Category: Book Review
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Review of Exegetical Journeys in Biblical Greek: 90 days of Guided Reading by Benjamin L. Merkle
This review was originally published in the April 2025 edition of The Africanus Journal Congratulations! You completed coursework in Biblical Greek. Now what? Seminary professors often use the old adage, “If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it” in reference to language studies. Once course requirements are completed, it can be difficult for students to…
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Review of: “I Grew Up in the Church”: How American Evangelical Women Tell Their Stories by Bethany Ober Mannon
This review was originally published in the March 2026 issue of The Journal of The Evangelical Homiletics Society. In 2016, Beth Moore tweeted about her experience of sexual assault. Reading her remarks sparked the curiosity of rhetorician Bethany Mannon concerning the way evangelical women were using personal narrative as a rhetorical strategy. Her position as…
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Hope Anyway
Hope is a dangerous thing. I have found the crushing disappointment that comes after misplaced hope is the gateway to cynicism. Hoping in people who let you down spectacularly or outcomes never realized makes you never want to try again. It just costs too much. When all hope is lost, the energy required to…
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Great Sex Rescue
I was with some Christian ladies recently and we were encouraged to give a soon-to-be bride some encouragement. After a couple of ladies spoke, I realized it was the same kind of advice I used to get and give. As a newlywed I read books on marriage and sex so I could figure out how…
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10 Words to Live By
When you think about how God shows his love, giving us rules is probably not the first thing that pops in your mind. In this short and easy read, Jen Wilkin masterfully explains why love and rules go together perfectly. We’ve all heard of the 10 Commandments, but how often do we misread and misunderstand…
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The Ministry of Women in the New Testament
In this comprehensive volume Dorothy A. Lee traces women’s ministry in a systematic way through the New Testament and into the traditions of the early church. Part 1: Women’s Ministry in the New Testament 1. Mark and Matthew 2. Gospel of Luke 3. Acts 4. Gospel of John 5. Paul’s Letters: Historical and Thematic Issues…
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