We long for suffering to last only for a second, a minute, an hour at most. No matter how unrealistic the expectation, we prolong it. But the truth is that deep suffering lasts days, weeks, months, seasons, even years. The longer we live, the more acquainted we become with it. And how we meet it […]
Disciplines of a Godly Man is a spiritual classic, and one of the reasons why that’s the case is that it’s so well written. For me, that tends to be the difference between a “good” book and a “great” book. You’ll see some of this in my favorite quotes below. Hughes’s goal is to walk […]
I have said it before, but it bears repeating: classics are classics for a reason. In The Four Loves, Lewis sets out a description and exploration of one of the most basic human experiences: love. This work has influenced countless Christian minds over the years. In our day, I often hear Tim Keller quoting from […]
Classics are classics for a reason. Many pastors and theologians had recommended Lewis’s Screwtape Letters to me before I got around to reading it. I wish I would have read it sooner. For me, this is where Lewis’s understanding of indwelling sin and the potential workings of evil come beautifully to the fore. It should […]
Summary Everyone needs the gospel. That’s probably the most basic Christian sentence you can utter. It’s so basic that we forget what it means. In Keller’s The Prodigal God, he reminds us with one of Jesus’s parables, the parable of the prodigal son. In this parable, Jesus confronts us with a striking truth: The two […]
Summary Several books have come out recently that deal with Satan and his lies (see my review of John Mark Comer’s Live No Lies). There should be even more, since that’s the devil’s main strategy for assaulting God’s people. So, I was happy to work through Jared Wilson’s The Gospel according to Satan. As usual, […]
Summary Biblical. Insightful. Spiritually-formative. That’s how I’d describe Live No Lies. I’ve been following John Mark Comer’s work for some years now, and I say with complete confidence that this is some of his best work. It sets out a strategy of attack for the greatest war of all time, a war we’re all caught […]
It’s always fun to read a book that’s having a powerful impact for the glory of Christ. This is one of them. It’s been read widely and loved deeply, for good reasons: its beautiful blend of biblical theology, pastoral warmth, creative word crafting, and clear focus. But there are some important critiques to be aware […]
Jennie Allen’s Get Out of Your Head was on my reading list for a while. As someone who’s spent many years thinking and writing about mental health from a Christian perspective, I knew I needed to get to it soon. And I’m so glad I did! What I Loved Allen focuses on what’s perhaps the […]
There’s a lot of hype around this book, as there should be for anything written by Machen. So I was excited to dive into it. This a series of radio talks that Machen delivered to a general audience in the 1930s, which makes the tone conversational and the reasoning accessible. If readers are looking for […]