Bryce Wenger
Rescue Plan [Deepak Reju; Jonathan D. Holmes]
Pornography is no longer confined to Playboy magazines or adult video stores. It’s on billboards, it’s in New York Times bestsellers, and it’s one click away on the browser in your pocket. Christians today cannot avoid encountering porn; instead, we must win the war in our minds. Yet sadly, many…
Ready Reasons [Daniel Yoder]
I’ve often felt that being able to effectively explain one’s beliefs is something like a superpower. We all aspire to “always be prepared to give an answer,” but if you’re like me, it’s easy to come away from a conversation feeling unprepared, ineffective, or even in doubt of what is…
PsychoBabble [Richard Ganz]
Our propensity as Christians is to separate our lives into spiritual and non-spiritual arenas. Our jobs, our hobbies, our daily interactions – sometimes we pretend these are earthly matters, not spiritual ones. Yet in reality, no part of our lives can claim exemption from the reign of Christ. Why then,…
Powerful Leaders [Marcus Honeysett]
Mark Driscoll, Ravi Zacharias, James MacDonald, Bill Gothard. What do these men have in common? Large ministries, positions of influence, and scandals. Shocking as it may be in the moment, we’ve become used to the all-too-common news that another respected leader isn’t who we thought they were. Powerful Leaders?, by…
Learning to Love the Psalms [Robert Godfrey]
What is it about the Psalms that makes them so powerful and timeless? Psalm 1, 23, 51 and others have lodged themselves in my mind and spoken to me deeply. Yet to be honest, I’ve also failed to appreciate many Psalms because they seemed confusing, foreign, or irrelevant. Here lies…
Knowing God [J.I. Packer]
Most of my reviews in this column introduce new or recent books. But the true test of a book’s value is whether it can stand the test of time. This month, we look back at Knowing God, a Christian classic written 50 years ago by the late theologian J. I.…
Just Do Something [Kevin DeYoung]
Write a book on finding God’s will and the church will beat a path to your door. We all know the struggle: choosing a job, a church, a spouse – if only God would show us His plans so we never make a misstep! Unintentionally, however, fear of missteps can…
Israel and the Church [Amir Tsarfati]
The October 7th Hamas attack catapulted Israel to front page news and worldwide sympathy. Seven months later, as war in Gaza rages on, the tide of public opinion seems to be turning toward Hamas. As this issue becomes more polarized—even among Christians—it highlights our need for a biblical perspective on…
In the Name of “Mission Work” [Doeurldy Cadet]
The past five years have brought no shortage of abuse scandals to light. For Christian Aid Ministries, that day of reckoning came in 2019 when news of Jeriah Mast’s predatory abuse surfaced. Today, Jeriah Mast is serving a prison sentence for some of the abuse he committed in the United…
Gentle and Lowly [Dane Ortlund]
When studying our Savior, we often focus on his person and work—his life as the sinless God-man, his earthly ministry, his death and resurrection—but how often do we consider his heart? It’s the difference between asking “what did Christ do?” and “why did he do it?” In Gentle and Lowly,…
Gender Ideology: What do Christians Need to Know [Sharon James]
As our culture continues abandons its moral moorings, each year brings new and longer lists of preferred pronouns, gender identities, and sexual preferences to choose from. Gender Ideology: What do Christians Need to Know? by Sharon James helps Christians understand and respond to the changing tide. James acknowledges that her…
Five Lies of our Anti-Christian Age [Rosaria Butterfield]
This month we’re looking at “Five Lies of our Anti-Christian Age,” by Rosaria Butterfield. No doubt many readers are already familiar with Butterfield, the former lesbian activist and tenured professor, now an author, pastor’s wife, and homeschool mom. (For those who are interested, she recounted her powerful story of coming…
