A short-and-sweet summary of Michael Reeves’ Theologians You Should Know. This is easily one of my favorite nonfiction reads so far this year. Brief introductions to theologians who have changed the way Christians thought about God and the Bible, from the early church fathers to Luther to Packer. Surprisingly, I most enjoyed the chapters on the theologians with whom I…
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A mini review of a collection of essays by Wendell Berry entitled, The Art of the Commonplace. Some of these are excerpted from the Unsettling of America, which I read last year. Wendell Berry’s essays on agrarianism firmly root us in our communities. We do not stand or fall alone. We stand or fall along with the communities we have…
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Last month my favorite read was Behind the Ranges: The Life-Changing Story of J. O. Fraser, by Geraldine Taylor. Here is my short-and-sweet summary. My first thought upon reading Behind the Ranges? I have never before read a biography that so inspired me to pray. Fraser’s utter dependence on prayer to accomplish God’s work in God’s way reminds us all…
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Steeped in Stories: beautifully written, a lovely examination of children’s literature, but ends with a lecture on racial power. Pros of Steeped in Stories: Mitali Perkins is an engaging storyteller and the champion that children’s classics need in this era. While some of her perspectives are very different from mine (she embraces feminism, while I call myself a recovering feminist;…
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A mini review of Glimpses of Grace: Treasuring the Gospel in Your Home, by Gloria Furman. Gloria Furman writes about resting in the truth of the gospel as we live in the mundane in Glimpses of Grace. (This is one of Mrs. Furman’s older books, published in 2013.) Her humility as she confesses her own sin even while calling us…
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