Quest for Full Assurance: The Legacy of Calvin and His Successors
Quest for Full Assurance: The Legacy of Calvin and His Successors. By Joel R. Beeke. Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth Trust, 1999. 395 pp. Paper. $14.99. For those that have it, assurance of eternal life is one of their most prized possessions. But, for those who don’t, it becomes a quest. The history of this
Help, I’m Hurting: Finding Meaning, Hope, Direction, and Happiness in the Words of Jesus
Help, I’m Hurting: Finding Meaning, Hope, Direction, and Happiness in the Words of Jesus. By Bill Oswalt. Nashville , TN : Archstone Press, 2002. 269 pp. Paper. $17.00. Help, I’m Hurting, a how-to book on spiritual growth, is organized around what the author refers to as the beatitude model of discipleship. The first two chapters
Postmodernism: The Death of God and the Rise of the Community
Discipled Warriors: Growing Healthy Churches That Are Equipped for Spiritual Warfare
Discipled Warriors: Growing Healthy Churches That Are Equipped for Spiritual Warfare. By Chuck Lawless. Grand Rapids : Kregel, 2002. 224 pp. Paper. $11.99. Lawless eschews some of the more fanciful approaches to spiritual warfare and church growth today. His conclusion is that true spiritual warfare and church growth are accomplished by believers who are living
Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? By Rick Warren. Grand Rapids : Zondervan Publishing House, 2002. 334 pp. $19.99. This is both a popular and powerful book. Its influence has spread rapidly throughout Christianity and the book and related materials are popping up in churches. Warren’s purpose is to give Christians purpose—that
An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith
An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith. By Dave Hunt. Bend , OR : The Berean Call, 2000. 272 pp. Paper. $11.00. The title is provocative. What would such a book cover? According to the back cover, the subject of the book is the gospel: “For years, Dave Hunt has spoken out against the watering
The Gospel for Real Life
The Gospel for Real Life. By Jerry Bridges. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2002. 201 pp. Cloth. $19.00. Bridges is the author of The Pursuit of Holiness, which has sold over one million copies. So when a best-selling author like this tackles the gospel, JOTGES readers are surely interested in what he has to say. What we
Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel
Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel. Second Edition.By Michael Horton. Grand Rapids : Baker Book House, 1991, 1994, 2002. 280 pp. Paper. $15.99. In this second edition of his defense of Reformed theology, Horton does about as good of a job as one could do. Even though I disagree with