Category Archives: book reviews
Searching for a Shepherd
Title – Searching for a Shepherd (revised 2011) Author – Steve D. Spacek Ministry – Help Ministries Steve has written “A Pulpit or Search Committee’s Handbook”. The handbook contains five sections: the presuppositions, the preparation, the procedure, the postscript, and … Continue reading
Well-Intentioned Dragons
Title – Well-Intentioned Dragons: Ministering to Problem People in the Church Author – Marshall Shelley Publisher – Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1994 edition In this book, Marshall shares many stories on conflicts that pastors may have with fellow elders or … Continue reading
From Judaism and Law to Christ and Grace
Title – From Judaism and Law to Christ and Grace Author – Arthur U. Michelson Publisher – Los Angeles: The Jewish Hope Publishing House, 1934 This is a fascinating window into early Jewish evangelism in America before World War II … Continue reading
Life Together
Title – Life Together: a discussion of Christian fellowship (wikipedia) Author – Dietrich Bonhoeffer (wikipedia, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) Publisher – New York City: Harper & Row, 1954 (translated and with an introduction by John W. Doberstein) Several days ago … Continue reading
As a Tree Grows
Title – As a Tree Grows
Hagadah: Passover Seder Service
Title – Hagadah: Passover Seder Service Publisher – General Foods Corporation, 1935 (Compliments of Maxwell House Coffee – Good to the Last Drop) This particular Hagadah is the brainchild of the Joseph Jacobs Advertising in the heart of Manhattan. It … Continue reading
The Sayings of Chairman Moishe
Title – The Sayings of Chairman Moishe Author – Moishe Rosen Publisher – Carol Stream: Creation House, 1974 Moishe Rosen began the ministry Jews for Jesus. Here is just a sampling of the aphorisms in this book: In the case … Continue reading
His Sayings On The Cross
Title – His Sayings On The Cross Author – I. M. Haldeman, D.D. (pastored 1884 – 1933 in New York City) Publisher – First Baptist Church (Wikipedia), New York, New York
A Study of the Life of Jesus, Yeshua Ha-Mashioch
Title – A Study of the Life of Jesus, Yeshua Ha-Mashioch Author – Dr. Laura-Lee Clancy Kelley Publisher – WinePress Publishing, Enumclaw, WA, 2003
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James
Title – James Author – Daniel M. Doriani Publisher – New Jersey: P&R Publishing, 2007 1. Unlike Martin Luther, Doriani does a fine job in bringing out the gospel through the book of James.