I’ve recently finished Andy Johnston’s highly readable biography of Terry Virgo. It is a fascinating and detailed account of the life of one of the senior leaders within Evangelicalism, indeed I would argue specifically Reformed Evangelicalism. It specifically highlights how someone who might have been seen in his early days of ministry as a rebel… Continue reading Building God’s House – A life of Terry Virgo
Category: Book Review
Building God’s house – invitation to a conversation
Just a heads up. I’ve been reading Andy Johnston’s brilliant biography of Terry Virgo. I’ve got two articles coming up. First a review and then an article based on a conversation with Andy The conversation began to open up a discussion around questions that at the same time might be of interest both to those… Continue reading Building God’s house – invitation to a conversation
Desiring God -an appreciation
I was surprised to find out that “Desiring God” by john Piper is 40 years old this year. The idea of Christian hedonism as a term and Christian hedonists as an identifier, perhaps understandably never caught on and that’s also perhaps for the better. However, the shocking use of such language by Piper at the… Continue reading Desiring God -an appreciation
Preston Sprinkle: From Genesis to Junia (book review)
I’ve picked up on a few questions as I’ve been working through Preston Sprinkle’s book exploring egalitarianism and complementarianism. I’ve now reaches the end of the book and so am in a position of offer a review. The aim of Sprinkle’s book is to explore the question of women in church leadership via a thorough… Continue reading Preston Sprinkle: From Genesis to Junia (book review)
Independent Eldership (book review)
I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on my friend, Steve Kneale’s book “Independent Leadership” ever since he mentioned a little while back that he was working on something – and it hasn’t disappointed. What is the book about? Independent Leadership is part of a book series from Grace Publications called A people on… Continue reading Independent Eldership (book review)
Every man’s Conscience by Ryan Burton King (Book Review)
This is a fantastic short book written by my friend Ryan Burton King , pastor of Grace Baptist Church Wood Green. Apart from being an important read for anyone who has an interest in Baptist history, the subject matter covered is highly relevant to issues we are facing today. King’s thesis is that the early… Continue reading Every man’s Conscience by Ryan Burton King (Book Review)
None Greater
I must admit I wasn’t looking forward to reading “None Greater” by Matthew Barrett. Simply Trinity had not just left me frustrated and disappointed but angry as well. You can find out why here and here. None Greater is a much better offering but the bar was set quite low. Barrett’s book is about what… Continue reading None Greater
The sin of root fallacy
In the first chapter of his book, “The Sin of Empathy”, Joe Rigney’s starting point is that in Hebrews 4:15, the writer talks about Christ sympathising with us in regards to our weakness. However, the NIV uses the word “empathise.” Rigney writes: .” The Greek word in question is sympathizo, which makes the English cognate… Continue reading The sin of root fallacy
Are we really not meant to show compassion sometimes? Part 1 of an engagement with Joe Rigney’s book “The sin of empathy”
I wrote recently in response to an article in Evangelicals Now about the supposed problem with empathy. The idea that we have a problem with empathy seems to be particularly driven by an American author, Joe Rigney. He has written a book called “The sin of empathy.” Actually, it’s a lot more complicated than that.… Continue reading Are we really not meant to show compassion sometimes? Part 1 of an engagement with Joe Rigney’s book “The sin of empathy”
The sin of writing bad books?
I’m about to engage with Joe Rigney ‘s book “The sin of empathy”. I am not intending a review so much as a detailed engagement with the book’s arguments. However, if you do want to read a book review, I agree whole heartedly with Dani Treweek who has written here What I wanted to do… Continue reading The sin of writing bad books?
