In Captivated, Thabiti Anyabwile bids us behold ‘The Mystery Of Jesus’ Death And Resurrection’. Originally five sermons, the chapters consider: Jesus’ prayer in the garden of Gethsemane; his crucifixion travail; his death; the empty grave; and the road to Emmaus. Though the passages of Scripture selected were familiar, and the narrative situations described in them …

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Derek Thomas’ exploration of Romans chapter 8, How The Gospel Brings Us All The Way Home is currently available free in its Kindle edition at Amazon. This will be for a limited time. I suspect it may be Reformation Trust’s free ebook for March, but Ligonier haven’t posted anything yet. So, if you can make …

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Spiritual Warfare – A Biblical & Balanced Perspective by Brian Borgman and Rob Ventura (Reformation Heritage Books, 2014) aims to provide a framework for Christians to contend against spiritual darkness. In doing so the authors affirm a biblical worldview in which supernatural and natural coexist, guarding against both a naturalistic approach to Christian life which …

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In Magnificent Obsession (Christian Focus, 2013) David Robertson seeks, in ten concise ten chapters to explain why Jesus is great. The chapters take the form of open letters, a device which allows Robertson to respond to issues raised writers such as Christopher Hitchens, along with other atheists and critics of Christianity from other backgrounds. While …

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