Category: Book Review

The Rest of the Gospel by Dan Stone and David Gregory: A Review

For the believer who has tried hard for years and is worn out. Stone's case is that the exhaustion comes from learning only half the gospel.

The Life and Prayers of Saint Ignatius of Loyola by Wyatt North: A Review

A short biography and prayer collection, about 65 pages. Catholic in tradition, and not the brotherhood resource this page once claimed it was.

Hard to Believe by John MacArthur: A Review

MacArthur's 2003 case that the church made the gospel cheap. A bracing book, and one that puts you inside the Lordship salvation debate rather than above it.

The Game Plan by Joe Dallas: A Review

Joe Dallas's 30-day ROUTE program for sexual integrity, from Thomas Nelson in 2005. The interior work still holds up. The technology advice does not.

The Strong Men We Need by John M. O’Malley: A Review

A 31-day devotional for fathers, with bonus pastoral letters to dads of sons and dads of daughters. Self-published, and it defines biblical masculinity explicitly.

Husband in Pursuit by Ryan and Selena Frederick: A Review

A 31-day action plan for husbands, co-written by Ryan and Selena Frederick. It is half of a matched pair with Wife in Pursuit, which most reviews never mention.

The Gospel-Centered Community by Robert Thune and Will Walker: A Review

A nine-lesson New Growth Press small group study on community, reviewed honestly. Get the leader's notes edition, and read the companion volume first.

Being God’s Man by Walking a New Path by Arterburn, Luck and Wendorff: A Review

An eight-week Every Man series workbook for small groups, reviewed honestly. Three authors, not one, and it shows its early-2000s age.

Change on the Rise by Joshua Davis: What We Could and Could Not Verify

A self-published five-phase guide to a man's life. We confirmed the structure and are honest about how much else could not be verified.

A Spiritual Formation Journal by Jana Rea and Richard J. Foster: A Review

A Renovare guided journal built on five streams of Christian practice. Reviewed honestly, and this listing is the Kindle edition of a write-in journal.

Call to Action by Alun Ebenezer: A 30-Day Push Against Passivity

Alun Ebenezer's Call to Action gives young men thirty short chapters, each with an action to take. What it does well, and who it actually suits.

Stewards Not Owners by Dana and Bill Wichterman: A Review

The Wichtermans argue tithing became a ceiling, not a floor. Reviewed honestly, including who this book is actually written for.