Book Reviews

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Just in case you are thinking of getting some books for Christmas (and who wouldn’t be?), we’re bringing you our eighth instalment of Cloak, Books, and Parchments (2Tim 4:13). There is no book like the Bible but we all learn from the ministry of others, including ministry that comes to us in written form. Mike & Matthew share brief reviews of 7 books for your reading pleasure, and also provide a heads up for the February Reading Challenge.
– Let Earth Receive Her King by Allistair Begg (Good Book Co)
– Elisabeth Elliot: A Life by Lucy S.R. Austen (Crossway)
– One With My Lord, The Life Changing Reality of Being in Christ, by Sam Allberry (Crossway)
– Remember Heaven: Meditations on the World to Come for Life in the Meantime by Matthew McCullough (Crossway)
– I Am David by Anne Holm (Farshore)
– Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588 by Colin Martin & Geoffrey Parker (Yale University Press)
– Taking God at His Word by Kevin DeYoung (Crossway)

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What should you read this summer? Matthew & Mike have some ideas for you! There is no book like the Bible but we all learn from the ministry of others, including ministry that comes to us in written form. In our seventh instalment of Cloak, Books, and Parchments (2Tim 4:13), we share brief reviews of ten books for your reading delight:
– Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I? by Timothy Keller (Viking)
– Do Not Be True To Yourself, by Kevin DeYoung (Crossway)
– Enjoying Jesus: Experience the Presence and Kindness of the Son of God in Everyday Life, by Tim Chester (The Good Book Company)
– Zeal without Burnout, by Christopher Ash (The Good Book Company)
– The Letters of David W. Gooding: Answering Questions Related to the Christian Faith (Myrtlefield Trust)
– Made in Our Image, by Stephen Driscoll (Matthias Media)
– Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture by Christopher Watkin (Zondervan Academic)
– The Missionary Fellowship of William Carey, by Michael Haykin (Ligonier Ministries)
– Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Michael R. Katz (Liveright)
– 12 Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup (Graymalkin Media)

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Our sixth edition of Cloak, Books, and Parchments gives you ample time to purchase wisely this Christmas. In this episode we discuss the following books. Please update your wish list accordingly.
– The February 2025 reading challenge book: Screwtape Letters. C. S. Lewis
– Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout. Cal Newport (Portfolio)
– Finding My Vocation: A Guide for Young People Seeking a Calling. William Boekestein (Reformed Free Publishing)
– Strangely Bright: Can You Love God and Enjoy This World? Joe Rigney (Crossway)
– Keeping Holiday. Starr Meade (Crossway)
– Little Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens and Joe Sutphin (Moody)
– How to Read Proverbs. Tremper Longman III (IVP Academic)
– What It Means to be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church. Gavin Ortlund (Zondervan)
– When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend: Reflections On Life And Ministry With Depression. Mark Meynell (IVP)
– The William Monk Mysteries: The First Three Novels. Anne Perry (Ballantine)
– Up From Slavery. Booker T. Washington (Dover)
– Repeat the Sounding Joy: A Daily Advent Devotional on Luke 1-2. Christopher Ash (The Good Book Company)

Scriptures Referenced: 2Tim 4:13

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Just in time for summer holidays comes our fifth edition of Cloak, Books, and Parchments. In this episode we discuss the following eight books. Which will you take with you on the trip or to the beach?
– Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West, by Andrew Wilson (Crossway)
– The Insanity of God, by Nik Ripken (B&H)
– Safely Home, by Randy Alcorn (Tyndale Fiction)
– Pride: Identity and the Worship of Self, by Matthew Roberts (Christian Focus)
– Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy, by Jamie Dunlop (IX Marks)
– J.N Darby and the Roots of Dispensationalism, by Crawford Gribben (Oxford Univiersity Press)
– The Lord of Psalm 23, by David Gibson (Crossway)
– The Demon of Unrest, by Erik Larson (Crown Publishing)

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Just in case you are thinking of getting some books for Christmas (and who wouldn’t be?), we’re bringing you our fourth instalment of Cloak, Books, and Parchments (2Tim 4:13). There is no book like the Bible but we all learn from the ministry of others, including ministry that comes to us in written form. Mike & Matthew share brief reviews of eight books for your reading pleasure.
– Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age by Samuel James (Crossway)
– Of No Reputation: Living an Ordinary Life by Stephen Grant (John Ritchie)
– When People Are Big and God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man, 2nd ed, by Edward Welch (P&R Publishing)
– Enjoy Your Prayer Life by Michael Reeves (10 Publishing)
– The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory by Abigail Favale (Ignatius);

– Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (Soho Press); (NOTE: best for older, mature readers, due to some language and mature themes)
– Conscience: What it Is, How to Train It, and Loving Those Who Differ by Andrew Naselli & J.D. Crowley (Crossway)
– That Little Voice in Your Head: Learning about your Conscience by Andy Naselli (CF4Kids)
– In Search of the Source: A First Encounter with God’s Word by Neil Anderson with Hyatt Moore (Wycliffe)
– Why I Am a Christian by John Stott (IVP Books)

Scriptures Referenced: 2Tim 4:13

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Is it too late to secure another book for your Summer reading list? Of course not! There is no book like the Bible but we all learn from the ministry of others, including ministry that comes to us in written form. In this third installment of Cloak, Books, and Parchments (2Tim 4:13), Mike & Matthew share brief reviews of six book titles for your reading pleasure. Six books in less than 17 minutes.

Scriptures Referenced: 2Tim 4:13

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Christmas is right around the corner, and what better gift than a good book! There is no book like the Bible but we all learn from the ministry of others, including ministry that comes to us in written form. In this second installment of Cloak, Books, and Parchments (2Tim 4:13), Mike & Matthew share brief reviews of ten book titles for your reading pleasure. There is also heads up about our reading challenge for the “I love to read month” of February.

Scriptures Referenced: 2Tim 4:13

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