Why is it totally normal for someone to say “I’m a man trapped in a woman’s body” today, but a generation ago everyone would know it’s crazy? Dr. Carl Trueman wrote The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution to answer. Trueman’s book is historical […]
Books & Reviews
40 Questions about Biblical Theology
Let’s face it, reading the Bible isn’t easy. That’s not a knock at the doctrine of the perspicuity of the Scripture (which says that the central message of the Bible is clear), that’s an acknowledgement that we are separated from the writers of Scripture by thousands of years, culture, language, and spiritual understanding. We need […]
A Brief Review of Two Resources for Helping Anxious and Depressed Teens
Teen anxiety and depression is on the rise. Pew Research reported that in 2017, 13% of teens have experienced at least one major depressive episode in the previous year. These concerns don’t even factor in the challenges of living in a COVID-19 world with lockdowns and distance learning wreaking havoc among young people. (The CDC […]
My Top 10 Books of 2020
2020 was a strange year for my reading life, mainly because I wrote a book of my own and didn’t have as much time for leisure reading. Of all I read, here is what impacted me the most: Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund This book will […]
Together Through the Storms: Biblical Encouragements for Your Marriage When Life Hurts
Jeff and Sarah Walton’s Together Through the Storms: Biblical Encouragements for Your Marriage When Life Hurts is a marriage book unlike any I’ve ever seen. Jeff and his wife Sarah (who blogs at setapart.net and co-wrote Hope When It Hurts) have been through a lot together: physical injuries, financial hardship, battling Lyme disease (Sarah and […]
