Book Details: • Author: Phillip L. Simpson • Category: Biography • Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books (2011) • Format: Hardcover • Page Count: 336 • ISBN#: 1601781229 • List Price: $30.00 • Rating: Highly Recommended Review: In recent years the English Puritans have been making a comeback. Pastors and theological students, in America and elsewhere, have been looking to…
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Book Review – A Life of Gospel Peace: A Biography of Jeremiah Burroughs by Phillip L. Simpson
Posted by Bob Hayton on
February
21st,
2012
John Bunyan (Christian Encounters series) by Kevin Belmonte
Posted by Bob Hayton on
August
3rd,
2011
Perhaps no other book besides the Bible itself, has had more of an impact on Western culture as a whole and Christianity in particular than John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. Bunyan was not a well-educated divine, nor a churchman of high caliber. He was not educated in Oxford or Cambridge. No, he was a simple tinker [...]
Today, there are many who encourage pastors to study Hebrew and Greek. Back in the day, the Puritan greats were masters of the Bible’s original languages. I’m not discounting this at all, although my proficiency in Hebrew and Greek is feeble at best. I just found it interesting to come across an anecdote passed down [...]
The Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family by Andrew Himes
Posted by Bob Hayton on
May
24th,
2011
Book Details: Author: Andrew Himes Category: Biography Publisher: Chiara Press (2011) Binding: Softcover Page count: 362 ISBN#: 9781453843758 Recommendation: Review Date: 05/24/11 by Bob Hayton Rating: Highly Recommended Review: For over 75 years, a small, independent newspaper has been the face of fundamentalism in America. John R. Rice founded The…
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A few weeks ago, Attic Books, an imprint of New Leaf Publishing, sent me two new titles in their classic biography series. I already had their Life of Luther, and shared the book trailer for that book over at my personal blog. This time they sent me Life of Andrew…
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Apparent Danger: The Pastor of America’s First MegaChurch and the Texas Murder Trial of the Decade in the 1920s
Posted by Bob Hayton on
July
10th,
2010
I recently received a copy of Apparent Danger: The Pastor of America’s First MegaChurch and the Texas Murder Trial of the Decade in the 1920s a new book on J. Frank Norris by David Stokes. Being familiar with the history and big figures of American fundamentalism, I knew something of…
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The Legacy of Sovereign Joy: God’s Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin by John Piper
Posted by Bob Hayton on
September
4th,
2007
Book Details: Author: John Piper Category: Biography Publisher: Crossway (2006) Binding: Softcover Page count: 160 ISBN#: 1581348134 Recommendation: Review Date: 09/04/07 by Bob Hayton Rating: Highly Recommended Review: John Piper’s biographies are written with a pastor’s eye and so are more than just the story of a famous individual. Rather,…
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Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce by John Piper
Posted by Bob Hayton on
January
16th,
2007
Book Details: Author: John Piper Category: Biography Publisher: Crossway (2007) Binding: paperback Page Count: 64 ISBN#: 1581348754 Recommendation: Review Date: 1/16/07 by Bob Hayton Rating: Must Read Review: I have finished Piper’s little book Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce. It was excellent! You should look into getting…
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