One of the privileges and pleasures of teaching at a classical Christian school like Cair Paravel Latin School (www.cpls.org) is working with a wonderful faculty. This semester for faculty development we are all reading … A Semester with C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces (Introduction)Read more
Book Reviews
Harry Potter Part II: The Good and the Not So Good
A good way to evaluate Harry Potter is to compare it to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Taking into account the facts that Tolkien’s masterpiece is the standard for fantasy literature and that … Harry Potter Part II: The Good and the Not So GoodRead more
Harry Potter Part I: The Good
Now that the complete Harry Potter series is available as a box set, it seems a good time to evaluate the phenomenon from a Christian perspective. Some Christians have been highly critical of the books, … Harry Potter Part I: The GoodRead more
Why I Recommend Timothy Keller’s Counterfeit Gods with One Caveat
A fellow pastor recommended Timothy Keller’s Counterfeit Gods (New York: Dutton, 2009) to me after I had stated that the Bible teaches that the fundamental human problem is idolatry. I highly recommend it and here’s why.
Michael Lawrence, Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church: A Guide for Ministry
Michael Lawrence has written both a fine introduction to biblical theology and also an apologetic for its centrality in the ministry. The work is readable, has helpful reviews throughout, and an annotated bibliography, but will the evangelical church listen?