By Dave Winter on March 7, 2010
The book of Ruth is one of my favourites in the Bible. Of course, who doesn’t enjoy a good love story and a happy ending? Right? But there is much, much more to this small Old Testament book and this is the premise of John Piper’s book “A Sweet and Bitter Providence.”
Sovereignty. Race. Sex. Piper [...]
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By Dave Winter on March 7, 2010
When I used to hear the word ‘Idolatry’ my mind almost immediately went to visions of people bowing before and worshipping a statue. Or maybe it’s a golden calf or a tribe dancing around the fire to the beat of a drum. However as I read Tim Keller’s new book, Counterfeit God’s, I learnt that [...]
Posted in Faith, Reviews, Society & Culture | Tagged Book Reviews, Idolatry, Keller
By Dave Winter on August 11, 2009
For the last few months, I have been following Jared Wilson’s blog the Gospel-Driven Church and have been immensely blessed by his writings. Jared’s first book ‘Your Jesus is too safe’ is by far the best book that I have read this year. Let me tell you why…
We live in a world of imposters. A [...]
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By Dave Winter on August 5, 2009
About the Book: Inspired by 1 Corinthians, in which Paul answers a series of questions posed by the people in the Corinthian church, Pastor Mark Driscoll set out to determine the most controversial questions among visitors to the Mars Hill Church website. In the end, 893 questions were asked and 343,203 votes were cast. The [...]
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By Dave Winter on July 24, 2009
‘Big Truths for Young Hearts’ is a great theology book written by an equally great theology professor. However, it’s not the type of the book that one would expect from Bruce Ware. The whole idea behind this book is to equip and encourage parents to raise their children to know and love God through instilling [...]
Posted in Family, Reviews | Tagged Book Reviews, Children, Family, Ministry
