Block, Daniel I. Covenant: The Framework of God’s Plan of Redemption. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2021. 704 pages. Hardcover. 9780801097881. $54.99. Introduction Daniel Block is well-known as being one of the premier evangelical scholars of our day. He is a retired Old Testament (OT) professor of Wheaton College, yet continues his scholarly work. His published […]
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Crossway, 2014, 493 pgs. Summary: A summation and chapter by chapter assessment of the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Dr. Gregg R. Allison, professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and former Cru missionary to Italy and Notre Dame University in Indiana. His basic analysis is founded on the fundamental difference between Roman Catholic and Protestants on
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Welcome back to our annual top books of the year post. Each year our board and fellows join together to submit their favorite book from the most recent year. Each book has a short synopsis on why it’s so great. You can find last year’s recommendations here. Happy reading! As a note: These may or may not have been published in 2021
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Learning to be wise is difficult. That’s particularly evident in Proverbs 9, where the personifications of wisdom and folly begin their calls to passersby with identical language: “‘Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!’ To him who lacks sense she says …” (Proverbs 9:4, 16). Theologian and author Benjamin Quinn calls that similarity “arguably,
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Editor’s note: This post is part of a series featuring outstanding excerpts from student papers at the BibleMesh Institute, which offers affordable online training for local churches, schools, and ministries. The author’s name has been withheld for privacy and security purposes. C. S. Lewis needs no introduction. But The Screwtape Letters may. Far from being
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What’s a pastor to do? It’s a simple question, but it’s surprising how different pastors answer it. Some say they’re here to shepherd. Others say they’re here to teach. None would say they’re here to entertain, but a steady diet of their teaching leaves the listener wondering. I once saw a pastor begin his service
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