James D. Bratt and Ronald A. Wells, eds., The Best of the Reformed Journal (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011), 343 pages. A Spirited Discussion On the surface, this volume is an oddly delightful anthology of pithy readings culled from…
In the forward to Dr. Richard Pratt’s first book, Every Thought Captive, John Frame asserts that Reformed people are often strong in setting forth Biblical theories for apologetics but are “generally weak in training one another to do apologetics.” Frame…
C.S. Lewis once wrote that “it is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.” This quote from Lewis is no off-handed ditty that…
It might sound strange to suggest that we need a dictionary devoted to the theological interpretation of the Bible, but Kevin J. Vanhoozer wagers that we do with the publication of Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible (DTIB). A…
I cannot begin to express how many sympathetic back pats, mildly shaken heads and ever so slightly rolled eyes I have gotten at the news that I was reviewing a book on the apologetics of Francis Schaeffer. I must say…
“Come beloved, listen for a moment to this!” preached Charles Spurgeon. “You have the milk of faith, but God wills that you should have this cream of assurance! He would increase your faith.”[1] The proven pastors and teachers who have…
The theological world has been blessed by being the recipients of the translation of the first three volumes of Herman Bavinck’s magnum opus the Gereformeerde Dogmatiek in English. As one who has read the entire 4-volume Dutch work from cover…
When I stop to reflect on the beloved doctrines of the reformed and evangelical faith, I always find the doctrine of the Lordship of Christ among the most precious. Why? Simply put, it is the source of our salvation and the…
When Gilbert Meilaender writes a book, I press “pre-order” at Amazon. Not because I agree with everything he writes, but because he, as an astute theologian and ethicist, is consistently insightful about the nature of what he calls “the perennial…
