The Fundamental Concepts of Caregiving: Caregiving is More Than a Career; It Is a Process of Building a Relationship, by Murphy V. S. Anderson. Eugene, OR: Resource Publications, 2024. 254 pp. $31.00. Murphy Anderson is the CEO of Save...
Review of Facilitating Counseling Groups
Facilitating Counseling Groups: A Leader’s Guide for Church-Based Counseling Ministry, by Brad Hambrick and John Chapman. Greensboro, NC: New Growth Press, 2023. 176 pp. $17.00. Brad Hambrick (ThM, EdD) serves as the Pastor of Counseling...
Review of The Good Gift of Weakness
The Good Gift of Weakness: God’s Strength Made Perfect in the Story of Redemption, by Eric M. Schumacher. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2024. 272 pp. $15.00. Eric Schumacher is an author, podcaster, songwriter, and pastor who has...
Review of Spiritual Care Basics and Beyond: What Do I Say? What Should I Do? Interpersonal Tools and Resources for Spiritual Care
Spiritual Care Basics and Beyond: What Do I Say? What Should I Do? Interpersonal Tools and Resources for Spiritual Care, by Joel Hempel. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2023. 200 pp. $28.00. The author, having ministered in roles of...
Review of Unto Others: Rediscovering the Golden Rule—the Lost Key to Relationships
Unto Others: Rediscovering the Golden Rule—the Lost Key to Relationships, by Dave Swavely. Minneapolis, MN: Cruciform Press, 2022, 144 pp. $13.99. Pastor Dave Swavely, church planter and mission leader, writes out of concern for...
Review of How to Find Yourself: Why Looking Inward is Not the Answer
How to Find Yourself: Why Looking Inward is Not the Answer, by Brian Rosner. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. 224 pp. $17.99. Brian Rosner is Principal of Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. He previously taught at the University of...
Review of What Is Saving Faith? Reflections on Receiving Christ as a Treasure
What Is Saving Faith? Reflections on Receiving Christ as a Treasure, by John Piper. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. 304 pp. $23.99. John Piper, famously committed to the priority of the gospel, says, “There are a thousand needs in the...
Review of The Old Testament Law for the Life of the Church: Reading the Torah in the Light of Christ
The Old Testament Law for the Life of the Church: Reading the Torah in the Light of Christ, by Richard E. Averbeck. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2022. 382 pp. $40.00. Richard E. Averbeck is professor of Old Testament and Semitic...
Review of Presuppositions of Biblical Counseling: What Historical Biblical Counselors Really Believe
Presuppositions of Biblical Counseling: What Historical Biblical Counselors Really Believe, by Lou Priolo. Conway, AR: Grace and Truth Books, 2023. 138 pp. $12.49. Loneliness: Connecting with God and Others, by Lou Priolo. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2023,...
Review of Technically Connected
Technically Connected: Navigating Distance on Virtual Teams, by Warren J. Janzen. Victoria, Canada: Friesen Press, 2020. xv + 167 pp. $17.99. The author, having served as International Director of the mission agency SEND International, has extensive experience working...
Review of Good Works
Good Works: Hospitality and Faithful Discipleship, by Keith Wasserman and Christine D. Pohl. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2021 viii + 180 pp. $16.99. Keith Wasserman is the founder and executive director of Good Works Inc. His co-author, Christine D. Pohl, is professor...
Review of Providence
Providence, by John Piper. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2020. 752 pp. $39.99. John Piper, founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary, served for thirty-three years as the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis,...
Review of Counsel for Couples
Counsel for Couples: A Biblical and Practical Guide for Marriage Counseling, by Jonathan D. Holmes. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019. 288 pp. $22.99. The author, pastor of counseling at Parkside Church in Ohio as well as executive director of Fieldstone Counseling, also...
Review of Gratitude: Why Giving Thanks is the Key to Our Well Being,
Gratitude: Why Giving Thanks is the Key to Our Well Being, by Cornelius Plantinga. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2024. 176 pp. $22.99. The author, Cornelius Plantinga (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is president emeritus of Calvin Theological Seminary. He is the...
Review of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Meeting Challenges with Hope
Dave Deuel on Autism Spectrum Disorder DBSJ 29 2024Download Autism Spectrum Disorder: Meeting Challenges with Hope, by Michael R. Emlet. Greensboro, NC: New Growth Press, 2023. 23 pp. $5.00. Michael Emlet (MDiv, MD) practiced as a family physician for over ten years...