Prayer is not one of my strengths. I mean I pray, but not as much as I should or desire. With this reality, I try to make sure that I get some reading in on prayer and spiritual disciplines each year. One of those books this year is “Prayer” by Timothy Keller. I greatly appreciate…
Month: July 2018
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
As I mentioned in my post of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, I am re-reading all seven Harry Potter books! The series is one of my favorites and while I have listened to the audiobook series a couple of times, I have never read the books through a second time. Instead of reviewing the…
Five Views of Sanctification
I have been going back and forth with a good friend recently, regarding sanctification. He wasn’t so sure that it was progressive, citing certain scriptures and his own personal experience. In my attempt to come to the defense of progressive sanctification, I ordered a few books on the topic. Five Views on Sanctification (FVS) edited…
Life Together
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “Life Together” is one of my favorite reads this year. While it’s a modest 122 pages, Bonhoeffer gives plenty to remember from a man whose life is hard to forget. For a book titled “Life Together,” I found the most hope in the chapter on the believer’s private life. I felt confronted with…
The Christ of the Covenants
I recently finished “The Christ of the Covenants” by O. Palmer Robertson. This is not my first book on covenant theology, nor is it my favorite. However, it is definitely a helpful and informative read. If you aren’t familiar with covenant theology, it is basically the idea of understanding and interpreting the Bible through God’s…
None Like Him
I decided I needed to stop ignoring over 50 percent of the population, and read some female authors (other than JK Rowling). Jen Wilkin’s None Like Him was first up. This book was an excellent read. Even though she was in deep theological waters, it felt like we were floating at the surface with how…