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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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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“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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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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Hebrews (The Crossway Classic Commentary) by John Owen
“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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