Here Is the Church, by Anita Reith Stohs Illustrated by Kathy Mitter (Concordia Publishing House, 2009), hb., 32 pp. Ages 2-5 This simple little book is aimed at young children to encourage their engagement in the worship of the church. It begins with the well-known little children’s rhyme: Here is the church, and Here is …
Last week Justin Taylor posted a link to a booklet by David Helm on Preaching Apocalyptic. I have printed it and looked it over. It looks really good and I commend it to other preachers. Interestingly, the Sunday before this was posted Chad Davis, one of my fellow pastors, preached on Daniel 7, an apocalyptic …
The Twelve Ordinary Men 6pk (Arch Books), by Kelly Skipworth (Arch Books, Concordia Publishing House, 2009), pb., 16 pp. Ages 4-9 The Arch Books Bible Story Series has been around for more than four decades. I enjoyed some as a child and we still have some older ones. They are typically faithful to the text, …
Amazing Tales for Making Men Out of Boys, by Neil Oliver (William Morrow, 2009; previously published in the UK by Michael Jospeh, 2008) Hb., 364 pp. Ages 6+ We just found this book at Sam’s tonight, but I wanted to go ahead and mention it because I love the concept. Just note these lines from …
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This week I came back across some scribbled notes that had come to mind in the midst of a sermon.I find sermons to be very stimulating to my thinking.A main point will send me off thinking of application in different areas.So, while listening to a sermon on 1 Samuel on a time of difficulty in …
Jeremy Rasnic has now posted the video of two January Bible Studies I have done. All seven sessions of a study through Nehemiah a few years ago (at FBC Columbus, MS) is available and the first and last sessions of a study through Exodus done this past January at Poplar Heights Baptist Church in Jackson, …
The Spy Who Came in From the Sea, by Peggy Nolan (Pineapple Press, 1999), pb., 129 pp. Ages 8+ This book was a disappointment.It is based on a great idea but fails to deliver in several ways. First, the idea and setting of the book is great. I did not previously know that during World …
It Began With a Parachute, by William R. Rang (Inheritance Publications, 2000), pb., 93 pp. Ages 6+ This story takes place in occupied Holland during World War II. Twelve year old Bert takes it upon himself to help an Allied airman who is shot down near his town and in the process discovers that his …
In a previous post I commended the Greek New Testament as part of one’s summer reading. Here I want to commend the reading of history. Reading history has so many benefits for people in general and for pastors in particular. It is useful to broaden our horizons and our awareness of the story of humanity. …
If you have read Mark Dever’s good little book on evangelism, then you have seen an excerpt from C. S. Lovett’s Evangelism Made Easy used to illustrate the overly pragmatic approach to evangelism which relies on psychological pressure and aims simply at “decisions.” Now Tim Challies has more quotes along with the illustrations from Lovett’s …
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