Robert, Restless and Always Reforming

Being an avid reader of reformed theology my most favorite period of historical Calvinistic theology is the age of the English-speaking Protestantism in the 16th and 17th centuries called Puritanism. My favorite American puritan is Jonathan Edwards and with that I read almost anything that has to do with him as the subject matter. With [...]

Richard Mouw‘s book Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport is a new read provided to me for a book review. The book is not much of a biblical defense for the Calvinistic heritage but then that is not its prime objective. But much is to be learned from the humble & gentle tone in the [...]

Last week me and a group of men finished going through the devotional book A Call to Die: A 40 Day Journey of Fasting from the World & Feasting on God, which hands down I would consider one of the most solid devotional in print written by David Nasser. The opening pages of the book [...]

E.M. Bounds (1835–1913) was a pastor and author of eleven books, nine of which focused on the matter of prayer. As part of the Christianaudio review program  I had the opportunity to listen to one of his classical works. Power Through Prayer is one of those prolific classic writings brought here in an audio production. Power Through Prayer [...]

What does it mean for a husband to love his wife? That is the question! Dr. Tony Evans says a husband must be his wife’s savior, sanctifier, and satisfier. It is by living out these three biblical principles that a godly marriage will blossom and flourish. In this booklet For Married Men Only: The Principles [...]

I had the pleasurable experience of reading a book and reviewing a book that was a solid collection of devotional material published by Crossway. It’s titled Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter and is edited by Nancy Guthrie and contains 25 sermon or book excerpts about the suffering and exaltation [...]

In my most recent read I finished turning the pages of Anxious Souls Will Ask: The Christ-Centered Spirituality of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by John W. Matthews. Who is Sr. Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley, Minnesota and also vice president of the International Bohnhoeffer Society’s English Language Section. This brief yet brilliant book sets out [...]

I’ve usually been weary about reading many relationship books but I recently read one that was a delightful page turner and a keeper. If you could read just one book to bless your marriage, this is it Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, The Respect He Desperately Needs by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs. I find [...]

Scripture is full of the voices of prophets who convicted, irritated, edified, exhorted, chastised, instructed, encouraged, and proclaimed the Truth. Many followed these prophets; many hated them; some dismissed them; others laughed at them; still others wanted them silenced. The same could be said of Mike Yaconelli the cofounder of Youth Specialities.   Like the prophets [...]

God, Evil, and Innocent Suffering: A Theological Reflection by John E. Thiel. Thiel, professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University, offers a new look at a classic problem, a theological alternative to traditional theodicies. In the book he is critical of the classic Augustinian tradition and how most major theodicies deny the reality of innocent [...]