Book review: A shelter in the time of storm (Paul Tripp)

Title: A shelter in the time of stormAuthor: Paul TrippPublisher: Crossway books The central psalm of this book is Psalm 27. In this book, Paul Tripp shares his life experience, and reminds the reader not to despair in times of suffering, or caught in difficult situations, because God is still in control. Every chapter touches…

Book review: In the footsteps of the Saviour (Max Lucado)

Title: In the footsteps of the Saviour Author: Max LucadoPublisher: Thomas Nelson In this book, Max Lucado travelled to the holy land of Israel. He picked some sites that are mentioned in the bible, eg Bethlehem, sea of Galilee, garden of Gethsemane, etc, and then he would describe those sites before sharing his thoughts. This…

Book review: A gentle thunder (Max Lucado)

Title: A gentle thunderAuthor: Max LucadoPublisher: Thomas Nelson In this book, using many examples from the bible, Max Lucado shows the reader that God is constantly reaching and calling out to us, trying to get our attention. But the sad thing is most of the time we are not listening or we simply ignore those…

Book review: Why I love the Apostle Paul (John Piper)

Title: Why I love the Apostle PaulAuthor: John PiperPublisher: Crossway In this book John Piper shares 30 reasons why he loves Apostle Paul, such as his traits, his high intellect, his way of handling the issues in the Corinthian and Galatian church, his commitment to gospel accuracy, his love for the church, and so on.…

Book review: Don’t waste your life (John Piper)

Title: Don’t waste your lifeAuthor: John PiperPublisher: Crossway Books John Piper starts with his personal story of how he was led by God to study theology in college, and how the works of C S Lewis and Jonathan Edwards had influenced him during those years when the faith was in a challenging climate. While sharing…

Book review: The keys to spiritual growth (John MacArthur)

Title: The keys to spiritual growthAuthor: John MacArthurPublisher: Crossway Right in the beginning, in the introduction, John MacArthur states clearly to the readers the importance of spiritual growth and that God intends for every believer to have spiritual growth. He notes that many people have a wrong understanding of what is spiritual growth and tries…

Book review: The true Jesus (David Limbaugh)

Title: The true Jesus Author: David Limbaugh Publisher: Regnery Publishing “… who do you say I am? …” [Mark 8:29], [Matthew 16:15], [Luke 9:20] In the Bible, it is recorded that Jesus asked Peter the above question. Today, this question is still relevant and David Limbaugh seeks to give a reply to this question, through…