Tag: Biography

King Solomon: The Temptations of Money, Sex, and Power

March 8, 2012

Ryken, Philip Graham. King Solomon: The Temptations of Money, Sex, and Power. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2011. 256 pp. $16.99 [but can be found for a little over $10.00]. This book review by Terry Delaney appears on his website, Christian Book Notes (February 23, 2012). Used by permission. Introduction Dr. Philip Ryken currently serves as president of […]

Christian Biographies Worth Your Time

August 19, 2011

“Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.” (Heb. 13:7) And as one preacher said, “you can’t imitate what you don’t know.” So when was the last time your read a good Christian biography? Plenty of Christians have an […]

Getting to Know Owen

March 18, 2011

by Ryan Kelly Posted on The Gospel Coalition (www.thegospelcoalition.org), March 2, 2011Copyright © 2011 The Gospel Coalition, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. In many ways, the great Puritan theologian John Owen (1616-1683) was not unique for his day. This is not simply playing the contrarian. It is important to emphasize that he was […]