A Path Strewn with Sinners
The gospel of St. Mark, by Wade Johnston’s own admission, had always been a “challenge” for him; indeed, even his “foe” (vii). Mark always seemed in a hurry, leaving out so many details in his ...
Review: Dangerous Calling
This book seeks to reveal the truth that the culture surrounding pastors is often times spiritually unhealthy, that is, an environment that actively undermines the well-being and efficacy of church leaders and thus an entire ...
Review: Messiah
Among the various traditions this time of year, George Friederic Handel’s Messiah is often one of them. Perhaps it is the tradition of attending a performance of Messiah on a December evening before Christmas. Perhaps ...
Review: Dying to Live
With a pile of “must-reads” littering my study and another pile on my nightstand, very few books make it to my “read it again and again and again” pile. Dying to Live: The Power of ...
Review: Deeper Places
Content of Deeper Places Premise In Jacoby's introduction, he writes: ...most people struggle to attain anything more than a remote and abstract idea about God...It is little wonder, then, that we have no emotional connection ...
Review: Brothers, We Are Not Professionals
The subtitle of this engaging read is “A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry”. Titles like that tend to upset the reader’s equilibrium. One never knows what to expect when he hears the word “radical”. ...
Review: Letters from a Counselor
Letters from a Counselor was written to encourage pastors in mission congregations during the busy, stressful times of Advent and Holy Week. Wayne Schulz's encouragement to his missionaries to witness for Jesus is relevant for ...
Preach the Word – March/April 2014
Volume 17, Number 4. Meditatio Luther said that the themes of Psalm 119 (Oratio, Meditatio, Tentatio) highlighted the essential features for the making of a theologian. A significant part of theological formation and depth is ...
Review: Love & Respect
Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, The Respect He Desperately Needs. Emerson Eggerichs. Nashville, TN: Nelson, Thomas Inc., 2004. Paperback – 324 pages. Emerson Eggerichs is the former senior pastor of Trinity Church, ...
Review: A Year with the Church Fathers
A Year with the Church Fathers: Meditations for Every Day of the Church Year, by Scott R. Murray. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2011, 408 pages. Scott Murray is an LCMS parish pastor since 1983 ...