by DRichardFerguson | Jun 15, 2014 | Book Reviews Nonfiction
My rating: 3 of 5 stars This volume was written as a companion volume for Shanks earlier work, Life in the Son, which defends the view that true believers can fall away. Shank’s treatment of election is thorough and well-researched, as he interacts extensively with...
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...
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