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Get the ESV Study Bible App for Free

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November 14th, 2013

Throughout the month of November, Crossway is offering their ESV Study Bible App for free in honor of their 75th anniversary. The ESV Study Bible App brings the award-winning study tools, maps, charts, and notes of the ESV Study Bible to a mobile device near you. In addition to the…

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Book Deals of Note: Body Broken and The Creedal Imperative

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September 28th, 2012

I want to highlight two special deals on important books. The books come from different publishers and cover different topics, but both are worth getting and are on a special sale right now. Body Broken: Can Republicans and Democrats Sit in the Same Pew? by Charles D. Drew (New Growth…

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New Book on a Middle Position between Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology

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August 22nd, 2012

A new book is making some serious theological waves. Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenant by Peter Gentry and Stephen Wellum advocates a view termed “progressive covenantalism” as a middle position between covenant theology and dispensationalism. Regular readers of my blog know that I have argued for…

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In the Box: Books from IVP, Kregel, WinePress and Crossway

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August 10th, 2012

“In the Box” posts highlight new books I’ve received in the mail. The past few weeks I have had a few exciting titles arrive at my doorstep. I’m truly blessed to be able to read so many great books, and Christian publishers seem to never let up in their race…

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The Chiveis Trilogy: Free Audio Download

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July 13th, 2012

This month’s free audiobook download from ChristianAudio.com is The Sword (Chiveis Trilogy, book 1) by Bryan Litfin. I have previously reviewed book 2 of the Chiveis Trilogy, and just received book 3 from Crossway. The premise of the series is a post-nuclear war holocaust Earth, where Christianity has been almost…

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Book Briefs: Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian by John Piper

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July 2nd, 2012

Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian by John Piper

In Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian, John Piper gives us a sober, challenging read which should shake some of us out of our lethargy, when it comes to racial harmony. Piper brings up his own past, of growing up in a segregated south where the conservative Church turned a…

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Peanut Butter Christianity

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May 22nd, 2012

I recently received a new book, Retro-Christianity: Reclaiming the Forgotten Faith by Michael Svigel (Crossway, 2012). In reading through just the first couple chapters I’m humored by the author’s frequent use of analogies. Comparisons and metaphors are used with great effect in describing the problems that contemporary evangelicalism has found…

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John Piper on Limited Atonement

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February 15th, 2012

In reading through Bloodlines: Race, Cross and the Christian by John Piper (Crossway, 2011), I came across a section where Piper clearly explains his view of “limited atonement”. He says something to this effect elsewhere, I believe, but the section as found in this book is very helpful. I recommend…

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