Many people have wondered why the New Testament includes four different Gospels. The differences can be confusing, and critics argue that they betray a difference of opinion among early Christians about Jesus and His message. Evangelical Christians respond by stressing that each of the Gospels is a separate, unique witness…
This week, on Tuesday only, there is a one-day showing of a new documentary exploring the trustworthiness of the Bible. The movie is produced by Faithlife Films, and features Dr. Craig Evans and Dr. Dan Wallace among others. John Rhys-Davies (known for playing Gimli in The Lord of the Rings)…
Billy Graham passed away this week at the ripe old age of 99. He had been withdrawn from public life for quite a number of years now, giving his last sermon by video five years ago. It has been more than 12 years since his last evangelistic crusade. Gone are the…
“In the Box” posts highlight new books I’ve received in the mail. In this post, I want to showcase a few of the titles that arrived at my doorstep in the last few weeks. I’m truly blessed to be able to read so many great books, and Christian publishers seem to…
Happy Thanksgiving! This morning I was paging through my copy of The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning From History by Robert Tracy McKenzie (read my brief review here). I found the section where McKenzie concludes that what we remember traditionally as “the…
This past Sunday, I had the privilege of preaching for a special five-part series at our church. Each week a sermon has been devoted to one of the Five Solas of the Reformation. In English, the Five Solas are: Christ Alone, Scripture Alone, Grace Alone, Faith Alone, and to the Glory…
Tomorrow is the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, as Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the church door of All Saints Church in Wittenburg on October 31, 1517. For the occasion, I have been reading through Diarmaid MacCulloch’s masterful work The Reformation: A History (Penguin, 2005), which comes…
Tuesday will mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. One way of focusing on the key truths recovered by the Reformers is looking at what has come to be known as the “Five Solas.” These truths are pictured below and represented by the following Latin phrases: Sola Scriptura, Sola…
This Fall marks 500 years since the start of the Protestant Reformation. October 31, 1517 is the date that Martin Luther nailed his “Ninety-five Theses” on the church door in Wittenberg. His Reformation ideas quickly spread over all of Europe by means of the movable-type printing press… and the rest,…
I just finished poring over John Walton’s masterful book, Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible. He offers a thorough comparison between Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) thought and literature, and the Bible. His main thesis is that the early Hebrew receivers…
Bob's bookshelf: currently-reading bobhayton's books from LibraryThing| 2006: 3 reviews | 2007: 6 reviews |
| 2008: 6 reviews | 2009: 28 reviews |
| 2010: 30 reviews | 2011: 42 reviews |
| 2012: 24 reviews | 2013: 28 reviews |
| 2014: 20 reviews | 2015: 14 reviews |
| 2016: 2 reviews | 2017: 9 reviews |
| 2018: 7 reviews | 2019: 2 (so far) |
Grand Total: 221 book & media reviews
from more than 40 different publishers.
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Daily On My Way To Heaven
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Early Christian America
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Heavenly Springs
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Journal From The Street
Justification by Grace
Music From Broken Chords
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Refocusing Our Eyes
Reformation Coalition
Robert, Restless and Always Reforming
Seeing The Kingdom
The Bible Christian
The Cross Is All
The Old Dead Guys
The Misadventures of Captain Headknowledge
The Reformed Traveler
Throw AWay Everything
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