Author Archives: Carl Simmons

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About Carl Simmons

See the About Me page, if you want to know more about ME. Otherwise, hopefully you'll know more about Jesus and some of his followers by reading here. And thanks for stopping by.

Isaiah, Vol. 1

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Carl Simmons

On the life that was to come, and the life still to come . . . Robert B. Chisholm Jr. and Michael Hontz. Isaiah, Vol. 1: 1–39. Kerux Commentaries. 608p., $43.99, Kregel Academic. Each Kerux volume uniquely combines the insights of … Continue reading →

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That You May Believe

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Carl Simmons

A closer look at the fourth and most personal gospel. . . . Quinn R. Mosier, T. Desmond Alexander, Robert W. Yarbrough, eds. That You May Believe: Essays in Honor of Andreas J. Köstenberger. 328p., $32.99, Kregel Academic. Throughout his … Continue reading →

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40 Questions About Divine Election

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Carl Simmons

Daniel Kirkpatrick. 40 Questions About Divine Election. 40 Questions series. 280p., $24.99, Kregel Academic. The doctrine of election has been a major point of contention within the church, especially since the Reformation five hundred years ago. So much so that … Continue reading →

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Galatians and Ephesians Through Old Testament Eyes

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Carl Simmons

Two of Paul’s most instructive letters, presented in the context its original readers would have had. . . . Gary M. Burge. Galatians and Ephesians Through Old Testament Eyes: A Background and Application Commentary. 320p., $28.99, Kregel Academic. Through Old … Continue reading →

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Understanding Jeremiah

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Carl Simmons

Degradation and disregard for God to the left, cruelty and power-mongering in religious disguise (and thus even more contemptuous of God) on the right, while the country in the middle was in chaos and on the brink of collapse . … Continue reading →

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Introducing Jesus

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Carl Simmons

Focusing on Jesus through the lenses of each of the four gospels, and not just for a younger audience. . . . Andreas Köstenberger. Introducing Jesus: The Fourfold Gospel. 232p., $19.99, Kregel Ministry. Can anyone in our high-tech world truly … Continue reading →

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The Ichthus Christogram

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Carl Simmons

An interesting theory on “Christian graffiti,” with ample helpings of early church history thrown in. . . . J. Daniel Hays. The Ichthus Christogram and Other Early Christian Symbols. 272p., $27.99, Kregel Academic. Attentive modern-day visitors to the Mediterranean world … Continue reading →

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40 Questions About Atonement

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Carl Simmons

So what exactly did Jesus accomplish on the cross, and how should we be changed because of it? Channing L. Crisler. 40 Questions About Atonement. 40 Questions Series. 288p., $23.99, Kregel Academic. Atonement sits at the very heart of Christian … Continue reading →

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Stressed to Splessed

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Carl Simmons

A story of the long road through grief, to healing . . . Susan C. Troth. Stressed to Splessed: A Faith-Based Journey to Find Healing, Hope, and New Horizons. 164p., $16.99, Bright Ink Press. Are you in the beginning stages … Continue reading →

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40 Questions About Suffering and Evil

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Carl Simmons

How much of suffering and evil is God, how much is us and how much . . . just is? Greg Welty. 40 Questions About Suffering and Evil. 40 Questions Series. 368p., $25.99, Kregel Academic. Both inside and outside the … Continue reading →

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