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A Book Not To Be Embraced: A Critical Review Essay on Stacy Johnson's A Time to Embrace
September 30, 2008

Book review
More Reasons Why Stacy Johnson's A Time to Embrace Should Not Be Embraced
September 30, 2008


Book review
A fascinating foray into Barth's thought and the bewildering field of hermeneutics
May 23, 2008

Book review
Taking the blessings of God a step too far
March 2, 2007

Review: Horizons magazine
Foremother of Voices of Sophia recounts history of advocacy for women in PCUSA
January 26, 2007

Review
'Theological liberalism has tended to destroy positive belief … aggressive Christianity'
January 24, 2007

Movie review: The Nativity Story
New film about the life of Jesus tells inspiring story of Mary and Joseph
January 17, 2007

Review: 'The Roots of Social Justice'
Jesus Christ: The Light in our darkness
January 8, 2007

Movie review
Facing the Giants: miracles plus fun
October 17, 2006

Book review
Standing firm amidst a crumbling denomination
February 17, 2006

Movie review:
The End of the Spear

February 2, 2006

Review
Chronicles of Narnia review: An invitation to 'deeper magic'
December 19, 2005

Book review
A Whiff of Heresy: Samuel Angus and the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales
November 30, 2005

Review:
Lies That Go Unchallenged Colson is enlisting cultural warriors
October 19, 2005

Book review
Christabel Pankhurst: Fundamentalism and Feminism in Coalition
September 15, 2005

Book review
The Divine Dramatist: George Whitefield and the Rise of Modern Evangelicalism
August 16, 2005

Book review
Toward A Sure Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Dilemma of Biblical Criticism
June 24, 2005

Book review
W. Stanford Reid: An Evangelical Calvinist in the Academy
June 1, 2005

Book review
A Call For Continuity: The Theological Contribution of James Orr
May 26, 2005

Book review
Standing firm amidst a crumbling denomination
A. Donald MacLeod, W. Stanford Reid: An Evangelical Calvinist in the Academy
(Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004, 401 pages)

February 17, 2005

Movie review
The End of the Spear
February 2, 2005

Movie review
Chronicles of Narnia review: An invitation to 'deeper magic'
December 19, 2005

Book review
A Whiff of Heresy: Samuel Angus and the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales
November 30, 2005

Review
Lies That Go Unchallenged
Colson is enlisting cultural warriors

October 19, 2005

Book review
Christabel Pankhurst: Fundamentalism and Feminism in Coalition
September 15, 2005

Book review
The Divine Dramatist: George Whitefield and the Rise of Modern Evangelicalism
August 16, 2005

Book review
Toward A Sure Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Dilemma of Biblical Criticism
June 24, 2005

Book review
W. Stanford Reid: An Evangelical Calvinist in the Academy
June 1, 2005

Book review
A Call For Continuity: The Theological Contribution of James Orr
May 26, 2005

The Passion of the Christ
The Most Amazing Love Story of all Time
A Review from a Biomedical Engineering Perspective


By Alex F. Metherell, MD, PhD

Review, First Things
'Ultimately, The Passion of the Christ is about witnessing and bearing witness'
February 24, 2004

Creed & Culture: A Touchstone Reader
Edited by James M. Kushiner

Confessing The Faith: Reclaiming Historic Faith and Teaching for the 21st Century
Edited by Craig M. Kibler

Grace and its Fruits: Selections on the Pastoral Epistles
By John Calvin, Prepared by Joseph Hill

The Awakening
By Friedrich Zuendel

A Cry of Need and of Joy: Confessing The Faith in a New Millennium (Volume One)
Edited by Richard E. Burnett

Turning Back The Darkness: The Biblical Pattern of Reformation
By Richard D. Phillips, Forward by R.C. Sproul

Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter

When the Kings Come Marching In: Isaiah and the New Jerusalem
By Richard J. Mouw

Surrendering to God: Living the Covenant Prayer
By Keith Beasley-Topliffe

Essential Christianity: Finding The God Who Loves You
By James D. Berkley

From Rebellion to Redemption
By Randal Working

Encountering the Book of Psalms: A Literary and Theological Introduction
By C. Hassell Bullock

Escape Routes For People Who Feel Trapped in Life’s Hells
By Johann Christoph Arnold
Reviewed by Craig M. Kibler

The Divine Intruder: When God Breaks into your Life
By James R. Edwards
Reviewed by Parker T. Williamson

A Compact Guide to Discovering God's Will
By Gordon S. Jackson
Reviewed by Angela R. Treadway

Encountering God: Christian Faith in Turbulent Times
By Andrew Purves and Charles Partee
Reviewed by Gerrit Scott Dawson

The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics
By Robert A.J. Gagnon
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

John Adams
By David McCulloch
Reviewed by John H. Adams

Restore My Soul: A Grief Companion
By Lorraine Peterson
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Genesis 1-11: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Andrew Louth, ed.
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Renewing the Center: Evangelical Theology in a Post-Theological Era
Stanley J. Grenz
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

The Singer: A Classic Retelling of Cosmic Conflict
By Calvin Miller
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Prayer and Providence: How Does God Work in the World?
By Terrance Tiessen
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking through to the Blessed Life
By Bruce Wilkinson
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

