This is a 1995 edition of the 500 page book (Word Pub) by Shelley, professor of church history at Denver Seminary. Once I got over the initial change of reading history written in a more relaxed style, I enjoyed and learned a lot from the book. There were times when I would have wanted the […]
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Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Here is a profitable and inexpensive way to keep current on college-level, scholarly issues. If you are a student at any level, or have such a person in your home, you can request free membership in the Institute and receive two publications at no charge. One, The Intercollegiate Review, is published 2-4 times during the […]
Born Crucified
This little book has been read by many in search of a deeper walk with God. It is one of those books (and authors) that people either absolutely love or hate. I think that is because it represents the thirst in America for true, Holy Spirit revival and yet at the same time is a […]
Jacob’s Dozen
Will Varner is a well-known name in Israelite and prophetic studies. This is a ‘87 book which does two valuable things. Varner does a study on each of the twelve tribes of Israel according to Jacob’s blessing on each of them. This would make a wonderful character study. Also, Varner traces the present and future […]
Addicted to Mediocrity
This is a ‘93 edition of the ‘81 book by the son of Francis Schaeffer. I have always enjoyed Francis, and Franky has a lot of his father in him. I do find Franky to be more caustic and possessing less patience with us Philistines than his father. He is, however, obviously well-versed in the […]
This Day in Baptist History
This is a daily journal of 365 readings drawn from Baptist history. Each entry is about a page long, interesting and documented. The book can be ordered by calling BJU Press in Greenville, S.C. Dr. Harju gave me this book a year ago and I have spent five minutes each evening reading each day’s entry […]
A History of the Baptists
My reason for going back and rereading this text (originally published by Judson Press, 1950) was in conjunction with some study on the history of revival in America in the last two centuries. Torbet has an interesting chapter (8) on the division of Baptists after the Great Awakening into “Regular” and “Separate”. The Great Awakening […]
C.S. Lewis Had a Wife; Catherine Marshal...
I was given this 1985, Tyndale House book to read if I became interested. The title didn’t much interest me but the table of contents did. I have found an interest in biographies of great men of God and this book contains ten biographies that center on the home life of these great men. They […]
Willing to Believe
This 1997 book by Sproul is a Calvinistic answer to Clark Pinnock, editor of a 1989 volume, The Grace of God, The Will of Man, a case for Arminianism. Sproul points out that though both sides give assent to the freedom of man to choose, the underlying issue is whether prevenient grace from God enables […]
Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal
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 […]