Sovereign Grace Baptist Church Meets weekly at 907 Hillsboro Boulevard, Manchester, TN, 37355. Currently, our church is without a pastor/elder and the members meet weekly for praise and worship in hymn, prayer, reading of Scripture, study of the word, and fellowship.
Iain Murray is one of my all time favorite authors. His scholarship and piety are well known in Evangelical circles both here and the UK, not to mention Australia. When I read his biography of Martyn Lloyd-Jones a few years ago, I was settled in my conviction that a better biography could not be penned. I have since read several “lives” of various persons throughout the ages. Recently, I took up a book I had wanted to read for a long time, and had two prior false starts with it. Iain Murray’s Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography (Banner of Truth, 1987) is that work. Though not as long as the Lloyd-Jones two-volume text, this work is of supreme value to the historian, the theologian, the pastor and the missionary. I suspect that mostly preachers will dare to tackle the Lloyd-Jones bio and probably only those of serious evangelical predicament, where as I have a hunch that this book on Edwards will appeal to a much broader audience. I wish every Christian could read it. It is seamless in its flowing prose. It is superbly documented, with attention to detail, and thus allows one to attempt further and deeper study in Edwards himself and past masters of his life. This book may be one of the best biographies written on any subject. Having read to and with my children a biography on Edwards geared to younger readers (grades 6-9) we thought we knew Edwards. This superb book by Murray has opened vistas and allowed glimpses into Edwards’s soul. His forthrightness in standing upon Scripture at the cost of his own reputation, sustenance and future livelihood is highly challenging in a day of compromise and climbing of the ministerial ladder. Would to God that preachers everywhere were more concerned with the honor of the Triune God of the Bible than with their 401Ks. Do yourself a favor; buy a copy of Murray’s Jonathan Edwards. In fact, get a few and give them to the pastors in your church. It may prove to be a catalyst for holiness and revival, in that order!
It won’t be on the New york Times best seller list, nor will it feature on Oprah. In fact, this text will hardly make a showing in most Christian bookstores, but it remains a work you cannot ignore. If you want to know the truth about...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I am familiar with Parker’s scholarship through his work on Calvin’s commentaries, and particularly in his slender volume, Calvin: An Introduction to his Thought, which summarizes and interprets the Institutes. His formidable...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Where’s the good book on church growth?After scouting the Lifeway bookstore for a while looking for a specific title on Church growth, I came away disappointed, and moreover very frustrated as well. You see there are so many books on Church...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Book Review. Why I am Not an Arminian. Robert Peterson and Michael Williams seek to answer the question as to why they are not Arminians in this book length treatment of the subject. This is not a difficult read although it is, no doubt, difficult...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Top 100 + BooksTheodore Zachariades Ph.D. Biography (These are some of my favorites). Here I Stand, Roland H. Bainton.Calvin: A Biography, Bernard Cottret.Selena: Countess of Huntingdon, Faith Cook.Jonathan Edwards, Iain H. Murray.The British...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Top 100 + BooksTheodore Zachariades, Ph.D.Christianity: Reformed (For a solid defense of Calvinistic reformed theology). Religion, Reason, and Revelation, Gordon H. Clark.No Place For Sovereignty, R. K. McGregor Wright.Whosoever Will, Herman...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Top 100+ Books for Every Christian Home.Theodore Zachariades, Ph.D. General Classics (You Should get all of these). The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer.The Sovereignty of God, A.W. Pink.The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan.Bondage of the Will, Martin...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Book Review: The Deliberate Church The Deliberate Church: Building Your Ministry on The Gospel by Mark Dever and Paul Alexander is a brilliant how-to manual, a bright estimate of the church’s needs, and a breath of fresh air. This is a unique and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Book Review/Recommendation Iain H. Murray, Evangelicalsim Divided: A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950-2000 (Banner of Truth, 2000). If you want to understand the reasons for the mess the evangelical church is in today, you would do no...[ abbreviated | read entire ]