Robert and James Haldane were brothers who came to the Lord and ministered in their native Scotland in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Many have read or used Robert Haldane’s classic commentary on Romans (which was required even in Bible College). On each trip to Scotland we attend the Charlotte Baptist Chapel in Edinburgh […]
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This Day in Baptist History, Vol II
The new year is a good time to begin one of those daily reading books that you will finish in one year. Reading the Bible through in a year ought to be the very minimum for a believer, but there are also many good books on the shelf that are also divided up into 365 […]
The Gospel Worthy of All Acceptation
Charles Spurgeon called Andrew Fuller the greatest theologian of his day. Fuller pastored in Kettering and considered himself a “strict Calvinist.” However, his associations with Ryland, Sutcliff, Carey, Pearce and Hall, led them all (all being strict Calvinists) to propose that the gospel must be taken to the heathen. Fuller wrote this treatise in 1785, […]
An Enquiry
In 1792 a group of nonconformist Particular Baptists were praying together about what could be done for missions. Many Particular (Calvinistic) Baptists did not believe anything could be done by human means to reach people in foreign lands. In May of that year William Carey expressed his own heart in the above titled booklet which […]
Deceived on Purpose
I have read numerous tracts, pamphlets, articles and books on Rick Warren and his Purpose Driven Phenomenon. I would recommend this book for fairly easy but informative reading (200 pages, fully footnoted in paper cover). Smith is a freelance writer with university degrees who works in social work on the west coast. Most interesting to […]
Early Baptist Missionaries and Pioneers
To fulfill two of my determinations about reading, a) mixing older books into my reading schedule and b) not passing up good bargains in used book stores, this book found its way to my night stand over the last couple months. It is a 1925 Judson Press edition from the Northern Baptist Convention’s Missionary Board. […]
This Little Church Stayed Home
This is the sequel to Gary Gilley’s first book, This Little Church Went To Market. I’ve met Gary and have observed that his heart and life are consistent with the words of these books. This second book does three things: It reviews postmodernism and shows its continuing influence on our lives; it presents a scriptural […]
Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox
In an article titled “Don’t Be Original—Be Effective!” writer Steve Sjogren advises Purpose Driven ministers not to prepare their own sermons but to use those already preached by well-known and proven preachers. Good Grief!
Going Public with Your Faith
I finished this book with a real 50/50 attitude. It is a Zondervan book but done by Focus on the Family with which the authors have close connections. I appreciated the emphasis on evangelism in the world, not just in the church. I believe our churches have to realize that people aren’t getting saved just […]
Can We Rock the Gospel?
The sub-title of the book is: “rock music’s impact on worship and evangelism.” That objective is overwhelmingly explored and answered in this book. Blanchard, who wrote Pop Goes The Gospel in 1983, and Lucarini, who wrote Why I Left The Contemporary Christian Music Movement in 2002, combine to bring a stunningly up-to-date look at the […]