Book Recommendation

Over at Out of the Ordinary, I’ve posted a short review of a book by Jerry Bridges.

If you want to better understand and appreciate the great exchange, this book is a good place to start. It’s deep theology of the cross coupled with writing anyone can understand, and a wonderful tool for expanding your understanding of Christ’s work and increasing your love for him. And what better way to honour Jerry Bridges, who passed away on March 6, than to focus on the atonement of Christ by reading The Great Exchange during the days leading up to Good Friday and Easter?

Read it.

For the Children in Your Life

Last week I reviewed The Biggest Story for the news letter from my church, and this morning I posted it at Out of the Ordinary, too. From the review:

[T]he Bible is more than a collection of individual stories with heroes to imitate or villains to avoid imitating. It is one big story comprised of all the smaller stories. It’s the story of God’s work of creation; humankind’s fall, bringing with it the corruption of everything; and God’s work to make it all right again.

Do your children know this story, the biggest one? Do they understand how the stories of the Old and New Testament fit together into a grand narrative of a “snake-crushing King” and “destined-to-die Deliverer” who will bring us back to the garden?

You can read the rest here.

If you have children in your life, The Biggest Story would make an excellent Christmas gift. (Canadians will prefer to purchase it from Amazon.ca.) 

Take the Trinity Test

How well do you know that doctrine of the Trinity? Take the little quiz I posted this morning at Out of the Ordinary to find out.