Live No Lies by John Mark Comer

John Mark Comer’s Live No Lies is the most important book I’ve read in a long time. I’ve urged all my family members and many of my friends to read it, and I’d encourage you to, as well. His argument in a nutshell is this: Christians are at war against three...

Truth, Belief, and Action

“Do you really believe that what you believe is really real?” So ended the first session of The Truth Project, a DVD-based worldview study from Focus on the Family which we presented several years ago at Parker Hills. It reminded me of a comment from one...

two helpful book recommendations

Maintaining the inadvertent theme of long reviews of short books, I’d like to introduce two helpful books: The Message of Ecclesiastes, by Derek Kidner, Coming soon to a book table near you.  Per Josh, this is a very high value per pound.  God’s people are usually not...

Dear PHBF Students

God is not surprised to learn you have a brain. The opportunity to broaden your mind, enhance your skills, and increase your learning is a gift from God. Which is to say, school is a gift from God. I hope you’ll approach it that way this year. Paul wrote, “Whether you...