Rembrandt: Life of Christ

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Rembrandt: Life of Christ. Nashville: Oliver Nelson, 1995. 136 pp. Cloth, $22.99. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) executed the pen and ink sketches, black ink etchings, and full-color paintings in this book. Except for a well-written two-page introduction, the text of this life of our Lord is selections from the New King James Gospels, which
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The Shepherd of Hermas

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“The Shepherd of Hermas,” in The Apostolic Fathers, 2:2-305. Translated by Kirsopp Lake. Cambridge, MA: The Loeb Classical Library, 1977. Cloth. If you hate free grace, forgiveness, and divine compassion, you’ll love “The Shepherd of Hermas,” here printed in Greek and English on facing pages. A more legalistic, works-oriented allegory would be hard to come
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Amazing Grace. Hymn Texts for Devotional Use

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Amazing Grace. Hymn Texts for Devotional Use. Edited by Bert Polman, Marilyn Kay Stulken, and James R. Sydnor. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1994. 310 pp. Paper, $15.99. It is a pleasure for one who already reads a hymn every day, along with the Bible and a devotional classic, to review a book that
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Keep the Fire!

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Keep the Fire! By Don Anderson. Foreword by Dr. Howard Hendricks. Sisters, OR: Multnomah Books, 1994. 288 pp. Paper, $8.99. The present reviewer has no trouble reading small print, but admittedly does belong to what the author calls “approaching your senior years.” Anderson has a masters degree in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and a
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The Gospel According to Rome

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The Gospel According to Rome. By James G. McCarthy. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1995. 397 pp. Paper, $11.99. “The Turks are at the Gates of Vienna!” These dramatic words from the Louis de Rochemont film “Martin Luther” (1953) are relevant today. In the 16th century Lutherans were pressed to reunite with Rome to form
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Maximum Security

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Maximum Security. By Steven Linscott with Randall Frame. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 1994. 216 pp. Cloth, $12.99. We don’t often associate murder cases with grace, but Maximum Security, a well-named (spiritual meaning) and well-written true story, shows the triumph of grace in the life of a young Bible school student and his wife when he was
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The Forgotten Command: Be Holy

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The Forgotten Command: Be Holy. By William MacDonald. Kilmarnock, Scotland: John Ritchie, 1993. 239 pp. Paper, $7.99. In this issue of JOTGES our founder and director presents a practical article on our part in sanctification. This book would be a good follow-up with its 31 short chapters of practical suggestions on how to obey the
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