by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Mar 2, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Gilson, Tom, and Carson Weitnauer, editors. True Reason: Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 2013. ISBN 978-0-8254-4338-1. Abridged versions of this review may be found on Amazon and Goodreads. Prefer to skip ahead? Here are...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Feb 10, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Maoz, Baruch. Prophet on the Run: A Devotional Commentary on the Book of Jonah. Wapwallopen, PA: Shepherd Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1936908-844. If you’re like me, you tend to avoid books labeled “devotional” because you’ve usually found that they...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Sep 23, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews
Note: Some format fixes to this old post, completed in June 2023, may cause some direct links I’ve provided to paragraphs to be off a bit. The anchors for these direct links are created by code when posts load, so changes to the posts change the anchors. I...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jun 27, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Random Commentary
Among current books I’m reading, some of which I may even finish someday, is A. W. Pink’s The Sovereignty of God (Chapel Library MOBI edition, available free, as are EPUB and PDF versions). I’m only at the eight percent mark in my reading, but have...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jun 21, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Random Commentary
In a couple book reviews, I took issue with one author’s anti-individualist rhetoric and expressed gratitude (though not perfect satisfaction) for another’s effort to distinguish between different uses of the word “individualism.” I’ve...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Apr 22, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Image: 3D visualization suggesting DNA, a free to use Unsplash image by user Braňo. Brauns, Chris. Bound Together: How We Are Tied to Others in Good and Bad Choices. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013. 208 pages. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-310-49511-6.On balance, this is an...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Mar 12, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Image: 3D visualization suggesting DNA, a free to use Unsplash image by user Braňo. Frazee, Randy. The Connecting Church 2.0: Beyond Small Groups to Authentic Community. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013. 978-0-310-49435-5. Cover price $16.99. Something is wrong with the...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Feb 24, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
[jp-rss-feed]Petty, Scott. Science and God. Little Black Books. Kingsford, Australia: Matthias Media, 2011. Paperback. 108 pages. ISBN 978-1-921896-19-4. Rating on 5-star scale: 2 stars.Promoters identify Science and God as intended for Christian youth between the...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jan 24, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
J. I. Packer. Puritan Portraits: J. I. Packer on Selected Classic Pastors and Pastoral Classics . Ross-shire, Scotland, U.K.: Christian Focus Publications, 2012. Kindle (Mobi) Format. ISBN 978-1-78191-076-4. (Location numbers in the review are sometimes...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jan 19, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
John Crotts. Loving the Church: God’s People Flourishing in God’s Family. Wapwallopen, PA: Shepherd Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9824387-4-9. No price on cover. In Loving the Church, John Crotts, a pastor-teacher (Faith Bible Church, Sharpsburg, GA), university...