Christian Worldview:
An Introduction to Biblical Ethics,
by Robertson McQuilkin
Armed and Dangerous: Straight Answers
From the Bible, compiled by Ken Abraham
Biblical Answers to Contemporary Issues,
by Charles C. Ryrie
Changed Into His Image, by Jim Berg
Church in Babylon, The, by Erwin Lutzer.
Collected Works of Hal Lindsey
Decisive Issues Facing Christians Today,
by John Stott
Don’t Waste Your Life, by John Piper
End of Reason, The, by Ravi Zacharias
Handbook of Scriptures to Grow On,
by Lois Schmitt and Joyce Price
How Close Are We? Dave Hunt
How Should We Then Live? by
Francis A. Schaeffer
Idols For Destruction, by Herbert Schlossberg
Imaginations: More Than You Think,
by James P. Gills
In the World, Not of the World, by Ralph Woodrow
Is God On America’s Side? By Erwin W. Lutzer
Mommy, Why Don’t We Celebrate Halloween?
By Linda Hacon Winwood.
The Purpose Driven Life, by Rick Warren
Pursuit of Holiness, The, by Jerry Bridges
Reckless Rumors, Misinformation, Doomsday
Delusions, by Ralph Woodrow
Rick Warren and the Purpose That Drives Him,
by Richard Abanes
Turning Toward Joy, by David Jeremiah
Understanding the Times, by David A. Noebel
Why Revival Tarries, by Leonard Ravenhill
Wycliffe Dictionary of Christian Ethics,
edited by Carl F.H. Henry
General Apologetics:
5-Minute Apologetics for Today, by Ron Rhodes
735 Baffling Bible Questions Answered,
by Larry Richards
A Call For Discernment, by Jay E. Adams
A Christian Woman’s Guide to Reasons for Faith,
by Judy Salisbury
A Matter of Basic Principles, by Don Veinot,
Joy Veinot and Ron Henzel
A Matter of Basic Principles, 20th Anniversary,
by Don Veinot, Joy Veinot and Ron Henzel
A Ready Defense, by Josh McDowell
A Scientific Approach to Biblical Mysteries,
by Robert W. Faid
A Time of Departing, by Ray Yungen
A Twist of Faith, by Berit Kjos
A “Wonderful” Deception, by Warren Smith
Alpha, the Unofficial Guide: Overview, by Elizabeth
McDonald & Dusty Peterson
Alpha, the Unofficial Guide: Church, by Elizabeth
McDonald & Dusty Peterson
Alpha, the Unofficial Guide: World, by Elizabeth
McDonald & Dusty Peterson
Angels Among Us, by Ron Rhodes
Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Vol. 1,
by Michael L. Brown
Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Vol. 2,
by Michael L. Brown
Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Vol. 3,
by Michael L. Brown
Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Vol. 4,
by Michael L. Brown
Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics,
by Norman Geisler
Beware the New Prophets, by Pastor Bill Randles
Beyond Opinion, edited by Ravi Zacharias
Beyond Promises: A Biblical Challenge to Promise
Keepers, by Hagopian & Wilson
Beyond Seduction, by Dave Hunt
Bible Answer Book, The, by Hank Hanegraaff
Bible Answer Book, The, Volume 2,
by Hank Hanegraaff
Bible Answers for 1000 Difficult Questions,
by George Sandison & Staff
Case for Christ, The, by Lee Strobel
Case For Faith, The, by Lee Stobel
Christian Apologetics, by Norman L. Geisler
Churches Beware! by J.C. Ryle
Cold-Case Christianity, by J. Warner Wallace
Commonly Misunderstood Bible Verses,
by Ron Rhodes
Countering the Claims of Evangelical
Feminism, by Wayne Grudem
Cracking Da Vinci’s Code, by James L. Garlow
and Peter Jones
Deceived on Purpose, by Warren Smith
Da Vinci Code, The: A Quest for Answers,
by Josh McDowell
Defence of the Truth, by Michael Haykin
Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions,
Ken Ham editor
Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions, Vol.2,
Ken Ham, Bodie Hodge, Tim Chaffey editors
Distortion: How the New Christian Left is Twisting
the Gospel and Damaging the Faith,
by Chelsen Vicari
Dominion Theology: Blessing or Curse?
