I was pleasantly surprised and encouraged with this 2007 volume from the senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. Anyabwile is professedly Reformed in his theology, steering him through his many theological evaluations of the Black American experience, which, according to the author, departed from Biblical orthodoxy mostly in […]
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Our Blessed Hope
This 1884 book is the most encouraging book I’ve read in the field of prophecy in a long time (and I’ve read a lot!). It is a collection of extended articles on the Second Coming, all emphasizing the literal interpretation of prophetic passages and the pre-millennial return of Christ. Authors include Joseph Seiss and Bishop […]
Understanding The Trinity
I generally appreciate and greatly profit from McGrath’s writings. His Oxford Evangelicalism always seems a bit too Anglican, but on most matters of theology he has been good. This basic book on the trinity is a book you might want to give a skeptic who is not sure whether he can believe in such an […]
The Holy Spirit
Ryrie wrote the first edition of this book in 1965 and it has gone through several editions since then. The bulk of it is also reproduced in his Basic Theology. In rereading the book (an easy read of 120 pages) I was encouraged by the orthodox presentation of what can be a very controversial doctrine. […]
The Triumph of the Crucified
This companion book to Dawn of World Redemption (also 1951) takes the history of redemption from the first coming of Christ, through the age of the Church, to the world system of the antichrist, and then to the literal millennial kingdom of God on earth. The order of resurrections is given in detail followed by […]
The Dawn of World Redemption
This first book (1951) concentrates on the beginning of creation and Old Testament history leading up to the first coming of Christ. This reveals his belief in a form of gap theory which runs throughout his books but does not affect his general orthodoxy. His dispensational plan includes seven dispensations but his actual lists may […]
C.S. Lewis In A Time Of War
I read this book because of my interest in C.S. Lewis but also because of my interest in WWII. This is a chronology of how and why Lewis gave radio broadcasts on the BBC during the bombing of London. These broadcasts soon after were printed in a book and titled Mere Christianity. Fascinating WWII history.
Foxes Book of Martyrs
I don’t like abridged versions of important books but sometimes it helps to be able to read through a history quickly to refresh one’s memory. John Foxe (1516-1587) lived through the terrible times of “bloody” Mary Tudor of England. He researched his book partly in exile on the continent and partly in the UK speaking […]
FreeMasonry: A journey through ritual an...
This book was published in 1991 by Thames & Hudson Ltd. of London. It is written by a Mason who takes great pains to describe three introductory degrees of Masons are and a myriad of other stages, symbols, and philosophies. Freemasonry is a psychology of what they call “mysteries” but insist that they are not […]
A Son Of His Father
This is the twelfth HBW book, written in 1925 and printed by Appleton. It is a story set in Arizona ranch land promoting honesty, hard work, and integrity. Such stories seem like ancient history (or maybe something from another planet) compared to today’s general reading.