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Deceiving Winds offers ancient parallel to contemporary problems
Book review by Matthew K. Clifton Paul’s letter to the Ephesians has been a special area of interest for me in my studies, so when I got the opportunity to review a new book focusing on the biblical and historical information we have regarding the church at Ephesus, I jumped at the chance. I was [...]
Book Review: ‘The Work of the Preacher is Working’
by Matthew K. Clifton The Work of the Preacher is Working by Thomas H. Holland (Brentwood, TN: Penmann Books, 2001). 297 pp. Preaching has the same huge temptation as any other independent work: laziness. If you own your own business, you are solely responsible for the output of that business. In a similar way, the [...]
Facing Our Failure: A review (part 2)
This is the second part of an ongoing examination of Todd Deaver’s book, Facing Our Failure. The first installment is here. It has been several weeks since my first installment of this continuing review of Todd Deaver’s book, Facing Our Failure. Much has transpired with my personal ministry since that time, and I apologize for [...]
Facing Our Failure review will continue!
Thanks to everyone for dropping by and checking on my blog here. Lately my family has recovered from a nasty stomach virus, and catching up on ministry work, and grad school work, has been difficult. Just wanted to drop a quick note to let everyone know that the review of Todd Deaver’s book will continue [...]
Portrait of God presents panoramic view of God’s eternal redemptive plan
Chesser, Frank. Portrait of God: Viewing the Divine Through His Work of Redemption. (Huntsville, AL: Publishing Designs, 2004). 287 pp. Frank Chesser, a gospel preacher working with the Panama Street church of Christ in Montgomery, Ala., has offered an outstanding panoramic view of God’s overall plan of redemption in Portrait of God. Chesser’s style of [...]
Facing Our Failure: A review (part 1)
Deaver, Todd. Facing Our Failure: The Fellowship Dilemma in Conservative Churches of Christ. Todd Deaver sees a problem with the church. In a nutshell, he believes the church’s view and practice of fellowship is wrong and must be changed. In this multi-part review, I will take a look at Deaver’s arguments and address as much [...]
Review of Hemer’s ‘The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History’
Colin J. Hemer, The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History. (ed. Conrad H. Gempf; Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1990). 482 pp. In every serious Bible student’s library, alongside the introductory works and the commentaries on the book of Acts, there should be a space either filled by or reserved for The Book [...]