Reading and Readers - Christian Book Reviews for You

The telos (goal) of reading is human flourishing; easy but for a fallen world. Reading and Readers offers listeners rejuvenation through the written word, reflecting the hope expressed in Isaiah 35:1, “The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus.”

Philemon (MacArthur NT Commentary) by John MacArthur

April 14, 2025 admin 0 Comments

A letter from an apostle to a slave owner; a letter brought to the owner through his runaway slave. The apostle never asks his friend to...

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Changing Normal by Jolene Kinser

March 19, 2025 admin 0 Comments

There is an old Chinese Proverb, “化干戈为玉帛” which translates to, “Turning weapons of war into gifts of jade and silk”. It means turning hostility into friendship....

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40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law Thomas Schreiner

40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law by Thomas Schreiner

February 12, 2025 admin 0 Comments

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...

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Silence and Beauty by Makoto Fujimura

January 19, 2025 admin 0 Comments

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...

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Year End Reflection 2024

December 31, 2024 admin 0 Comments

Hi, my name is Terence, and I’m your host for Reading and Readers, a podcast where I review Christian books for you. And this is a...

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Silence by Shusaku Endo

December 29, 2024 admin 0 Comments

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...

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Philippians (Crossway Classic Commentary) by J.B. Lightfoot

December 23, 2024 admin 0 Comments

Pop quiz. Which epistle has the verse “To live is Christ, to die is gain”? If you answered Philippians, you are right. That’s Philippians 1:21. Today’s...

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“The Rest of Life” by Ben Witherington III

December 1, 2024 admin 0 Comments

Many of us only think about God and our faith come Sunday when we pray, praise God, hear the Word then say good bye as we...

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Preaching and Preachers Martyn Lloyd Jones

Preaching and Preachers by Dr Martyn Lloyd Jones

November 17, 2024 admin 0 Comments

Rejuvenation for the weary preacher. A siren call for sluggish Christians. The book that re-established the primacy of preaching in the church. Hi, my name is...

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