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Caspar Olevian and the Substance of the Covenant Reviewed
Posted: March 2, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in Book of the Week, Book Review0
The Red Letters: The Sayings and Teachings of Jesus
Posted: January 29, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in Book ReviewBook Review: The Red Letters: The Sayings and Teachings of Jesus My Thoughts: I remember those old KJV Bibles that read on the side “RED LETTERS,” setting them apart as different or extra special because they emphasized that the red letters found within were the words spoken by Jesus and no one else. So at [...]
How to Argue like Jesus: Learning Persuasion from History’s Greatest Communicator
Posted: January 27, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in Book of the Week, Book ReviewBook Review: How to Argue like Jesus: Learning Persuasion from History’s Greatest Communicator My Review: Living in Grand Rapids, MI I often get a lot of flack about my last name, which I am most often called as if it was my first name. The number of ways that the traditional Dutch circles write out [...]
Book Review: The Unwavering Resolve of Jonathan Edwards, by Dr. Steve J. Lawson
Posted: January 17, 2009 by Michael Dewalt in Book of the Week, Book ReviewJonathan Edwards has been called the greatest American Theologian of all time and is well known for both the tremendous amount of works that he has written, and his wonderful sermons that – in the past, and still today – help shape individuals’ lives closer to the image of Christ. There have been countless books [...]
Sammy and His Shepherd
Posted: November 13, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Book Review, Sammy and His ShepherdSammy and His Shepherd by Susan Hunt (and illustrated by Cory Godbey) is a delightful story centered around the 23rd Psalm. The book tells of Sammy – a sheep who is tended by a loving and protective shepherd who befriends another sheep on the other side of the fence. The sheep across the fence has [...]
A BOOK REVIEW OF GRAEME GOLDSWORTHY’S ACCORDING TO PLAN: THE UNFOLDING REVELATION OF GOD IN THE BIBLE
Posted: November 6, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Book ReviewMy purpose in reviewing Graeme Goldsworthy’s According to Plan is not to merely repeat and summarize what he has already said, but is to bring out the truths in it which highlight his major ideas. His approach and intent in writing this book is not to speak only to an audience of the typical scholar [...]
Book Review of The Princes Poison Cup
Posted: November 3, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Book Review, The Princes Poison CupThe Princes Poison Cup written by R.C. Sproul, and illustrated by Justin Gerard, is a beautiful depiction of some of the most profound stories and concepts in the Bible, mainly that even the most horrible of things can produce the best results! Although it tells of profound truths, these truths are put into a delightful [...]
Review of Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation: 1523-1552
Posted: October 28, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Book ReviewMany people in the 21st century (at least in America) call themselves “Reformed.” However, do many of us even know what we mean when we say that, and can we give a defense for what we call “Reformed”? Regardless if you truly are Reformed or are simply using that title, this is a volume that [...]
Book Review of Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow
Posted: October 24, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Book Review, R.C. SproulThere are often times a Christian comes in contact with an individual who is searching and is in desperate need for the gospel; or that the young or non-converted asks a mature Christian the question, “where do I start?” When an individual has come to the faith, repenting from sin and following Christ, they often [...]
A Review of A Sweet Flame: Piety in the Letters of Jonathan Edwards
Posted: October 15, 2008 by Michael Dewalt in Book ReviewBook Review: Michael Haykin, A Sweet Flame: Piety in the Letters of Jonathan Edwards, (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books 2007). Summary of the Series, Profiles in Reformed Spirituality: A Sweet Flame is Volume 2 in the Profiles in Reformed Spirituality series. In this volume, Dr. Haykin takes several sections from the Letters and Personal Writings [...]
