As you know by now, Tuesdays are review days over at Discerning Reader. And this week we’ve added five new ones (written by four different reviewers) and two great author interviews. There is a book here for everyone!
I have already posted my review of When Sinners Say “I Do” at the blog, but have a very interesting interview with Dave Harvey that you’ll want to read. I also review Jesus the Evangelist by Richard Phillips, declaring it “biblical exposition at its finest.” It’s a great book and one well worth checking out.
Next up is Leslie Wiggins and her review of Hoping for Something Better, a new title for women by Nancy Guthrie. Leslie says, “I enjoyed this book. Guthrie does a good job of showing how Jesus is better and greater than the other things we women tend to hold onto. Guthrie asks thought-provoking questions for self-evaluation and thinking through the truth presented. I think most adult women will enjoy Hoping for Something Better.”
Meanwhile, Colin Adams reviews Voddie Baucham’s Family Driven Faith. He also interviews Baucham. Of the book Colin says “This apologetic approach, along with the practical suggestions at the end of each chapter, makes Family Driven Faith an excellent ‘discussion starter’ among parents about marking out their homes as ‘God’s territory.’ If we take Baucham seriously, it may also be a serious point of departure for church leaders, as they seek to think biblically about the discipleship of children. For Baucham’s central point cannot be easily parried. Scripture does call for parents to take responsibility for training their children in righteousness. The biblical vision for children is not primarily a church driven faith, but a family-driven one.”
From Paul Martin is a review of Graeme Goldsworthy’s According to Plan about which Paul says “those who love Jesus and love to ‘find the road in every text to Him’ will love this book. I highly commend it with this caveat – you will need to read it more than once!”
We’ll be back next Tuesday with more reviews!
Comments (3) »
1. Steve
July 17, 2007
5:27 PM
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2. Dan B.
July 17, 2007
8:00 PM
Tim,
Thanks for mentioning Voddie Baucham—more people should read and listen to what he has to say. When my wife and I used to live in Va Beach, he came to our church to teach us on what he termed “multi-generational faithfulness.” It was that talk that moved our elders there in a direction that shifted the focus AWAY from youth group-type and age-segmented ideas to a more family oriented focus. For example, the family pastor met not only with the middle school kids, but the middle school kids and their parents and the results were amazing.
Parents often look on youth groups and the local church as a whole as a way to shed their responsibility for the spiritual discipline and education of their children, when the Bible clearly places that on the parents.
3. Michael
July 18, 2007
3:48 PM
Tim:
Thank you for the review of Voddie Baucham’s book. Really appreciate it.
A question to anyone who can answer. My family and I are moving soon, and we are looking for a church. As it so happens, we will be a couple of miles from Grace Family Baptist (where Voddie is the pastor). Any opinions out there?
Thank you,
Michael