Harry Bosch is getting old. To be precise, he is 72 years old in 2022, when the events in Desert Star take place. His motto has always been, “Everybody counts or nobody counts. This is the driving force in his … Continue reading Desert Star | Book Review
I once cold-called a young woman named Tiffany for a date. My call went straight to voice mail, so I left a message that began with these words, “Hi! My name is George P. Wood … .” After a few … Continue reading A Good and True Story | Book Review
Outsiders describe Pentecostals as people of the Spirit. After all, we practice spiritual gifts regularly. Our distinctive doctrine teaches that tongues is the initial physical evidence of Spirit baptism. People of the Spirit is even the title of an official … Continue reading Saved, Delivered, and Healed | Book Review
I came across Holy Abortion? in the course of researching Christian attitudes to that topic. Michael J. Gorman is a well-regarded New Testament scholar and author of the classic 1982 study, Abortion and the Early Church. That book describes and … Continue reading Holy Abortion? | Book Review
“American society has a knowledge crisis, and the American church is no exception,” writes Bonnie Kristian in Untrustworthy. Her book details the origin, consequences, and resolution of the crisis. Its message is timely. What is the crisis? “It ain’t what … Continue reading Untrustworthy | Book Review
When I drive home from work, I often see a guy at the bottom of the off-ramp holding a cardboard help-me sign. I rarely carry cash, so I have none to give him. Still, I do my best to avoid … Continue reading Low Anthropology | Book Review
In early 1993, my pastor all but fired me … and I deserved it. He had planted a church in 1989. I interned with him in 1990, then joined the staff in 1991, while also attending seminary. Like many church … Continue reading Saving Your Church From Itself | Book Review
On March 17, 2020, I left the office at close of business not knowing when I would return. My employers were taking steps to limit the spread of COVID by requiring employees to work from home. I would not return … Continue reading Analog Christian | Book Review
What does the Bible teach about the Holy Spirit? The Spirit Throughout the Canon answers that question by surveying pertinent biblical passages from Genesis to Revelation. These passages refer to the Spirit using either the Hebrew word ruach or the … Continue reading The Spirit Throughout the Canon | Book Review
American Christianity has a celebrity problem. It runs deeper than the well-publicized moral failures of high-profile leaders, however. In Celebrities for Jesus, Katelyn Beaty argues that celebrity is toxic for leaders and followers alike. Her argument unfolds in three parts. … Continue reading Celebrities for Jesus | Book Review
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