by H.Wayne House and Thomas Ice
Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, by Gleason L. Archer
Exploring the Da Vinci Code, by Lee Strobel
and Garry Poole
Faith Undone, by Roger Oakland
Fifty Difficult Passages Explained, by Jay Adams
Final Word, The, by O. Palmer Robertson
For Many Shall Come In My Name, by Ray Yungen
God’s Promise to the Chinese, by Ethel R. Nelson
& Richard E. Broadberry
How Do You Know You’re Not Wrong? by Paul Copan
I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist,
by Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek
“I Just Wanted More Land” - Jabez, by Gary E. Gilley
In Defense of the Faith, by Dave Hunt
Is That You Lord? by Gary Gilley
Jesus Among Secular Gods, by Ravi Zacharias
and Vince Vitale
Jesus Under Fire, edited by Michael F. Wilkins
and J.P. Moreland
Joel’s Army, by Jewel van der Merwe
Mere Christianity & The Screwtape Letters,
by C.S. Lewis
Messianic Judaism Is Not Christianity, by
Stan Telchin
Most Misused Verses in the Bible, The,
by Eric J. Bargerhuff
New Age Bible Versions, by G.A. Riplinger
New Evangelicalism: The New World Order,
by Paul Smith
New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, The,
by Josh McDowell
Now, That’s a Good Question, by R.C. Sproul
Occult Invasion, by Dave Hunt
Orthodoxy, by G.K. Chesterton
Other Side of the River, The, by Kevin Reeves
Out of India, by Caryl Matrisciana
Promise Keepers: Another Trojan Horse,
by Phil Arms
Promise Keepers in the Light of Scripture,
by Gary E. Gilley
Reflections on the Existence of God, by
Richard E. Simmons III
Seduction of Christianity, The, by Dave Hunt
& T.A. McMahon
Showtime for the Sheep? by T.A. McMahon
Spiritual Junk Food, by Cathy Mickels
& Audrey McKeever
Stealing From God, by Frank Turek
This Little Church Had None, by Gary Gilley
This Little Church Stayed Home, by Gary Gilley
This Little Church Went to Market, by
Gary Gilley
This Little Church Had None, by Gary E. Gilley
with Jay Wegter
Three Days & Three Nights, by Ralph Woodrow
Tozer on Worship and Entertainment,
compiled by James L. Snyder
Truth Behind the Da Vinci Code, The,
by Richard Abanes
Understanding Christian Palestinianism:
Charting the Rise of Evangelical Anti-Zionism,
by Paul R. Wilkinson.
Unresolved Controversy, The, by Ian H. Murray
Vengeance Is Ours, by Albert James Dager
Way of a Man with a Maid, The, by Robin Phillips
What Did Jesus Mean? Ron Rhodes
What Does the Bible Say About...? by Ron Rhodes
When Critics Ask, by Norman Geisler and
Thomas Howe
When Skeptics Ask, by Norman Geisler and
Ron Brooks
Who Are You to Judge? by Dave Swavely
Why We’re Not Emergent, by Kevin DeYoung
and Ted Kluck
Yoga and the Body of Christ, by Dave Hunt
A lot of good stuff but also some questionable material. Until next time.
Once again, we have a list of materials that are mostly from the popular level/devotional lane. That isn't a good sign from somebody who claims to be some sort of a leader. But it's also not a bad thing either, as Glenn is just a layman who has no formal training. He wouldn't know the difference anyway and should not be expected to. I gently steer my students away from authors like Geisler, not because they are bad, but because they simply could not compete with the standards of academia. They are a mile wide but an inch deep. Are these sources okay for the beginner? Sure. But they will not help you much if you intend to seriously study the Bible or theology.
ReplyDeleteCarl,
ReplyDeleteI never claimed to have seminary training nor have I ever stated—or implied—that the books I read are seminary grade. However, contrary to your claim, not a single one is of a devotional type book. It is only your opinion that they are all “popular-level” material; some are but I don’t think most are. They are all very good for serious Bible study.
My blog is addressing the average person and must stay on a non-technical level. And except to the books with which I disagree with a lot of what the author says but use for apologetics, many of the authors I read ARE PhD scholars!!!
You knock Geisler but is one of the Ph.D.s and I only disagree with him about his take on the early part of Genesis. To downplay his scholarship tells me a lot about YOU.
My real question is, why are you, a supposed Christian, denigrating me and my blog just because I am not a scholar? Can you show me where I err in my teachings? I would think a real Christian would encourage me for teaching people how to avoid false teachers and cults!
Do you treat other Christian bloggers this way?!?
As for being “some sort of a leader,” I never claimed in my blog to be any sort of leader. But if you need my qualifications in leadership, I have had plenty of training in that area. In the Army during Combat Engineer training I attended a 2-week Leadership Preparatory School at the Leadership Academy and received an accelerated promotion to PFC. While stationed at Ft. Bragg I attended another “Basic Leadership Course” (passed as “Distinguished Graduate) and was promoted to Sergeant as a squad leader.
With the FAA I was promoted in 1986 to control tower supervisor and took Management Training at the college in Lawton, OK for a month and the following year took the second course for three weeks at that college. In 1990 while acting manager I took another FAA Management Training course at the FAA Academy in OKC for a week. For a week in 1992 I took management training at the FAA Center for Management Development at a college in Palm Coast, FL. January 1993 found me at O’Hare for a week training on “Managing Change,” and later that year another week there for “Labor-Management Relations”
With the Civil Air Patrol, when I was promoted to Captain as Deputy Commander for Cadets I had to attend Squadron Leadership School at the College of DuPage in 1993 and again in 1994. SO, I have leadership ability when needed, and recognized for it by the Army, the FAA and CAP.