Hymn books give way to Powerpoint slides. Church organs to electric guitars. Offering bags to online transfers. Local churches to bible study groups, online communities, the metaverse? Is an insistence on local churches simply a clinging on to an outmoded way of the Christian life? Hi, my name is Terence and I’m your host for…
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It’s the beginning of the new year. Places to go. People to meet. Books to read. And what better way to start the year than to read a book titled Sunrises: Reflections on the New Year Ahead. Oh wait… It’s titled Sunsets: Reflection on Life’s Final Journey. Wait a minute, this is about death? Who…
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Hi, my name is Terence and I’m your host for Reading and Readers, a podcast where I review Christian books for you. Except today I’m not reviewing any books because this is a special behind the scenes episode. These are the last days of December and I’ve decided to start a tradition. You are listening…
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“This greatest work of John Owen is a work of gigantic strength as well as gigantic size; and he who has mastered it is very little short … of being an erudite and accomplished theologian.”That is J.I. Packer quoting Thomas Chalmers on John Owen’s Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Hi, my name is…
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We need to pray more; we need to give more careful thought to the content of our prayers; and we need to spend more time preparing our hearts and our tongues for prayer. It is with that in mind that I offer this book. That’s Pastor John MacArthur from the preface of his book, “A…
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A row of men and women stand shackled. Society sees but says it’s normal. They say, “This is the natural order of things”. But one old man is rallying men to fight it. To fight this modern day slavery: pornography. Hi, my name is Terence and I’m your host for Reading and Readers, a podcast…
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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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Revelation and the End of All Things by Craig R. Koester
A good advice in life is to “Begin with the End in Mind”. If you know where you are heading, you’ll know what you are doing. If you agree, then today’s book review is for you. Hi, my name is Terence and I’m your host for Reading and Readers, a podcast where I review Christian…
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