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In this book Jeremy Treat does what it seems few are interested in doing these days: he gets rid of the binary and focuses our eyes to the messy reality of “both/and.” Over the course of about 300 pages (and some change), he shows us how theology (biblical and systematic) and the two dominant motifs…
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Matt Smethurst is the Managing Editor for The Gospel Coalition. That means, in part, he makes decisions about what will be generally edifying, encouraging, and appropriately challenging to the readers that visit the site. It shows in this book.
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If you’re alive and in the Christian West, you’ve probably run into a brand of Calvinism–or I should say Calvinist–that can’t easily be described as “humble.” This book aims to confront that issue head-on by pointing out, rightly, if you’re a Calvinist then having a heart-understanding of the Doctrines of Grace should make you humble,…
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This is Bonhoeffer’s classic work on the Christian community, and it’s easy to see why it’s a classic. He encourages us to live out the type of intimacy that our unity in Christ enables. Read this. You won’t be sorry. If you’d like to purchase the book, you can do so here. Here are 10…
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Who should I marry? What should I do for work? Where should I live? Jeremy Treat aims to dispel some of my mystical confusion surrounding these types of questions with this book by grounding readers in what the Bible has to say. His overarching purpose is to teach us to stop obsessing over finding God’s will, and…
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One constant, and necessary, refrain throughout the pages of this short book is that our ability to pray was costly. We only have access to our Father’s heavenly throne because of sacrifice of the Son and the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. This work has a wonderful, and correct, trinitarian emphasis on prayer. One…
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If you’ve been a Christian for a while, most of what’s found in here will be a helpful reminder to you, but there probably won’t be anything you didn’t already know about the Christian faith. However, this book is worth the purchase for Christians at any stage in their journey, and you should actually buy…
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In short: read this book. This is a great resource that provides both a theological foundation for praying together and practical tips for how to accomplish the goal of doing so. Megan helps prove the power of prayer with others by consistently sharing stories of revivals you probably weren’t aware of. If you’re looking for…
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I read through this book over the past week or so, and I really enjoyed it. It’s striking how relatably and accessibly it was written. John wrote it in a way that I feel I could hand this to anyone in my church, from the least to the most educated, and they would all walk…
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I’ve been working through this book on and off for the past couple of months. I got a little bogged down at times because, while the content was excellent, it did seem a bit repetitive. That being said, it was definitely worth the time spent finishing it because it called me to take a step…
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The Drawing Board 