What is truth?” Pilate asked (John 18:38), perhaps not as a serious question since he did not wait to hear Jesus’ answer. Yet his question epitomizes an age-long query that arises in the human mind and has been the object of many discussions throughout the history of philosophy. That’s a quote from today’s book, by…
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Psalm 91:1–6 (ESV): He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.He will cover you…
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If the Church is a force of good, then how do you explain the Crusades? The Inquisitions? Today we look at a book that addresses those questions head on. Hi, my name is Terence and I’m your host for Reading and Readers, a podcast where I review Christian books for you. Today I review “Bullies…
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When was the last time you heard a sermon or read a passage and thought, “Huh! I never looked at it that way before.” Today’s book promises you a new set of eyes to see passages in a new light. Hi, my name is Terence and I’m your host for Reading and Readers a podcast…
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An atheist jumps off his seat and runs to his friend, “The Bible itself says, ‘There is no God.’ The Bible says that!” His friend, a Christian turns and smiles, “That’s in Psalm 14:1. You should read the whole verse my friend for it says “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’”…
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Listen to this episode via your favourite podcast players here. Many are first attracted to Christianity because of its simple message. Later, when one reads the whole Bible, that simple message becomes lost in the 66 books with its diverse authors, times, places and subject matters. It doesn’t help when scholars seem motivated to highlight…
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Pop Quiz! Can you list the Fruit of the Spirit? More importantly, do you show love, joy, peace? Are you patient, kind, and good? How strong is your desire to exercise faithfulness, gentleness and self-control? A man prayed everyday that the fruit be ripen and he was the most Christ-like person people around him knew….
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“It was supposed to be a four day visit. It turned into a 445-day imprisonment. And if God had not intervened, he would have been there for the rest of his life.” Hi, my name is Terence and I’m your host for Reading and Readers, a podcast where I review Christian books for you. For…
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Do you want the next best thing after the Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia? The books, not the movies. You are listening to Reading and Readers, not Watching and Watchers. Are you a concerned Christian who asks whether fantasy books is right for Christians? Let’s listen to today’s book review. Hi,…
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Commentaries on 1, 2, 3 John by Daniel L. Akin
“In a day of polarization to extremes and consequent fragmentation of churches and individual lives, we need to heed his [the Apostle John’s] call to hold together truth and love on the basis of God’s self-revelation throughout the Scriptures and especially in this text [the Epistles of John].” That was a prescient quote from 1988…
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