Book Reviews

Don Sunukjian has long been an influential voice among evangelical homileticians. With the publication of his excellent new book Invitation to Biblical Preaching, that influence will be extended and deepened.

Pastor Dennis Cahill seeks to help pastors understand the various approach­es to sermon theory and design which have entered the homiletical conversation in recent years.

Mouw has collected 36 of his short essays on a variety of themes, from "Eye Contact at McDonalds" to "What About Hell?" His essays are sometimes provactives, frequently humorous and nearly always insightful. It's a quick read, and a pleasant one.

Giddens was a Georgia pastor and long-time professor at Mercer University, and his sermons will be useful for both inspiration and preaching insights.

The Power of Persuasive Preaching (Chalice Press) by Ben J. Katt is written in the form of a fable through which the author offers counsel about how to think persuasively and to design messages that will connect and persuade.

More and more, pastors are using scenes from popu­lar movies as ser­mon illustrations. But pastor Timothy Cargal believes that we need to move a step further by learning to inter­pret movies, much as we would exegete a biblical text, allowing us to use film as a powerful tool to engage contemporary lis­teners and connect them to biblical truth.

When the final page is written on the history of preaching in the 20th century, one of the preeminent names of that era will be Gardner C. Taylor. Often called the "Dean of Black Preachers" in the United States, Taylor is a preacher whose craftsmanship and commitment have made a...

It is unfortunate that so few books of sermons are published today, so we can celebrate a volume such as Preaching With Passion (Broadman & Holman), edited by James T. Draper, Jr. The book is a collection of sermons from well-known ...

D.A. Carson is always a source of helpful biblical insights, and that is also the case with his The Cross And Christian Ministry: Leadership Lessons From 1 Corinthians (Baker Books). This is actually a re-issue of a book originally published in 1993, and consists of...

Paul Ballard and Stephen R. Holmes have compiled a series of readings by a diverse collection of authors, all focused on how the Bible has been and can be used in the practice of ministry. It's an interesting and useful book, though readers will find the essays of varying interest depending on their own theological perspective.