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Jim Cassidy reviews Biblical Theology: The Common Grace Covenants by Jeffrey Niehaus (Weaver Book Company).

Jim Cassidy reviews Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way by J.I. Packer and Gary Parrett published by Baker Books.

Jim Cassidy and Camden Bucey introduce books by Jordan Cooper, Gregg Allison, and several other authors and editors.

Jared Oliphint and Camden Bucey explore the latest version of Logos Bible Software discussing new features and personal use cases.

Jared Oliphint reviews  Molinism: The Contemporary Debate , edited by Ken Perszyk. Book review mentioned: link Participants: Camden Bucey , Jared Oliphint

Camden Bucey reviews  One with Christ: An Evangelical Theology of Salvation  by Marcus Peter Johnson. Participants: Camden Bucey , Jim Cassidy

On this episode, Jim Cassidy reviews The Lord’s Supper as a Means of Grace: More than a Memory (Mentor, 2013) by Richard C. Barcellos. Barcellos seeks to demonstrate that the Lord’s Supper is more than a mere remembrance or memorial to Christ’s death; it is a means of grace. Participants: Camden Bucey , Jim Cassidy

K. Scott Oliphint, Jared Oliphint, and Camden Bucey review the Logos Reformed Base Package . List of resources in Platinum package. Previous post on the package from Jared Oliphint. Participants: Camden Bucey , Jared Oliphint , K. Scott Oliphint

Jim Cassidy reviews  The Bonhoeffer Reader   (Fortress Press) edited by Clifford Green and Michael DeJonge. From the Publisher: For the first time, a representative collection of all Bonhoeffer’s theological works is available in a single volume, edited by Bonhoeffer scholars Clifford J. Green and Michael P. DeJonge. The Bonhoeffer Reader follows on the heels of the newly completed 16-volume...

In this episode,  Camden Bucey reviews The Gospel at Work: How Working for King Jesus Gives Purpose and Meaning to Our Jobs  ( Zondervan ) by Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert . Traeger and Gilbert note that many Christians fall victim to one of two main problems when it comes to work: either they are  idle  in their work, or they have made an  idol  of it. Both of these mind-sets are deadly misu...

On this episode Camden Bucey reviews  What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done  ( Zondervan ) by Matt Perman . This is an excellent book about Christian productivity that will help you become effective in your labors through a biblical perspective on loving God, loving others, and being a good steward of your opportunities, time, and resources. Publisher’...

Jim Cassidy reviews Christology, Ancient and Modern: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics (Zondervan) edited by Oliver Crisp and Fred Sanders. Participants: Camden Bucey , Jim Cassidy

Jim Cassidy reviews Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction   (Zondervan) by Michael F. Bird. Participants: Camden Bucey , Jim Cassidy

Jim Cassidy reviews  Pilgrim Theology: Core Doctrines for Christian Disciples (Zondervan) by Michael Horton. The publisher writes: Pilgrim Theology  is based—in part—on the much larger  The Christian Faith , although it is no simple abridgment; rather, Michael Horton has sought to write for an entirely new and wider audience, intentionally making it more useful for both group and individual study....

Jim Cassidy reviews So Pastor, What’s Your Point?   by Dennis Prutow, Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology at  Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary . The book gives practical counsel on preaching combined with wholesome theology and is valuable both to the beginning preacher and the seasoned expositor. Pastor Cassidy explains the format of the book and how it is related to oth...

Jim Cassidy reviews  Four Views on the Role of Works at the Final Judgment . The book contains contributions from Robert Wilken, James Dunn, Thomas Schreiner, and Michael Barber. Participants: Camden Bucey , Jim Cassidy

Dr. K. Scott Oliphint reviews Calvin, Classical Trinitarianism, and the Aseity of the Son by Brannon Ellis and published by Oxford University Press. In this excellent volume, Ellis investigates the various Reformation and post-Reformation responses to Calvin’s affirmation of the Son’s aseity (or essential self-existence). Listen as Dr. Oliphint, who wrote a more detailed review of the...

James Dolezal, part-time professor of Theology and Church History at Cairn University in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, reviews God Is Impassible and Impassioned: Toward a Theology of Divine Emotion by Rob Lister. The book explores the significance of God’s emotional experience and most especially the question of divine suffering. Participants: Camden Bucey , James Dolezal

Daniel Schrock reviews  Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation   by James K. A. Smith. In this first book of what is planned as a three-book set, Smith describes the liturgical structures that influence and shape our thoughts and affections. For Smith, malls, stadiums, and universities are all venues that express a form of cultural liturgy. Listen as Daniel Schrock, pasto...

Jason Pickard reviews Classical Christian Doctrine: Introducing the Essentials of the Ancient Faith by Ronald E. Heine and published by Baker Academic. Participants: Camden Bucey , Jason Pickard

In this episode, Jeff Waddington covers  God Is a Communicative Being: Divine Communicativeness and Harmony in the Theology of Jonathan Edwards by William M. Schweitzer and published by T&T Clark. The book explores Edwards’s statement, “The great and universal end of God’s creating the world was to communicate himself. God is a communicative being.” Listen as Jeff provi...

Jim Cassidy reviews  Better Than the Beginning: Creation in Biblical Perspective   by Richard Barcellos. Participants: Camden Bucey , Jim Cassidy

In this episode, Carlton Wynne reviews  In Defense of the Descent  by Daniel Hyde. In the book, Hyde seeks to explain and defend an orthodox understanding the Apostles’ Creed when it claims that Christ “descended into hell.” Hyde analyzes this controversial claim, bringing valuable light to this long confessed doctrine. He presents the arguments raised against the descent clause, discu...

Rev. Carlton Wynne reviews Trinity and Organism: Towards a New Reading of Herman Bavinck’s Organic Motif   by James Eglinton and published by T&T Clark. Eglinton demonstrates how Herman Bavinck connected doctrines such as Christology, general and special revelation, ecclesiology. Carlton recently reviewed the book in  The Westminster Theological Journal . Participants: Camden Bucey , Car...

Camden Bucey and David Owen Filson speak about several new books, and journal, and one interesting out-of-print title. Links The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society Reclaiming the Psalter: Praying and Praising with the Psalms by Gordon Wenham Saving Eutychus: How to Preach God’s Word and Keep People Awake by Gary Millar and Phil Campbell The Vatican Diaries: A Behind-the-Scenes Lo...