Christmas and the Courts
One of the things I love about Christmas is that it reminds us that Christianity is an embodied religion. It’s a religion rooted upon the reality that God himself came into the world, took on
Book Review: Practicing Thankfulness: Cultivating a Grateful Heart in all Circumstances
Crabtree, Sam. Practicing Thankfulness: Cultivating a Grateful Heart in all Circumstances. Wheaton: Crossway, 2021. 145 pp. Introduction Don’t you love it when you are surprised with a blessing? Rooted in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, my pastors
The Gospel Errand of Well-Done VBS Decorations
$4,000 in material costs, 1500+ man-hours of labor, and 6 weeks of construction duration. These are the typical resources we pour in to Vacation Bible School (VBS) decorations each year at Ashland Avenue Baptist
Book Review: Budgeting for a Healthy Church
Dunlop, Jamie. Budgeting for a Healthy Church. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019. 169 pp. Introduction Finances are a barometer of one’s heart. This is why Jesus talked about them so much. Our wallet helps reveal what
Book Review: 12 Faithful Men: Portraits of Courageous Endurance in Pastoral Ministry
Hansen, Collin and Jeff Robinson, eds. 12 Faithful Men: Portraits of Courageous Endurance in Pastoral Ministry. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2018. 187 pp. INTRODUCTION One of the challenges facing our insta-everything, have-it-your-way culture is that
Book Review: A Time for Confidence: Trusting God in a Post-Christian Society
Nichols, Stephen J. A Time for Confidence: Trusting God in a Post-Christian Society. Orlando: Reformation Trust, 2016. 152 pp. INTRODUCTION The culture of the United States is increasingly post-Christian. With the legalization of same-sex marriage
Book Review: Theology of My Life: A Theological and Apologetic Memoir
Frame, John. Theology of My Life: A Theological and Apologetic Memoir. Eugene: Cascade Books, 2017. 230 pp. Introduction In 1969, Leonard Cohen released his Songs from a Room album. Bird on the Wire is the
Book Review: Christian Ethics: An Introduction to Biblical Moral Reasoning
Grudem, Wayne. Christian Ethics: An Introduction to Biblical Moral Reasoning. Wheaton: Crossway, 2018. 1246 pp. INTRODUCTION “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves…For as the body apart from the
Book Review: Mere Hope: Life in an Age of Cynicism
Duesing, Jason G. Mere Hope: Life in an Age of Cynicism. Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2018. 172 pp. INTRODUCTION “Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” With these words the
Book Review: It Takes a Church to Baptize: What the Bible Says about Infant Baptism
McKnight, Scot. It Takes a Church to Baptize: What the Bible Says about Infant Baptism. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2018. Note: A review copy of the book was provided to the Prince on Preaching