Out of the Shadows
It so happens that I also play guitar. Often. And I’m trying to decide whether to post my recording sessions here for listening or viewing, or just keep everything private, as I have over the …
Beloved
Today I finished the book Beloved by Francis Chan and Mercy Gordon, and it reminds me of what really matters. It returns to what is already true, allowing it to settle with time. Reading it …
Union with Christ
Having completed the book Union with Christ: The Blessings of Being in Him by Sinclair B. Ferguson (hardcover ISBN 978-1848717237) cover to cover, what stayed with me wasn’t just how the book explains union with …
The Discipline of Grace
Today I completed the book The Discipline of Grace, and it was a helpful, clear grounding in what it means to live by discipline through grace. Various disciplines were covered, spanning thoughts, words, and actions, …
The Life of Discipleship
Discipleship, as I’ve known it, is not an event or a study. It is not a group you attend or a curriculum you complete. It is a way of life that is intentionally formed in …
The Weight of Holiness
Having today completed The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul (ISBN: 978-0842314985), it becomes clear that the book unfolds according to Sproul’s Reformational approach to Scripture. Rather than presenting holiness through abstract definition, he …
Shepherds for Sale
Shepherds for Sale by Megan Basham documents how influential areas within American evangelical leadership have permitted political interests, major philanthropic funding, and concerns about institutional reputation to shape the public expression of theology. Drawing on …
The Abomination of Degradation
There are seasons in the Christian life when warmth fades, and clarity dims, and it becomes necessary to ask a searching question: Is this a purifying dryness permitted by God, or the early stages of …
The Fellowship of the Ring by Tolkien
Today I completed The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (407 pages). Unlike The Silmarillion, which unfolds as a record of origins and long decline, this book begins in a settled land whose boundaries …
The Divine Indwelling
Today I finished the book How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit by Moody Publishers. The book is a compilation of sermons from A.W. Tozer about the Holy Spirit and His indwelling presence. The …
The Pursuit of Holiness
Having completed The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges, the book presents biblically grounded principles showing that Christians pursue holiness only because they are already united to Christ and strengthened by the indwelling Holy Spirit …
The Knowledge of the Holy
Today I finished reading The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer, and what remains with me most is a renewed sense of wonder about who God is and why that matters beyond mere theology …
