Not Sure: A Pastor’s Journey from Faith to Doubt
Not Sure: A Pastor’s Journey from Faith to Doubt. By John Suk. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011. 211 pp. Paperback, $18.00. I found reading this book to be a sad experience. Here a Calvinist pastor of the Christian Reformed Church feels it beneficial to Christianity and the world to write a book […]
Missional Ecclesiology in the Book of Acts
A Cultish Side of Calvinism
A Cultish Side of Calvinism. By Micah Coate. NP: Innovo Publishing, 2011. 330 pp. Paperback, $19.95. This book has an all-star lineup of endorsers including well-known Evangelicals Tim LaHaye, Earl Radmacher, Paige Patterson, and Jerry Vines. In addition to Radmacher, several other Free Grace leaders endorse the book: Charlie Bing, Dave Anderson, Fred Chay, Gordon […]
The Benefit of the Doubt: Encouragement for the Questioning Christian
The Benefit of the Doubt: Encouragement for the Questioning Christian. By Charles R. Swindoll. Plano, TX: Insight for Living Publishing House, 2011. 72 pp. Paper, Np. Having recently read Grant Richison’s book, Certainty—A Place to Stand(see review in this issue), I was intrigued when I heard about this new book by Chuck Swindoll. What would […]
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream. By David Platt. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah Books, 2010. 230 pp. Paper, $14.99. “A New York Times Bestseller” proclaims a banner at the top of the book. Here is a book that is hard to categorize. Imagine a cross between The Gospel According to Jesus and […]
Review of A. B. Caneday’s “‘Lest After Preaching to Others I Become Disqualified’: Grace and Warning in Paul’s Gospel (1 Corinthians 9:23-37)
The First Letter to the Corinthians. The Pillar New Testament Commentary
The First Letter to the Corinthians. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. By Roy E. Ciampa and Brian S. Rosner. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. 922 pp. Cloth, $65.00. First Corinthians is a book that is of great interest to Free Grace people because this epistle was written to a very immature church, […]
The Topical Handbook of Bible Prophecy: Every Bible Verse on the End Times
The Topical Handbook of Bible Prophecy: Every Bible Verse on the End Times. By Ron Rhodes. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2010. 175 pp. Paper, $9.99. A companion piece to his Popular Dictionary of Bible Prophecy: More Than 350 Terms and Concepts Defined, Dallas Theological Seminary alumni Ron Rhodes offers a helpful and easy-to-use tool […]