Book Review: The Quick-Start Guide to the Whole Bible

Title: The Quick-Start Guide to the Whole Bible Authors: Dr William H Marty & Dr Boyd Seevers Publisher: Bethany House (Baker) Year: 2014 Pages: 304 [Disclaimer: I was provided with an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for my fair and unbiased review of this book. I was given no compensation and I am not required…

Book Review: How We Learn

Title: How We Learn Author: Benedict Carey Publisher: Random House Year: 2014 Pages: 200 (e-Book (Nook), ARC; hardcover book 272) [Disclaimer: I was provided an ARC by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my fair and unbiased review of this book. I was given no compensation and I am not required to write a…

Forgiveness & Conditions

We have been discussing a particular passage from Matthew's Gospel on Sunday mornings in Bible School. It's from chapter 18 and if the subheading in my TNIV is correct this passage deals (exclusively?) with 'Dealing with sin in the church.' If this passage does in fact lay out conditions for how to deal with sin…

Book Review: Bad Magic

Title: Bad Magic Author: Pseudonymous Bosch Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Year: 2014 Pages: 400 [Disclaimer: I was provided with an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for my fair and unbiased review of this book. I was in no way compensated for my review and was not required to provide a positive review.]…

Book Review: Surprised by Scripture

Title: Surprised by Scripture Author: NT Wright Publisher: HarperOne Year: 2014 Pages: 223 Anyone who has read any of my book reviews knows that NT Wright typically gets rave reviews from me–both as a lover of literature and as a Christian who loves Wright's theological perspective. Fact is, I can scarcely ever find anything in…