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A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson (Review)
The full title of Eugene Peterson’s classic on spiritual formation is a small book review in itself, and sheds some light on his thesis—namely that to doggedly follow Jesus is to defy the conventions of our society. Check out the complete tagline...
The Night Watchman by Mark Mynheir (Review)
While I don't hand out book accolades right and left, I also don't like to judge a book too quickly. I typically give a novel 50 pages to win me over or lose me forever. It really shouldn't take an author 50 pages to hit his stride, but some books do...
Vintage Church by Mark Driscoll (Book Review)
No doubt timing had something to do with it, but Mark Driscoll’s latest book, Vintage Church, is my favorite in his Re:Lit series to date. (If you’re looking at the total Driscoll canon, Confessions of a Reformission Rev is still at the top of my...
Book Review: The Cure by Harry Kraus
I know some of you people just can't get enough books, that you're bibliophiles, to the extent that you have wooden doors propped up on piles of books in your homes, serving as tables. That's why I thought I should mention that I reviewed The Cure by...
Book Review: On Church Leadership by Mark Driscoll
I tend to write book reviews in bursts. Yesterday you had The Yellow Leaves, today you can find my review of On Church Leadership by Mark Driscoll over at arieljvan.com. ...
The Yellow Leaves by Frederick Buechner (Book Review)
I've long been a fan of Frederick Buechner (Godric, Whistling in the Dark, Book of Bebb, etc.), who I consider one of America's greatest living authors, and a guy who could have been mentioned in the same breath as Jack Kerouac and Norman Mailer if t...
The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader (Book Review)
First, the small print: The Bourne Betrayal was my first experience of Jason Bourne in print, as opposed to the screen. I realize that I probably should have backed up and read the original books by Robert Ludlum, but, time-pressed thrill-seeker that...
Heaven Without Her by Kitty Foth-Regner (Book Review)
Time for a review of an refreshingly atypical book that mixes themes of death, feminism, heaven, materialism, and the gospel with lots and lots of narrative flavor. Heaven Without Her by Kitty Foth-Regner is unlike any other apologetics book I've rea...
Peter Schakel on C.S. Lewis - Book Review Up
The Olympics and a head cold have been playing havoc with my sleep and blogging patterns. However, I managed to review Is Your Lord Large Enough? by Peter Schakel. If you like C.S. Lewis, take a look. Schakel's approach to Lewis in this book is refre...
Jesus Storybook Bible - Sally Lloyd-Jones (Book Review)
Reviewed by AidanMy dad said I had to write this review before I ate any more fruit snacks, so here is what I think of the Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones.I like it. I like it a lot.OK, I guess I have to say more than that, so here is why ...
Theological Book Reviews
Book reviews up on the other site: The Hope of Glory by Sam Storms and Spiritual Leadership by Oswald Sanders. If you go in for Bible commentary, devotional reading, or leadership take a look. ...
Mark Driscoll - On the Old Testament (Book Review)
Sometime last year I commented that with a reported 7 books being published in 2008, Mark Driscoll had his work cut out for him. That seemed all the more true after I reviewed Vintage Jesus, a substantial book on Christ and the cross. However, the si...
Peter Kreeft's Between Heaven and Hell (Book Review)
Time for a quick review of the expanded edition of Between Heaven and Hell by Peter Kreeft:Bubbly.I mean that in the champagne sense, because this superb apologetics book sparkles so brightly and goes down so fast that you don't realize how heavy the...
Culturally Savvy Christian by Dick Staub (Book Review)
This review is long overdue, and the best I can do by way of penance is to cut to the chase and point to the best features of The Culturally Savvy Christian. Dick Staub's title is potentially pretentious, but he proves to be his own man, and elaborat...
Book Reviews & Theology Qs
Thought I'd pimp some recent posts from my theology & church planting blog, including a couple book reviews, which will continue to proliferate over there:A book review of Tim Challies' Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, guest post from Matt Ma...
So Brave, Young, and Handsome by Leif Enger (Book Review)
Anytime you’re a Rookie of the Year, a Platinum debut artist, or a Best-Selling first-time author, your sophomore season is bound to be a doozie.Leif Enger’s first published book, Peace Like a River, became a surprise best-seller with a headlong ...
Planet Narnia by Michael Ward (Book Review)
In the last several years, I've read my share of books that annotate and elucidate C.S. Lewis' work, and this cryptic title from previously-unknown Lewis scholar Michael Ward wins the "best of" trophy hands down.Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in th...
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (Book Review)
Anne Lamott is the type of writer that people tend to either love or hate. For me, she was also one of those authors that I always meant to read but never got around to it. However, even the best procrastinators have a limit to their craft.Now that I...
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (Book Review)
Child 44 is the first serial killer/ spy novel set in Communist Russia that I've ever read. And, coincidentally, Child 44 is the first book (of any kind) that Tom Rob Smith has ever written. Both facts are somewhat amazing.On the first count, I'm not...
Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscoll (Book Review)
It just so happens that although I've read all of Mark Driscoll's published work, this is the first book I've actually reviewed. So in writing this, I have a sense of backstory that I'll try to convey briefly.People tend to assess Driscoll in one of ...
Inside Prince Caspian by Devin Brown (Book Review)
Even without Aidan's dwarf impersonations, the release of Narnia films are kind of a big deal around here. So, like many of you, I decided to reread C.S. Lewis' Prince Caspian to get ready for the upcoming movie (May 16). That was the work of a coup...
