Archive for the ‘On Books, Old and New’ Category

This week Midwestern Seminary was privileged to host Dr. Grant Wacker, the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Christian History at Duke University Divinity School. Dr. Wacker lectured on Billy Graham and the life of the mind: a thematic excerpt from his newly released biography on the famed evangelist, America’s Pastor: Billy Graham and the Making of a Nation. Read more

For preachers, trusting authors of books on preaching is like is trusting authors of hunting magazines. The writer adds credibility if he has some nice mounts on the wall. Similarly, H. B. Charles, Jr. is a reliable guide on good preaching because he exemplifies it. Read more

World War I reminds Christians of the fallenness of man, the necessity of confronting evil, and our collective desire for the day when, “He will judge between nations, And will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war.” Read more

George Whitefield, by any estimation, was a sensation, and by Kidd’s estimation, he was America’s spiritual founding father. In life he was a titanic figure, owning a transcontinental following. In death, his appeal persisted, even prompting grave robbers, who would repeatedly enter his tomb for relics and talismans. Read more

If I could force every new Christian to read one book, in addition to the Bible, it would be this book. I’m grateful to God for Don Whitney and his newly revised Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. Read it and you’ll be grateful too. Read more