Sketches from Church History by S.M. Houghton was one of my first books, and certainly my first introduction to church history. What an experience! It is so sad to have lived in the dark all one’s life, only to be suddenly thrust into such a rich and engrossing epic. Beyond an exposure to unfamiliar names…
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A Note on the late Gordon Fee and his Book
‘Passionate scholar’ need not be an oxymoron. Gordon Fee, who died on Tuesday at the age of 88, exemplified this in his career and teaching. The book he co-authored, How to Read the Bible for AlI Its Worth (now in its fourth edition), has been very helpful in showing how literary genre, background, and other…
Book Note: Not By Bread Alone, by David Broughton Knox
Thinking biblically about contemporary matters is a vital need for Christians. While there is an abundance of ministries teaching some aspect of the Christian life or another, there are not so many resources providing a biblical understanding of modern social challenges and topics. This book is one of few meeting such a need. At less…
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