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Real Change for Students

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Carl Simmons

And here’s a small-group study for the high-schoolers in the audience . . . taking its cue from the late David Powlison. . . . Andrew Nicholls and Helen Thorne. Real Change for Students: Becoming More Like Jesus in Everyday … Continue reading →

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A Small Book for the Anxious Heart

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Carl Simmons

It is what it says it is. 🙂 And it’s by an author a few of you will recognize. . . . Edward T. Welch. A Small Book for the Anxious Heart: Meditations on Fear, Worry, and Trust. 192p., $17.99, … Continue reading →

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Rooted (IN)

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Carl Simmons

A journey out of shame and into healing . . . Susan F. Carson. Rooted (IN): Thriving in Connection With God, Yourself, and Others. 240p., $14.99, Deep River Books. We are all on a journey of becoming who we already … Continue reading →

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Renovating Your Mind

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Carl Simmons

The renewing of one’s mind, through one person’s process. . . . Patrick Egle. Renovating Your Mind: 365 Devotions for Everyday Life. 400p., $15.99, Deep River Books. Motivated by a desire to strengthen his family’s faith, Patrick Egle decided to … Continue reading →

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Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Carl Simmons

And for those of you who have the Greek (and financial) wherewithal to go to the original sources. . . . Philip Wesley Comfort and David P. Barrett, eds. The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Volume 1: … Continue reading →

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Interpreting the Gospels and Acts

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Another one for all you exegetes in the audience. . . . David. L. Turner. Interpreting the Gospels and Acts. Handbooks for New Testament Exegesis. 368p., $36.99, Kregel Academic. In this final volume of the Handbooks for New Testament Exegesis series, … Continue reading →

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Kingdom of God or Pagan Empire?

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Looking at the divide between worldviews, and how to reach across it. . . . Julien Stanford. Kingdom of God or Pagan Empire?: Why Christians Are on the Sidelines of a Divided Nation. 356p., $18.99, Deep River Books. A great … Continue reading →

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Interpreting the Gospels and Acts

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Dig deeper into the formative narratives of the church. . . . David L. Turner. Interpreting the Gospels and Acts: An Exegetical Handbook. 368p., $36.99, Kregel Academic. In this final volume of the Handbooks for New Testament Exegesis series, David … Continue reading →

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Understanding Bible Translation

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Ever wonder what it takes to get a Bible translated into another language for the first time? Wonder no more . . . or wonder at the amount of work it requires. . . . William D. Barrick. Understanding Bible … Continue reading →

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40 Questions About Calvinism

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Everything you wanted to have foreknowledge of but was afraid to ask. . . . 🙂 Shawn D. Wright. 40 Questions About Calvinism. $24.99, 320p., Kregel Academic. In 40 Questions About Calvinism, church historian Shawn Wright tackles many issues about … Continue reading →

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