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Learning to Love the Psalms

Given the variety of good commentaries available on the Psalter, any new addition must surely justify its existence, to avoid ‘too much of a good thing’. That was my initial reaction on receiving this title, as I mentally surveyed my already substantial collection of such commentaries. However, Godfrey’s work merits a prominent place among them.…

Theology of Luke & Acts A HB (Biblical Theology of the New Testament Series): God’s Promised Program, Realized for All Nations

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover and that’s true, but first impressions are important and first sight of this volume is very pleasing. It’s a large format hardback, very attractively bound and nice to handle. I was fortunate to receive a complimentary copy from the publishers as part of a blog…

Predestination

One think you can’t accuse Scott Petty of is cowardice. In this series from Matthias Media he has taken on some brave attempts to tackle difficult and complex issues in a readable and engaging way, with teens and young people in mind. This time he has turned his attention to the biblical doctrine of predestination.…

The Poetic Wonder Of Isaac Watts

I suspect that if we were to ask the ‘average’ Christian -whoever that may be – what they knew about Isaac Watts, the answer would be limited to his name, the fact that he was a hymn writer and, perhaps, one or two of his best known hymns. I, for one, wouldn’t have fared much…