ReadingandReaders

A podcast where I review Christian books for you.

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In the MCU, there is one character who is a selfish, conniving liar, but we still cheer for him. His name is Loki. In the Bible, we also have a selfish, conniving, liar whom we also cheer for. His name is Jacob. God's Rascal by Dale Ralph Davis.
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This diary of Pastor Case Parker is a work of fiction. If this diary revealed the thoughts of an actual pastor, it would be a disaster that the church might never recover from, or would it?

The Heaven on Earth Conference by Kees Postma. A book review.
https://t.co/vzdm6RjiOn

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“Is Francis Schaeffer a rationalist?” is a question that should only interest people who already know him. But, even though I don’t really know the man or his work, I found a defence of his apologetics helpful in thinking more precisely and more lovingly.

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If I were King of the World, I would make it a law that anyone who quotes Calvin or speaks on Calvinism (for or against) is required to read in its entirety John Calvin's "The Institutes of the Christian Religion".

Book Review:
https://t.co/xK1cKBkpIC

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I read Augustine's City of God, thinking it is the Christian version of Plato's Republic. Part 1 destroys the Roman pagan worldview. Part 2 reads like a modern book of Biblical Theology on a single theme.

Book Review: https://t.co/kaIfd74pmf

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You have heard of the Gospel according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John but have you heard of the Gospel according to Jesus? What is Authentic Faith?

The Gospel According to Jesus by John MacArthur
Book Review: https://t.co/2lBEutMEeK

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With search engines and AI, we have all the knowledge we could want and more. What we need is wisdom. All who find her, prosper.

Book Review: “Proverbs: Old Testament Guide” by James D. Martin

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Is John, the writer of Revelation, a creative writer or an eyewitness reporter? Does John hold to Limited Salvation, Universal Salvation or ... both?

Book Review: Revelation by M. Eugene Boring, Interpretation Commentary Series.

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An apostle's letter brought to the owner through a runaway slave. The apostle never asks his friend to release the slave, only to receive him as a brother in Christ. What does that request mean for the rest of us?

Book Review: Philemon by John MacArthur

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The Old Testament is all about the Law; the New Testament is all about Grace. That statement over-simplifies the relationship of the Law in the Christian life. If you have questions that need answering, I have a book for you.

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Can an act of betrayal be considered beautiful? Maybe if it was done a thousand times, 400 years ago, in an exotic Asian country, and preserved in a trampled bronze image of Jesus Christ.

Silence and Beauty by Makoto Fujimura

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How do you tell the story of Christian faith? The difficulty, the crisis, of believing? How do you describe the struggle?

Those are the opening lines from film director Martin Scorsese’s foreword to today’s book.

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A much beloved Philippians commentary by 19th-century scholar J.B. Lightfoot is redundant, irrelevant and uninspiring.

Book review: Philippians (Crossway Classic Commentaries)

I don't get why it's so widely praised.

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"...the most urgent need in the Christian Church today is true preaching; and as it is the greatest and urgent need in the Church, it is obviously the greatest need of the world also."

Preaching and Preachers by Dr Martyn Lloyd Jones. Book Review: https://t.co/rJStebHsEl

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What does one say to the grieving at funerals? I wish they would just tell me what to say, what to do. Oh, they did?

What Grieving People Wish You Knew About What Really Helps (and What Really Doesn’t) by @NancyGuth3 published by @crossway

Book Review:
https://t.co/COfJbPHQpi

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For a book with the motto, “Marriage is sex in the service of God”, it doesn’t give us any sex tips. Instead it draws us into a vision of marriage that 'cuts with the grain of the universe.'

“Married for God” by Christopher Ash. Review: https://t.co/LT9Gxtz5YO

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Everyone wants to know how to make money, how to lose weight, how to make friends and influence people. But more importantly, the first thing we got to know is how to think, specifically, it is knowing how to think theologically.

Book Review:
https://t.co/1KrXjBQ6pT

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It has been said that all of us are theologians. We all have a picture of God in our heads. But is your picture of God correct?

Portrait of God by Jack Mooring
Book Review: https://t.co/tA8BNMH7bN

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The book just makes sense.

If racial relations is the be all and end all, what does it mean for the church? And inter-racial marriages?

Critical Dilemma: The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology by @NeilShenvi and Pat Sawyer

https://t.co/ACENR97NFw

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If I could, everyone would read this book. Let every CRT activist shudder; every Christian wiser; every foolish speech torn asunder.

No magic wand, just a book review.

Critical Dilemma: The Rise of Critical Theories... by Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer

https://t.co/ACENR97NFw