Reading For The Glory Podcast

Join RFTG podcast host Zach Kendrick for a sneak preview of the upcoming RFTG Podcast! We have a great line up of guests scheduled including Drew Keane, Matt Smethurst, Karen Swallow Prior, and more! Join us May 20th for the official relaunch of the RFTG Podcast. Find us on all major podcast platforms such as Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Be sure to subscribe so that you don’...

In the final episode of Season 1, Zach is joined by Dr. Nadya Williams to discuss her new book  Cultural Christians in the Early Church: A Historical and Practical Introduction to Christians in the Greco-Roman World   (Zondervan Academic, 2023). Find a copy of Nadya’s book  here . PODCAST SPONSORS: Airbender, LLC Beeson Divinity School Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  Instagram ⁠ F...

In this episode Zach is joined by Jonathan Carswell to discuss the work and ministry of 10 of Those as well as a few good book recommendations!  Check out the RFTG Bookstore  here . PODCAST SPONSORS: Airbender, LLC Beeson Divinity School Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  Instagram ⁠ Follow us on  X Follow us on  Threads Find us on  YouTube Please rate and subscribe to the podcast on...

In this episode Zach is joined by Dr. Elesha Coffman to discuss her new book  Turning Points in American Church History: How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith   (Baker Academic, 2024). Find a copy of Dr. Coffman’s book  here . PODCAST SPONSORS: Airbender, LLC Beeson Divinity School Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  Instagram ⁠ Follow us on  X Follow us on  Threads Find us o...

In this episode Zach is joined by pastor Andy Davis to discuss his new book  How to Memorize Scripture for Life  (Crossway, 2024). Find a copy of Andy’s book  here . PODCAST SPONSORS: Beeson Divinity School Crossway Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  Instagram ⁠ Follow us on  X Follow us on  Threads Find us on  YouTube Please rate and subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you...

In this episode Zach is joined by Ryan Adams for a book discussion episode pastoral leadership from the pulpit. Ryan gives his thoughts on  Expositional Leadership  by Jim Shaddix and R. Scott Pace (Crossway, 2024). Find a copy of  Expositional Leadership   here . Other books discussed in this episode: Power in the Pulpit   by Jerry Vines and Jim Shaddix Knowing God  by J. I. Packer The Chronicles...

In this episode Zach is joined by Dr. Harry Lee Poe to discuss the life and influence of C. S. Lewis through his biographical trilogy:  Becoming C. S. Lewis ,  The Making of C. S. Lewis , and  The Completion of C. S. Lewis . Find a copy of Dr. Poe’s books  here . PODCAST SPONSORS: Beeson Divinity School Crossway Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  Instagram ⁠ Follow us on  X Follow us...

In this episode Zach is joined by RFTG Podcast Editor Chris Wheeler for a conversation with author Drew Dyck to discuss his new book  Just Show Up   (Moody, 2023) Find a copy of Drew’s book  here . PODCAST SPONSORS: Airbender, LLC Beeson Divinity School Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  Instagram ⁠ Follow us on  X Follow us on  Threads Find us on  YouTube Please rate and subscribe t...

In this episode Zach is joined by Philip Nation to discuss the NET Bible and the work of Bible publishing at Thomas Nelson Bibles. Find a copy of the NET Bible  here . Visit the Thomas Nelson Bibles catalog  here . PODCAST SPONSORS: Airbender, LLC Beeson Divinity School Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  Instagram ⁠ Follow us on  X Follow us on  Threads Find us on  YouTube Please rat...

In this episode Zach and by RFTG contributor John Davis are joined by David Gibson his new book  The Lord of Psalm 23  (Crossway, 2023). Find a copy of David’s book  here . PODCAST SPONSORS: Beeson Divinity School Crossway Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  Instagram ⁠ Follow us on  X Follow us on  Threads Find us on  YouTube Please rate and subscribe to the podcast on whatever platf...

In this episode Zach is joined by Ginger Blomberg to discuss her new book  Charlie and the Preschool Prodigal   (Crossway, 2024) as well as a broader discussion about how to use books and other media as aides for family discipleship. She also discusses how kids programs like Bluey can be a jumping off point for family discipleship discussions.  Find a copy of Ginger’s book  here . Books discussed...

In this episode Zach is joined by RFTG Contributor John Davis to discuss his new book  Seeing The Unseen God  (Christian Focus, 2023) Find a copy of John’s book  here . PODCAST SPONSORS: Airbender, LLC Beeson Divinity School Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  Instagram ⁠ Follow us on  X Follow us on  Threads Find us on  YouTube Please rate and subscribe to the podcast on whatever pla...