A Moment to Decide: The Crisis in Mainstream Presbyterianism
Lewis C. Daly
Reviewed by Stephen D. Crocco, Princeton Theological Seminary

Pilgrimage of a Presbyterian: Collected Shorter Writings
John H. Leith, Charles E. Raynal, ed.
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Journey into Day: Meditations for New Cancer Patients
By Rusty Freeman
Reviewed by Angela Treadway

Reading the Bible and the Confessions: The Presbyterian Way
By Jack Rogers
Reviewed by William D. Eisenhower

Blueprint 21: Presbyterians in the Post-Denominational Era
By Robert Thornton Henderson
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

The Forgotten Man of Christmas
By Howard Edington
Reviewed by Stephen G. Brown

A Passion for the Gospel
Andrew Purves and Mark Achtemeier, eds.
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Our Father: Reflections on the Lord's Prayer
By A.J. Cardinal Simonis
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Dictionary of the Presbyterian
& Reformed Tradition in America

D.G. Hart, general editor, and Mark A. Noll, consulting editor
Reviewed by John H. Adams

Soulcraft: How God Shapes Us Through Relationships
By Douglas D. Webster
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Hypocrisy: Moral Fraud and Other Vices
By James S. Spiegel
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

The Divided Church: Moving Liberals and
Conservatives from Diatribe to Dialogue

By Richard G. Hutcheson Jr. and Peggy Shriver
Reviewed by Robert P. Mills

I Talked to God Today
By Carol Reinsma, reviewed by Paula R. Kincaid

Reformed Confessions Harmonized: With an Annotated Bibliography of Reformed Doctrinal Works
Edited by Joel R. Beeke and Sinclair B. Ferguson, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Reason for the Hope Within
Edited by Michael J. Murray, reviewed by Paula R. Kincaid

Edwards in Our Time: Jonathan Edwards and the Shaping of American Religion
Edited by Sang Hyun Lee and Allen C. Guelzo , reviewed by John H. Adams

Evangelical Theology in Transition: Theologians in Dialogue with Donald Bloesch
Edited by Elmer M. Colyer, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

The Disciples' Prayer: An Intimate Phrase by Phrase Journey through the Lord's Prayer
By Donald T. Williams, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

1-2 Corinthians: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
By Gerald Bray, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

The Unknown God: Searching for Spiritual Fulfilment
By Alister McGrath, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

30 Ways to Wake Up Your Quiet Time!
By Pam Farrel, reviewed by Paula R. Kincaid

Quantum Philosophy: Understanding and Interpreting Contemporary Science
By Roland Omnès, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

To Glorify God: Essays on Modern Reformed Liturgy
Edited by Bryan D. Spinks and Iain R. Torrance, reviewed by Robert D. Dooling

The Way of the Lord: Christian Pilgrimage Today
By Tom Wright, reviewed by Paula R. Kincaid

Old Testament Theology
By Paul R. House, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Survival or Revival: Ten Keys to Church Vitality
By Carnegie Samuel Calian, reviewed by John H. Adams

Prayer that Shapes the Future
By Brad Long and Doug McMurry, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Gospel Truth/Pagan Lies: Can You Tell the Difference?
By Peter Jones, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters
By Donald K. McKim, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Heart Aflame: Daily Readings from Calvin on the Psalms
Foreword by Sinclair B. Ferguson, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Coming Out as Sacrament
by Chris Glaser, reviewed by John H. Adams

Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics
by Norman L. Geisler, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Jesus with Dirty Feet: A Down-to-Earth Look at Christianity for the Curious & Skeptical
by Don Everts , reviewed by Paula R. Kincaid

The Remaking of Evangelical Theology
by Gary Dorrien, reviewed by Robert Dooling

Relativism: Feet Planted Firmly in Mid-Air
by Francis Beckwith and Gregory Koukl, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

Out of a Kantian Chrysalis: A Maritainian Critique of Fr. Maréchal ?
by Ronald McCamy, reviewed by Douglas A. Brandt

The Testament
by John Grisham, reviewed by John Burwell Stone

When a Baby Dies: Answers to Comfort Grieving Parents
by Ronald H. Nash, reviewed by Paula R. Kincaid

A Man in Full
by Tom Wolfe, reviewed by John H. Adams

The Master's Plan for Making Disciples
by Win Arn and Charles Arn, reviewed by Michael C. Johnston

Not 'Til I Have Done
by Elizabeth Achtemeier, reviewed by Terry Schlossberg

Psalms: Volume 3: Psalms 107-150
by James Montgomery Boice, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

The Biotech Century: Harnessing the Gene and Remaking the World
by Jeremy Rifkin, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

In Whose Image: Faith, Science, and the New Genetics
by John P. Burgess, reviewed by Jon S. Evans

The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction and Commentary
by J. Alec Motyer, reviewed by Robert P. Mills

A Book Like No Other: What's So Special About the Bible and God With Us: Light from the Gospels
by Carol J. Ruvolo, reviewed by Sylvia Dooling

Judgment Day at the White House: A Critical Declaration Exploring Moral Issues
and the Political Use and Abuse of Religion

Reviewed by Paula R. Kincaid


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