Review of Recently Read Books

First, I will be on vacation next week in Savannah, Ga. I have never been on vacation so I plan to blog everyday on how the vacation is going, what books I have read, etc.

Second, I have been to several luncheons lately and amazingly, the topic has been "what are some of the books you have read in the last few months." I will give some good, bad, interesting, etc. Here goes:

Commentaries:

• Isaiah by John Oswalt (really good)
• The NT use of the OT commentary edited by Greg Beale (a must have)
• Handbook on the Prophets by Robert Chisholm

Political:

• Rules for Radicals (survey of Saul Alinsky's plan for advancing socialism) (good to learn how radicals think, bad for practice)
• Power to the People by Laura Ingraham (good)
• An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck

Preaching:

• From Exegesis to Exposition by Robert Chisholm (great book)
• Preaching and Teaching from the OT by Walter Kaiser (good recommendations)

Other religious books:

• What does the Bible really say? (this is a guide to Jehovah's Witness doctrine that I have been reading through as I study with one of their people) (I learned that Jesus became king in Heaven in 1914 as Daniel 7.13-14 taught ha ha!)
• The Free Church and the Early Church by Williams (not one of my favorites)
• Evangelicals and Tradition by Williams (again not a favorite)
• Walking with those who weep by Ron and Don Williams (very helpful book)

This is all for now. Look forward to hearing others' suggestions of good books. I will try to have another post from the beach by Monday.