by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jan 22, 2015 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
The Evangelism Study Bible. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2014. Hardcover. 1564+xiii pages. ISBN 978-0-8254-2662-9.Last time I visited my local Christian bookstore, I admit the one thought that didn’t occur to me was, “You know, what we really need today is a new...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jan 8, 2015 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Sullivan, Ann C. Permission to Doubt: One Woman’s Journey into a Thinking Faith. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2014. Paperback. 173 pages. ISBN 978-0-8254-4366-4.Ann Sullivan’s Permission to Doubt might best be described as a personal memoir, reflection, and...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jan 4, 2015 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Mitchell, C. Ben, and D. Joy Riley. Christian Bioethics: A Guide for Pastors, Health Care Professionals, and Families. B&H Studies in Biblical Ethics. Daniel R. Heimbach, Series Editor. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2014. 207+xiv pages. ISBN...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Dec 13, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Geivett, R. Douglas, and Holly Pivec. A New Apostolic Reformation? A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement. Wooster, OH: Weaver Book Company, 2014. 254 + xvii pages. ISBN 978-1-941337-03-5.In my reviews, I generally try to avoid hyperbolic statements like,...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Nov 29, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Hannula, Richard M. Samuel Rutherford: Lover of Christ. Bitesize Biographies. Darlington, England: EP Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1-78397-018-6.Richard Hannula’s Samuel Rutherford Bitesize Biography is an excellent brief introduction to Rutherford’s life,...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Nov 20, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Sunukjian, Donald R. Invitation to James: Persevering Through Trials to Win the Crown. Wooster, OH: Weaver Book Company, 2014. ISBN 978-1-941337-25-7.Invitation to James is part of a series on “Biblical Preaching for the Contemporary Church,” with current...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Oct 31, 2014 | In The News, Random Commentary
IntroductionHaving decided to waste no more effort sending letters to my local paper, the U-T San Diego, I’ve no longer needed to formulate quick responses to “the latest.” This has freed me to indulge my preference for prolonged reflection (also...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Oct 7, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews
J. V. Fesko. Songs of a Suffering King: The Grand Christ Hymn of Psalms 1-8. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books. 123+x pages. ISBN 978-1-60178-310-3.This is an excellent and edifying book. A Christ-centered exposition of the first eight chapters of the book of...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Sep 23, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews
Moynagh, Michael. Being Church, Doing Life: Creating Gospel Communities where Life Happens. Oxford/Grand Rapids: Monarch, 2014. 352 pages. ISBN 978-0-85721-493-5. Kregel’s featured $1.99 Kindle book through 26 September 2014.An author who makes a point of...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Aug 29, 2014 | In The News
Image: California State Capitol, courtesy Wikipedia user Coolcaesar (Creative Commons license). The local paper today informed me of my state’s passage of an interesting bill to formally define, in the context of sexual assault investigations on college...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Aug 21, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Wilson, Mark. Victory through the Lamb: A Guide to Revelation in Plain Language. Wooster, OH: Weaver Book Company, 2014. 223 pages. ISBN 978-1-941337-01-1.Victory through the Lamb, a nontechnical overview of the book of Revelation, is quite readable and contains...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Aug 8, 2014 | Brief Notices
Just updated the Pious Eye usage notes.
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Aug 8, 2014 | In The News, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Main Remarks Well, I’ve been able to disprove the theory that my prior, somewhat-related letter only failed to make it into print because of U-T San Diego’s word limit (see also the follow-up letter I opted not to send). I disproved the theory by writing a...