J. Frank Norris may be the most influential fundamentalist leader that almost no one has heard about. In his day, he was a shoe-in to lead the fundamentalist movement after the passing of the great William Jennings Bryan of Scopes Trial fame. Norris was the fiery, fundamentalist pastor of Fort Worth’s largest church. He boasted [...]
To build anticipation for the upcoming launch of Credo Magazine, a free, full-color, digital magazine that will be published bi-monthly, the Credo Magazine Blog is hosting a series of book giveaways. This week’s giveaway is for a copy of three volumes from Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. I’ve…
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I recently received a couple new releases from Baker Books. I’m eager to dig into both of these books, and thought I’d share a little about them here. Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook This book is a joy to use. The pages are filled with bright, full color illustrations and the…
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From the very first page, Brock Eastman’s new book Taken, grips and pulls the reader into its fast-paced, adventure tale. Taken is the start of P & R Publishing’s “The Quest for Truth” series, and focuses on a group of four children (Oliver – 17, Tiffany – 15, and the twins Mason and Austin – [...]
More and more Christian Publishers are creating blogs, which are often the best place to learn of new releases, upcoming books and more. Author interviews and video content abound, and the occasional giveaway contest or book blog tour announcement are to be found. If you’re a book nut like me,…
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Book Details: Author: Craig G. Bartholomew and Ryan P. O’Dowd Category: Theology Publisher: IVP Academic (2011) Binding: Hardcover Page count: 336 ISBN#: 9780830838967 Recommendation: Review Date: 09/1/11 by Bob Hayton Rating: Highly Recommended Review: Few Old Testament books are more puzzling than Job and Ecclesiastes. And few books are more…
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Another insightful excerpt from the new book, Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick & Jessica Thompson: _____________________ Works righteousness is a deadly and false variation of godly obedience. Godly obedience is motivated by love for God and trust in his gracious plan and power. Works righteousness [...]
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 [...]
A new documentary DVD sponsored by The National Center for Family-Integrated Churches, is beginning to make some waves. Divided: Is Modern Youth Ministry Multiplying or Dividing the Church? explores the pitfalls and problems of how we’ve done church for the last thirty to forty years (and more). You can watch the entire 54 minute DVD [...]
I’ve just started into Crossway’s new title Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson. It is going to take some time to go through it because it is so powerful and packed with quite the punch. It’s at the same time oozing with grace and [...]
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