by DRichardFerguson | Jul 6, 2011 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 2 of 5 stars These reflections I found slightly helpful in thinking through these Psalms, but mostly Wirt just uses each phrase in the psalm as a springboard to discuss the topic of that phrase. I lost interest in the book about 2/3 of the way...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 4, 2011 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 4 of 5 stars This important book is a masterful exposition of all the major passages in Scripture on eldership. Strauch’s exegesis is accurate and comprehensive, and his writing is edifying and motivating. Strauch has marshaled the most powerful argument...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 4, 2011 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 4 of 5 stars John MacArthur is one of the key leaders in the Church worldwide today. This book is mostly a summary of what he learned about leadership in his study of 2 Corinthians and in his experience as a church leader over the past 50+ years. He briefly...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 4, 2011 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 3 of 5 stars The first half of the book is about God’s general calling on all believers, summarizing the concept of calling in Scripture. The second half is about the calling to pastoral ministry. Pastoral ministry is not a ministry of high rank, but rather...
by DRichardFerguson | Jul 4, 2011 | Book Reviews Nonfiction, Counseling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the best book I know of on the specifics of an official counseling ministry. It goes a long way in showing the value of official counseling ministry (as opposed to the unofficial capacity of counseling that all believers are called to)....
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