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Not A Devotional
I am not a big fan of daily devotionals for myself. Skye Jethani has a daily devotional called, With God Daily, which he promotes as a daily devotional for those who dislike daily devotionals. He differentiates his daily devotional with the following. “Smart rather than sentimental and curious rather than cliche, this is unlike any
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Ephesians
I just finished studying the book of Ephesians using the book, The Vision of Ephesians: The Task Of The Church And The Glory Of God, by N. T. Wright. I have studied the book of Ephesians several times in my life, both in Greek and in English translation. N. T. Wright reveals things that I
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Becoming God’s Family
From The Holy Post, I received, Becoming God’s Family: Why The Church Still Matters, by Carmen Joy Imes. Although I thoroughly enjoy listening to The Holy Post podcasts, their free books are not usually my favorite. This book is very good! In an age where the church has become corrupt and less relevant, Carmen traces
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A New Favorite Biblical Hebrew Old Testament Scholar
Near the beginning of the year, I started a daily devotional called, Every Day for Everyone: 365 Devotions from Genesis to Revelation by John Goldingay and N.T. Wright. I am still working through this daily devotional for the year. As I finished the Old Testament readings by John Goldingay, I was so struck by how
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Educational Injustice
I recently received the book, From Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice by Terence Lester, PhD, from the Holy Post. I am not usually a fan of memoirs, but if I am going to read a memoir, I find those from people who grew up in marginalized sub-cultures to be most interesting.
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The Words That Made Us
I recently completed the book, The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840 by Akhil Reed Amar. It is a history book on how the U. S. Constitution came to be. Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law at both Yale College
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Everything Old Is New Again
I read Creation, Power, and Truth: The Gospel in a World of Cultural Confusion by N.T. Wright. In this book, Wright shows that many of the cultural issues we encounter today have Ancient philosophical origins. He shows that the Gospel confronted these cultural issues in the past and can guide us in how we interact
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Advances in the Origin Debate
I have read all of the “Lost World” books by Dr. John H. Walton. Each book covers topics from the Old Testament by examining the text through the author’s Ancient Near East culture. This gives a more in-depth understanding of the text. The most current book is New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis:
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How Dallas Willard Approached Scripture
The Holy Post Book Club gave me a copy of the book, Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus: Reading the Bible like Dallas Willard by Dave Ripper. Dallas Willard was a philosopher and a devoted follower of Jesus. This book was written by a fan of Dallas Willard who tries to summarize how Dallas
