Book Briefs: “Can These Bones Live?” by Bill Henard

By Evan Knies Bill Henard serves as senior pastor of Porter Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky, in addition to his ministry as a professor of evangelism at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. At SBTS he teaches courses on church revitalization. He can be contacted for church consulting through his website, http://www.billhenard.com. …

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Book Briefs: “40 Questions on Baptism and the Lord’s Supper”

By Evan Knies John Hammett is the professor of Systematic Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Prior to his position at SEBTS, he served as a pastor and a missionary. Summary I love the "40 Questions" series that Kregel has put out. All of these books are extremely beneficial and …

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No Retreat, No Surrender: King Leonidas and King Jesus

By Mathew Gilbert When soldiers are backed into a corner during a battle they have two options: (1) surrender or (2) stand. They can give up or they can face their enemy. In the movie 300, there are many scenes that demonstrate that tension between surrender and standing ground in a war. But one scene …

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Book Briefs: Defending Substitution

By Evan Knies Simon Gathercole is the lecturer in New Testament studies in the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Cambridge and Fellow and director of studies in theology at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He is also the author of several other books. Brief Summary: Defending Substitution is a short (128 pages), but needed work. …

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Book Briefs: For the Love of God’s Word

By Evan Knies Andreas Kostenberger is professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology and the director of PhD Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS). Richard Patterson is distinguished professor emeritus at Liberty University. Brief Summary: For the Love of God’s Word is …

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