Just finished a fantastic book on preaching called Why Johnny Can't Preach. We have to add it to our Greyfriars' list. It is just superb. Well, mostly superb -- he has a few pages on "culture war" that are an odd mixture of astounding insight and barking madness. But that should … [Read more...]

I haven't been posting much because I am on the road, visiting the Auburn Avenue Pastors' Conference. But just a quick note -- on the plane ride here, I finished David Wells' latest book, The Courage to Be Protestant. Magnificent book, and I love that man. Pretension after … [Read more...]

I just finished a book that was more informative than good. The author had some really decent observations and concerns, but that was not the really illuminating part. The illuminating part was his simple reporting. The book was called Fame Junkies, and I heard the author, Jake … [Read more...]

Not counting the first Texas Instruments computer-like thing, the first PC we owned was an IBM XT. It had ten megabytes of memory on the hard drive, and I recall marveling at how roomy that was. Ginormous capacity, and I thought that I would have to type pretty much forever in … [Read more...]

This is archived under "Book Review" but it is not really a book review proper. It is more of a statement. Last April I finished reading a short book by David Bentley Hart called The Doors of the Sea, a theological reaction to the Asian tsunami. In my short book log review, I … [Read more...]

I just recently got my copy of Engaging With Barth, and read the contribution by David Gibson (on Barth's doctrine of election). This volume looks like a fantastic resource for pastors, a resource that is very much needed. For various reasons, Barth has not really gone away and … [Read more...]

I have finally settled into reading Pierced for Our Transgressions, and am happy to report that it is both a necessary book and a fantastic book. It is necessary because the current zeitgeist wants to drift away from penal substitution without talking about it, and it is a … [Read more...]

Okay, let me get a couple things out of the way right at the outset. The first and most obvious is that I am embarking on a review of a novel written by my son, a story that I think is a real premium can of corn. So to speak. And so someone out there is sure to think, "Well, of … [Read more...]

I just finished reading Inspiration and Incarnation by Peter Enns, a book that was, in unequal measures, edifying and frustrating. First, the strengths. Enns does a superb job, on a number of issues, of raising questions that easily frustrate traditional Bible believers. This is … [Read more...]

I spent a good portion of the day in the air, working my way back to you, babe. No, no, that's not right. Working my way to the ACCS convention in Covington, KY. And, as is my wont on airplanes, I got a goodish bit of reading in. The book I finished today was Ann Coulter's … [Read more...]