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A Fathers Day Gift Guide

June 13, 2016

Few Fathers Day gifts will provide Dad the lasting benefit of a good book. Here are some of my recent favorite reads, in no particular order, for Dad’s reading pleasure this summer. The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitler’s U-boats, by William Geroux The Secret Game: A Wartime Story of Courage, Change and Basketball’s Lost Triumph, by Scott Ellsworth Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, And the Fate of the American Revolution, by Nathaniel Philbrick For The Glory:…

My Favorite Books to Prepare for Suffering

August 12, 2015

As a pastor, I am often asked for a list of my favorite books on any number of topics, but of all the possible topics I am asked about, suffering is one of the most frequent and important. And we all need to be reminded that these resources are needed before suffering comes. D.A. Carson explains why: “All you have to do is live long enough, and you will suffer.” Suffering is hard enough as it is. It is made…

My Favorite Books on Adoption

August 5, 2015

Recently I had the privilege and joy of preaching a message on the doctrine of adoption. I love preaching on adopting grace. Just love it. And every time I preach on this topic I am approached afterwards by those who aren’t familiar with this doctrine. They want to know how they can learn more about this doctrine. They have been blindsided by God’s love through the doctrine of adoption. So they want to know how they can deepen their understanding…