Author - Terry Delaney

Unity or Uniformity?

As seminary students, we realize a mantra that matters much in church life is “IN ESSENTIALS UNITY, IN NON-ESSENTIALS LIBERTY, IN ALL THINGS CHARITY.” We believe this and know this to be true. This is why we have had conferences like...

Good Doctrine Goes Only So Far

I recently heard a couple discussing reasons as to why they left a certain church. They kept telling me that they loved the doctrine, they loved what they heard from the pulpit, and they loved what they learned. What drove them away from this church...

…Career Third

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men Colossians 3:23 This is the third post in a three part series. Read God first, family second if you have not read them yet. Now, we have come to the last third of the mantra my mom used...

…Family Second…

And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:39 This is the second post of a three post series. The first one, God First, discussed how God should be number one in our lives in everything that we do; specifically...

God First…

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Deut. 6:5 I was raised in a nominal Catholic home, but there are a few theological points my mom would make that actually make sense. One of those...

A By-Product of Family Worship

If you are anything like me, then you experience seasons where you either are not able to read your Bible for personal edification or you seem to just run out of time each day. What makes it real bad is that I am a seminary student. Even worse than...

Bible Software Review: Logos Gold

Confession I have a confession to make. One year ago, I hated the concept of digital print media and swore I would never “cave-in” to the latest “trend” in books; i.e., Logos. My how times have changed! Over the course of...

Two Devotions from Crossway

Storms, Sam. More Precious than Gold: 50 Daily Meditations on the Psalms. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2009. 282 pp. $15.99. Sam Storms, founder of Enjoying God Ministries, has become in recent years an instrument used by God to show us His glory...

Interview with Derek Cooper

The other day we ran a review of Derek Cooper’s book, So You’re Thinking About Going to Seminary (We’re also giving away 2 copies as well–See the bottom of the post). Today we are posting an interview where we got to ask Dr...

Most Downloaded Book

With your help, we have made Donald S. Whitney’s audio book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life the most downloaded book in the history of free downloads at Christian Audio! If you have not got your free download, check it out here...

Winners of Baucham Giveaway

We would like to congratulate our four winners of the Voddie Baucham giveaway sponsored by Crossway Books. Our winners were Stephen Newell, Immerito, Kim, and John B. Ray. They were selected using Random.org. Stay tuned to Going to Seminary (once we...

The Red Letters: A Review

Beals, Timothy J., The RED Letters: The Sayings and Teachings of Jesus. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2009. 160 pp. $16.99 Have you ever picked up a book not really expecting it to be what you thought it was going to be? Timothy J. Beals’ book is...

Baucham Giveaway Question #2

This book is not an attempt to absolve young women of their responsibility. Ultimately they are the ones who will walk the aisle and take the vows. First, this book will help young women gain a better understanding of what they should be looking for...

What He Must Be: A Review and Giveaway

Introduction Voddie Baucham has been called an “evangelist to intellectuals.” He is an author, a Bible teacher, a churchman, and an apologist. His unique blend of sound biblical exposition and cutting-edge relevance make him one of the...

How to Argue Like Jesus: A Review

Carter, Joe and John Coleman, How to Argue Like Jesus. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2009. 174 pp. $15.99. Joe Carter, not the baseball player, is the managing editor for Culture11, an online magazine, and writes on his personal blog, The Evangelical...

Excellent Exegetical Ministry

Bake Ottofy is the writer behind the Treasury of Bible Studies and Bible Teaching Notes website. I know him personally and have found him to be a wonderful expositor, teacher, and mentor. He offers free give aways of some of his notes through his...

Caleb’s Lamb: Book Alert

Santos, Helen. Caleb’s Lamb. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2007. 95 pp. $10.00. I cannot call this a review so much as an alert. This book is an excellent tool to teach your children what substitutionary atonement is and how...

Prayer Request

Last night Ryan sent a prayer request on Twitter for his dad. He had suffered a stroke and is passing a kidney stone. The update this morning is that the heart seems alright but the stone needs to be passed. His dad is in a lot of pain. Please pray...

BibleWorks8: Software Review

BibleWorks8 (BW8) is the latest in the Bible Works computer software series. Building upon the huge successes and renovations made to BW7, this new edition has much to offer while at the same time remaining constant in most of its functionality...

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