In this episode Zach is joined by Matt Mason to discuss Matt’s work on the  Christ-Centered Commentary  series  Exalting Jesus in Psalm 51-100 alongside David Platt and Jim Shaddix. As well as a broader discussion of the benefit of using the psalms in corporate and personal worship. Find a copy of Matt’s book  here . Find a copy of  Doxology and Theology   here. PODCAST SPONSORS: Airbender, LLC Be...

In this episode Zach is joined by Karen Swallow Prior to discuss her new book  The Evangelical Imagination (Brazos Press, 2023).  Find a copy of Karen’s book  here . PODCAST SPONSORS: Airbender, LLC Beeson Divinity School Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  Instagram ⁠ Follow us on  X Follow us on  Threads Find us on  YouTube Please rate and subscribe to the podcast on whatever platfo...

In this episode Zach is joined by Dr. Chris Crain to discuss his new book  Baptist Beliefs , and updated edition of the seminal work by E. Y. Mullins from 1912.  Find a copy of Dr. Crain’s book  here https://www.bmbaonline.org ——— Books discussed in this episode: Baptist Confessions of Faith PODCAST SPONSORS: Airbender, LLC Beeson Divinity School Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  In...

In this episode Zach is joined by Lucy S. R. Austen to discuss her new book  Elisabeth Elliot: A Life (Crossway, 2023). Listeners will likely be familiar with Elisabeth Elliot as a missionary in the mid-twentieth century whose husband Jim Elliot was killed alongside four other missionaries while attempting to make contact with Waodani people of rural Ecuador. Elliot was also a seminary professor,...

In this episode Zach is joined by Dr. Andrew Hébert to discuss why character still matters in pastoral ministry, as well as Dr. Hébert’s book  Shepherding Like Jesus: Returning to the Wild Idea that Character Matters in Ministry  (B&H, 2022). Andrew Hébert serves as the Lead Pastor at  Mobberly Baptist Church in Longview, TX Find a copy of Andrew’s book  here . https://wacriswell.com Books dis...

In this episode Zach is joined by RFTG Contributor John Davis to discuss the life, ministry, and legacy of the late Dr. Jack Cottrell. Dr. Cottrell was a beloved theologian in the Restoration (Stone-Campbell Movement), and served as a professor at Cincinnati Bible Seminary for many years. He dedicated his life to the furtherance of God’s kingdom through his teaching and writings.  View the Collect...

In this episode Zach is joined by Dr. William Varner to discuss his new devotional book  Handbook For Praying Scripture (316 Publishing, 2023), as well as his work on the Legacy Standard Bible translation team. Find a copy of Dr. Varner’s book  here . Find the Legacy Standard Bible  here . Find Dr. Varner’s Holy Land lectures at the Center for Thinking Biblically  here . Find Dr. Varner’s lecture...

In this episode Zach is joined by Bill Norton to discuss his book  Sojourn on the Veld: A Call to Ministry, Machines, and Brotherhood in South Africa’s Age of Apartheid   (Insight Press, 2022). Find a copy of Bill’s book  here . Read Bill’s RFTG Articles  here . PODCAST SPONSORS: Airbender, LLC  Logos Bible Software ——— Have Feedback or Questions? Email us Find us on  Instagram ⁠ Follow us on  X F...

In this episode Zach discusses the writings and influence of the novelist, essayist, poet, and farmer Wendell Berry for our  Authors You Should Know series. Much of what Berry laments about society find answers in  the gospel . Yet we have much to learn from this American treasure.  Books discussed in this episode: The Unsettling of America   (1977) Jayber Crow  (2000) The Hidden Wound   (2010) A...

In this first episode of the RFTG Podcast, Zach is joined by RFTG Podcast editor Chris Wheeler to discuss the life, ministry, and legacy of the late Timothy Keller. They also discuss the new Keller biography by Collin Hansen. Books discusses in this episode: Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation  by Collin Hansen Every Good Endeavor  by Tim Keller Forgive  by Tim Keller Hidden C...

Join RFTG Podcast host Zach Kendrick, and RFTG Podcast editor Chris Wheeler for a sneak preview of the upcoming podcast season! We have a great line up of guests scheduled including authors such as William Varner, Lucy S. R. Austen, Drew Dyck, and Karen Swallow Prior, and more! Join us January 11th as we kick off the inaugural season of the RFTG Podcast. Find us on all major podcast platforms such...

We are excited to announce the launch of the new RFTG podcast, coming January 2024! The show will be hosted by RFTG Editor Zach Kendrick. Episodes will feature conversations with authors, book discussions with RFTG Contributors, and content from the RFTG website such as our  Authors You Should Know  series.  Join us in January as we think biblically about books. Please subscribe and leave us a rev...