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William Carey: the pioneer missionary

One of my joys of perusing the used book stores is finding good biographies on great men of God.  It is hard to go wrong reading about the life of William Carey!  Carey called himself a “Dissenter” and not a “Churchman.”  He was not an Arminian Baptist but neither was he a hyper-Calvinist as his […]

The New Worship

This has been the next “contemporary church” book on my list to read.  Liesch is a popular writer who promotes the converging of various worship styles to meet the desires of a new generation.  His main thesis is that worship must include an equal amount of music (and alternative worship techniques i.e. drama, video, etc.) […]

Form and Freedom

This is a fresh study of the local church, meticulously proving from Scripture and history the congregational form of church government and the Biblical function of pastor and deacons.  Brown is a veteran church planter in Germany and a Ph.D. student at Central Baptist Seminary in Minneapolis.  The forward is written by Douglas McLachlan, former […]

Tell It To The Church

When the Lord Jesus Christ announced, I will build my church (Matt. 16:18), it was established as an absolute monarchy with Himself as the sovereign Head.  As long as this supreme Monarch was physically present with the disciples, their commission and instructions were held in abeyance, waiting for the enabling Power for operation.  With the […]

This Little Church Went To Market

This is the second book I’ve read (and reviewed) by Gary Gilley.  In This Little Church, Gilley evaluates the contemporary church movement primarily from his own background and familiarity with psychology.  He finds the methodology and motivation of the contemporary church almost identical if not primarily borrowed from the world of psychology.  Our society is […]

Plain Mr. Knox

This is a powerfully written history of the life and career of the spiritual father of the Church of Scotland (Skeffington & Sons, London, 1960).  Knox, of humble birth in Haddington, Scotland in 1513, would live in one of the most tumultuous times of English-Scottish history.  A converted Catholic (and life-long deadly foe), Knox was […]