book when he finished reading it. It is the story of how the American colonies became the United States and then how they separated from Great Britain and issued their Declaration of Independence. The […]
Things That Matter
We have all been encouraged by the life story as well as the writings of this conservative commentator. For the Christian, there are a few things that cannot be accepted. Krauthammer does not believe that life begins at conception (p. 200) nor does he believe that creation is acceptable science (p. 210). However, his essays […]
The Pre-Wrath Rapture View
I have read this book late. Showers wrote this in 2001 and the pre-wrath view of the rapture came into voque in 1990 with Marv Rosenthal’s The Pre-Wrath Rapture of the Church, and in 1992 with Robert Van Kampen’s The Sign. I read them at the time but now have reason to study the view […]
The Kingdom in History and Prophecy
I read this book on Kindle. Though it’s hard for me to read without a pencil in my hand I made it through just fine. I like reading this older dispensational premillennialist especially when it comes to prophetic things. Sure, I find some minor points with which I disagree, but I miss the plain speaking […]
The Puritan Tradition in English Life
This is a 1956 book by this English author. Marlowe writes from an historian’s, not a theological, point of view. His treatment of the Puritans is often refreshing and straightforward but also sometimes frustrating. Marlowe seems to be positive when the Puritan history was a benefit to English life and politics and yet negative if […]