Martin Wickens
Speaking the Truth in Love
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Book Review: “The 400 Silent Years”
https://amzn.to/42nBEHh The 400 silent years cover the close of the Old Testament revelation from God and the beginning of the New Testament. They are called silent because during that time there was no word from God. He was silent. I can’t claim to remember a lot of the details in this book. Ironside traces the…
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Book Review: “The Reading Life”
https://amzn.to/4gXaOKI I loved this book. It’s a collection drawn from essays, books, and letters by C.S. Lewis on the theme of reading and being a reader. Parts of it were challenging as it made me consider my own reading habits and consistency. It’s a very amusing book in parts. The intelligence and wisdom of Lewis…
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Book Review: “A Christian Guide to the Classics”
https://amzn.to/4jeiM3H This short book gives a great introduction to what constitutes a classic, why we should read the classics, how to read them as a Christian, and more. Many people avoid certain types of literature thinking they are just for certain people. Ryken makes it clear that everyone should have some exposure to the classics.…
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Book Review – The Ten Commandments of Dating
“The Ten Commandments of Dating” Outside of marriage, one of the most important and impactful areas of a person’s life is who they marry. Who they marry is ultimately decided by who they date. So, good principles about dating are vital. I would highly recommend this book to parents, pastors, youth leaders, young adults (I’m…
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Book Review – “Character Carved in Stone”
Growing up I had the privilege of going to a small Christian school that used the ACE curriculum. Every PACE highlighted a character trait. My pastor also highlighted the importance, from a Biblical perspective, of good character. With that background, I was excited to read Pat William’s book, Character Carved in Stone. The book expounds…
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Spurgeon’s Sorrows – a Book Review
Over 140 years ago Pastor Charles Spurgeon, a renowned preacher and theologian, commented often on depression. He did so in surprisingly open ways, for his time, and with insight that still helps many today. Consider a few of his well-known statements: “Furthermore, remember that even after you are secure in Christ, and accepted before God,…
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National Repentance – Quotes from Charles Spurgeon
Every now and then I’ll find in my personal library a book which I cannot remember buying, receiving, or borrowing. So, if the book I’m about to mention is borrowed and actually belongs to you, let me know. 😉 The book is titled, “Only a Prayer Meeting – Studies on Prayer Meetings and Prayer Meeting…
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Book Review: Does God Desire All to Be Saved – #3
Part 1 – Introduction Part 2 – Piper’s Aim In the 2nd chapter of Piper’s booklet, he sets out to give examples of God’s two wills. His goal is to prove that God has one will that desires all to be saved, but a second will that acts to only save some. We must keep…
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Book Review: Does God Desire All to Be Saved – #2
Part 1 – Introduction In the first chapter of this booklet John Piper explains his aim for the publication, “My aim in this short book is to show from Scripture that the simultaneous existence of God’s will for all people to be saved and his will to choose some people for salvation unconditionally before creation…
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Book Review: “Does God Desire All to be Saved?” #1
Recently, I wrote an extensive and somewhat meandering review of Roger Olson’s book, “against Calvinism”. In the interest of fairness, I am going to write a review of a booklet by John Piper titled, “Does God Desire all to be Saved”. While it is significantly shorter, it deals with a single subject and so has…