To Solve Their Loneliness Problem, Gen Z Needs the Church
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Review: ‘Why We’re Feeling Lonely’ by Shelby AbbottAbbott - TGC
Personal Thoughts About Commentaries: Matthew
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Here are my personal picks for the most profitable commentaries on Matthew. I favor a modified ‘Dispensational’ approach to the book which takes seriously the way Matthew provides lines of continuity and discontinuity with the Old Testament. But I have little problem with including studies which do not handle eschatological issues as satisfactorily as I would like. There is, after all, more to Matthew than eschatology:
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Personal Thoughts About Commentaries: Ephesians
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These are the top commentaries for the Pastor on Ephesians:
1. Harold Hoehner – A massive work, both in size and erudition. It is very well written and quite user-friendly. Every issue is chased down thoroughly, and the Pauline authorship of the book is convincingly upheld. A real standard!
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Should Complementarians Change Their Minds Now? On Preston Sprinkle’s ‘...What the Bible Really Says About Women in Leadership’
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“Though Sprinkle doesn’t provide new arguments for egalitarianism, his book will probably be referred to often because he changed his mind on the issue and states his views clearly. Nevertheless, I’m not persuaded by his argument.” - TGC
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Book Review: The Case For Progressive Dispensationalism by Robert Saucy
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“Saucy is in a difficult position. He has two audiences—he wants to address critique from non-dispensationalists and fly the (modified) dispensationalist flag at the same time…. he pleases nobody and frustrates everybody.” - London Lyceum
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Why the Woke Think the Way They Do
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“Jordan B. Cooper, in his new book, Makers of the Modern Mind: A Guide to the Thinkers Who Formed the Modern Left…. traces the metastasizing of Marxism into an ideology that reduces pretty much everything—truth, reason, culture, language, science, all human interactions—to the oppressive imposition of power.” - Acton
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The Elite Revolt Against Elites - A Review of Hugo Drochon’s Elites and Democracy
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“Elites continue to rule because movements are not spontaneous: like parties, they need organization and discipline. Organization largely explains why elites rule: minorities are organized, whereas majorities are not.” - Law & Liberty
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The Future of Youth Ministry Is Family-Shaped. Review: ‘Keeping Kids Christian’ by Cameron S. Shaffer
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“How are pastors, especially those who work with children and teenagers, supposed to minister in such a pivotal moment in American history? We must first accept a hard truth: We cannot continue to do children’s and youth ministry as we’ve done them and expect different results from today.” - TGC
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Secularism as Theocracy
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“In his excellent and comprehensive Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History, Thomas Albert Howard…. makes a very strong case that violence and cruelty are in fact more typical of secular states and movements than religious ones.” - Providence
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Personal Thoughts About Commentaries: Romans
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The Best Commentaries on Romans: Remember, this list has preachers primarily in mind.
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