Tag Archives: Calvinism

Book Review: Of Plymouth Plantation

Of Plymouth Plantation: Bradford’s History Of The Plymouth Settlement 1608-1650, by William Bradford This book is a vitally important book to read when it comes to understanding the self-perception of American settlers of New England during the key period when … Continue reading

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Book Review: How We May Make Melody In Our Hearts To God In Singing Of Psalms

How We May Make Melody In Our Hearts To God In Singing Of Psalms, by John Wells This short pamphlet, an excerpt from a larger work by the author, is a 17th century demonstration of why it was that the … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Sacrifice Of Praise

The Sacrifice Of Praise, by Herman Bavinck [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Hendrickson Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Although he may not be familiar to many potential readers, Herman Bavinck was one of … Continue reading

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Book Review: Preaching

Preaching:  Communicating Faith In An Age Of Skepticism, by Timothy Keller When one reads a book like this one can get a ready sense of the border between style and strictures.  More than a decade ago I gave a speech … Continue reading

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Book Review: Taking God At His Word

Taking God At His Word:  Why The Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, And Enough, And What That Means For You And Me, by Kevin DeYoung As someone who has ready plenty of books defending the plenary inspiration of the Bible [1], … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Biggest Story

The Biggest Story:  How The Snake Crusher Brings Us Back To The Garden, by Ken DeYoung, illustrated by Don Clark The best part of this book is probably the interesting and deeply symbolic imagery.  As far as the book is … Continue reading

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Book Review: Crazy Busy

Crazy Busy:  A (Mercifully) Short Book About A (Really) Big Problem by Kevin DeYoung This book is probably as sympathetic as the author is going to ever be in my own eyes.  To be sure, going into reading this book … Continue reading

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Book Review: Just Do Something

Just Do Something:  A Liberating Approach To Finding God’s Will, by Kevin DeYoung Even before the author told the reader himself outright, I could tell that the author was a Calvinist.  Whether or not this is a good thing or … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Rent Veil

The Rent Veil, by Horatius Bonar This is a book that more or less midrashes Hebrews (along with quite a few other areas of scripture) and gets a lot right, but manages to miss quite a bit as well.  When … Continue reading

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Book Review: Words To Winners Of Souls

Words To Winners Of Souls, by Horatius Bonar As a lay member myself (if a particularly noisy one), I often wonder about the appropriateness of reading material like this that is obviously aimed at ordained ministers [1].  In this case, … Continue reading

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