Books, Books, Books
March 22, 2007
I know I’m not the biggest bibliophile out there. My library wouldn’t hold a candle to some of your libraries. However, for the interest of those that did not go to Shepherd’s Conference and always like to know what they were giving away, I am including the list of books that came home with me from California. They are mixing nicely with the other books in my library and are making friends - except for MacArthur’s eschatology books. I have to keep breaking up fights. I may have to set them on a shelf by themselves.
Gift Books
- Acts - James Montgomery Boice
- Assured by God - ed. Burk Parsons
- Because the Time Is Near - John MacArthur
- For the Sake of His Name - David M. Doran
- Foundations of Grace - Steven J. Lawson
- Life in the Body - Curtis C. Thomas
- The MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Leather) - John MacArthur
- The Master’s Seminary Journal Vol.17, No. 2 - The Master’s Seminary Faculty
- Meet the Puritans - J.R. Beeke & R.J. Pederson
- A Method for Prayer - Matthew Henry
- The Second Coming - John MacArthur
- What Jesus Demands from the World - John Piper
Stuff I Bought
- The Atonement Controversy in Welsh Theological Literature and Debate - Owen Thomas
- Christ’s Doctrine of the Atonement - George Smeaton
- The Dominance of Evangelicalism - David W. Bebbington
- The Expository Genius of John Calvin - Steven J. Lawson
- George Whitefield (2 vols.) - Arnold A. Dallimore
- The Message of the Old Testament - Mark Dever
- The Message of the New Testament - Mark Dever
- The Preachers of Scotland - William G. Blaikie
We also got a nifty Conklin fountain pen - my first. “There’s nothing like the heft of…” oh, well you probably get it.
March 22, 2007 at 6:33 pm
mmmmmm
I’m sure MacArthur’s books are sitting on their time-out shelf and, from a distance, misrepresenting the character of the other books too.
March 24, 2007 at 12:28 am
by the way your last line reminds me of the big blue guy (whose name obviously escapes me) from x3
“oh well, you get the point!!”
March 26, 2007 at 2:30 pm
hey — tell me about Dever’s O.T. and N.T. books. have you used them any or did you just buy them to have them or were they recommended or what? i want a good review before i spend the money on them
March 26, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Well, well, well…here comes Ben Robinson accusing me of buying books that I have no intention of using. Now, how many thoroughly reformed, book-mongering, theologue wannabe’s do you know who actually do that sort of thing? Wait…don’t answer that.
The Message of the Old [and New] Testament is a great resource if your trying to get big picture information. Think of it as a pastor taking up the task of preaching a thorough sermon of the general flow of an entire biblical book. It has that feel to it. Each book is outlined and explained in its overall thrust. Each sermon also ends with a prayer and some questions designed to get you thinking a little about the book. The beginning of the book is a sermon on the entire Old Testament - try making that one alliterate! This along with sections grouping together the major parts of the OT give it a novel feel. The nice thing about the book is accessibility of the information without being just another commentary. The sermons were written to a living and breathing congregation in an effort to help them get the big picture of God’s revelation. Now, whether you use it or not, that’s a great thing to have on your shelf.
March 28, 2007 at 6:14 pm
I absolutely love John Piper!! Do you ever read Brother Andrew??
(I found your blog by accident! Hope you and your family are doing great!)