Author Archives: rgpriest

The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible by Michael S. Heiser My rating: 3 of 5 stars Challenging This book is hard to rate. Primarily because some of the ideas presented challenges to my long held beliefs. … Continue reading →

Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age by Alan Noble My rating: 5 of 5 stars Not What I Thought First off, this book was not what I thought it was based on the title and an early portion … Continue reading →

Eschatological Discipleship: Leading Christians to Understand Their Historical and Cultural Context by Trevin Wax My rating: 4 of 5 stars At first glance I wondered what Eschatological Discipleship meant. After all, my church background was heavy on eschatology including charts, … Continue reading →

CSB Worldview Study Bible by Anonymous My rating: 4 of 5 stars Holman Bible Publishers continue to produce quality bibles connected to the Christian Standard Bible. The CSB is a very readable, accessible translation and has become the flagship of … Continue reading →

The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross by Patrick Schreiner My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is another volume in the Short Studies in Biblical Theology series from Crossway. Like many I am sure I have … Continue reading →

Becoming a Welcoming Church by Thom S. Rainer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Early in my ministry I was used to hearing churches say we are a friendly church. And this was partly true. They were very friendly to … Continue reading →

Theophany: A Biblical Theology of God’s Appearing by Vern Sheridan Poythress My rating: 4 of 5 stars First of all let me say this book is PACKED with information and detail. I went in thinking I had a grasp on … Continue reading →

The Apologetics Study Bible: Understand Why You Believe by Anonymous My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Apologetics Study Bible is the latest addition from Holman and the Christian Standard Bible. As its name suggests this is a very specific … Continue reading →