Book Reviews

In the sexism chapter of God Behaving Badly, I said that I like to read books written by women, but since putting that in print, I realized that… — December 2, 2013

I just returned from the Society of Biblical Literature meeting in Baltimore, where I saw old friends and made new ones. Here are 8 things I'm thankful for… — November 26, 2013

Zondervan's new Story of God Bible Commentary has come out with its first two volumes. See these two links to Free E-Books and to the Promo Video. I have a hardback… — November 15, 2013

What is the new Story of God Bible Commentary series?  I'm glad you asked. To answer your questions about the SGBC, Zondervan has prepared a short video (2… — October 21, 2013

Zondervan is about to release the first two volumes of it's new Story of God Bible Commentary (coming Oct. 29, 2013). 1) Scot McKnight's Sermon on the Mount commentary.… — October 10, 2013

In 2007 the world celebrated the 200th anniversary of Britain's historic decision to abolish the slave trade.  While many people toiled for decades to make this happen, the… — October 2, 2013

Recently the Presbyterian Church (USA) decided to drop the song "In Christ Alone" (written by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty) from their hymnbook. They had requested to make a… — September 6, 2013

A billion people live in urban slums and squatter settlements.  The most recent issue of Christianity Today tells the story of one American college student, who, because of her… — September 3, 2013

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech in Washington, DC.  To commemorate this historic occasion, I'm focusing on a couple… — August 25, 2013

This week is Civil Rights Week for the Lamb family.  Yes, I know Black History month is February, but we think it's good to think about these issues… — August 22, 2013

Last year Frank Viola (author of God's Favorite Place on Earth, Jesus: A Theography, etc.) interviewed me about God Behaving Badly. Not the major league pitcher of the… — August 14, 2013

When you're looking at a book on Amazon, there's a blue tab that says, "Look inside" to allow you to magically look at some content, a free sample… — August 6, 2013

For those of you who were interested in Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas but were scared of the 624 pages, you should pick up a… — June 24, 2013

"My name Bethany only means 'house of figs' or perhaps 'house of the poor.'" In one of my classes we were discussing how important names are in the… — May 1, 2013

The big thing today is Easter.  Jesus rose from the dead.  Everything is small in comparison. Last night at dinner, my son Nate said, "Hey, the last episode… — March 31, 2013

Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Louis Zamperini.  Two WWII prisoners of war.  One imprisoned in Germany, the other in Japan.  One survives, the other is killed.  Two books published in… — March 29, 2013

Friends Derek Cooper and Ed Cyzewski have an excerpt from their new book on Christianity Today's website. Check it out here: You're Probably More Like Judas Than You… — March 28, 2013

Julia Weisenberger asked me a few questions for her blog. Is the Old Testament still relevant? Why focus on the bad-behaving God of the Old Testament? Here's the interview… — March 6, 2013