by Luke Geraty | Feb 12, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
If I had to summarize all of the preaching of Jesus and all of the preaching of Paul, I’d suggest that they had one message with many applications: the kingdom of God. Jesus proclaimed the kingdom (Matt. 4:17, 23; 9:35; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 8:1; Acts 1:3, etc.)...
by Luke Geraty | Feb 5, 2015 | Biblical, Reviews
Duane A. Garrett is an Old Testament scholar who currently teaches at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He’s well respected in his field and I’ve found several of his commentaries quite helpful, so I was excited to review his latest addition to...
by Brad Blocksom | Jan 31, 2015 | Biblical, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
OK, folks. I’m taking up the challenge from Able Baker and following in the footsteps of his post recommending books for Pastors. In the interest full disclosure, I’m not a Pastor, but do like to study the word as if I had to teach it every week. I’m...
by Kenny Burchard | Jan 24, 2015 | Biblical, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
In the spirit of camaraderie, I am chiming in with a must-have book list for pastors. Able & Robby have listed a few of their preferred titles, and I can learn a lot about their values and even their spiritual gifts as I read their lists. We tend to read and value...
by Robby McAlpine | Jan 22, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
Okay, so Pastor Able challenged all of us here at Think Theology to compile a “must-have” book list — books that serve as resources in our writing (and preaching, for those among us who are pastors), and in some way have shaped, encouraged,...
by Able Baker | Jan 22, 2015 | Church & Pastoral
Here is a list of reference books that have been a tremendous help to me in my teaching and preaching. Christian Theology by Alister McGrath (The who, what, where, when, how, and why of what we believe as Evangelicals) The Christian Theology Reader by Alister...
by Luke Geraty | Jan 19, 2015 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
I have a love/hate relationship with study bibles. On one hand, I really like that there is a resource for people who may not have had seven hundred years of seminary training. On the other, it’s frustrating when some well-meaning people treat the commentary...
by Luke Geraty | Jan 12, 2015 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews
St. James tells us that caring for widows and orphans is the kind of religion that is pure and undefiled before God (James 1:27). Considering that there are more than 132 million orphaned children, the Church has its work cut out. Daniel J. Bennett understands this...
by Think Theology | Jan 2, 2015 | Reviews
In 2008 Oxford University Press published John A. D’Elia’s A Place at the Table: George Eldon Ladd and the Rehabilitation of Evangelical Scholarship in America. We (Luke & Kenny) enjoyed the book so much and found it so captivating that we’ve...
by Luke Geraty | Jan 1, 2015 | Reviews
As is customary for this time of year, I’d like to share the top ten books that I read. I’ve done this for 2011 and 2013 and have provided lists for my top five books on the plurality of pastors, top five books on the kingdom of God, top ten books on...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 7, 2014 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews
Shortly after my wife and I were married we were expecting our first child… which we quickly learned was actually two children, twins! The excitement of expecting children was pretty incredible and almost impossible to explain. Sadly, we lost that first...
by Luke Geraty | Oct 8, 2014 | Christian Living, Reviews
In 1989, David Bebbington wrote of four qualities that defined Evangelicalism and one of them was “activism.” Evangelicals were, according to Bebbington, committed to expressing the gospel through their efforts in society. Unfortunately, Evangelicalism has...
by Luke Geraty | Oct 8, 2014 | Christian Living, Reviews
This review, to be honest, is a bit awkward feeling. How can a man review a book on women mentoring women? On one hand, I have a great mother, five sisters, three daughters, and a fantastic wife who is involved in mentoring women. On the other hand, I’m a dude....
by Luke Geraty | Sep 3, 2014 | Christian Living, Reviews
Any seminary graduate (or attendee) worth his salt has been warned about the “danger” of attending the cemetery. We are told that if we attend theological education, we’ll lose our passion for Jesus and will embrace ideas that undercut the...
by Luke Geraty | Aug 13, 2014 | Biblical, Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
In this post, I want to review and interact with Ken Wilson’s work in ALTMC on the Apostle Paul. In addition to several posts covering Ken’s introductory work (here, here, and here), I’ve posted my thoughts on his use of the Old Testament. Now I want...
by Luke Geraty | Jul 27, 2014 | Biblical, Reviews
Of the Psalms, John Calvin said that “the varied and resplendid riches which are contained in this treasury it is no easy matter to express in words.” Martin Luther stated that the Psalms are a “Little Bible, wherein everything contained in the entire Bible is...
by Luke Geraty | Jul 24, 2014 | Christian Living, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
Throughout the year I often find myself asking questions about personal “soul care” and this usually turns into questions about my time spent reading Scripture and praying. I used to always feel like I was the worst follower of Jesus in the universe...
by Luke Geraty | Jul 3, 2014 | Biblical, Church & Pastoral, Reviews, Theology
I think a case could be made that the Bible offers a variety of options regarding church polity. However, I personally find the plurality of pastors model the best option for the local church (see my top 5 books on the subject). In fact, if you take a look at my list...
by Luke Geraty | Jun 17, 2014 | Biblical, Reviews
My sincere thanks to Becky Eberhard and the folks at Wesleyan Publishing House for sending me a review copy of Ken Heer’s biblical commentary on the Gospel of Luke. I just finished mining through it, and I can’t wait to recommend it to you! This is actually my first...
by Able Baker | Jun 16, 2014 | Christian Living
In my mind violence (both defensive and offensive) must always come before peace and because of this, change is rarely harmonious. This is unfortunate and sad but true. The cross is not simply an act of violence nor is it simply an act of non-violence. I think we see...
