Chalmers' Blog

My Best 10 of 2021…

Over the course of 2021 I read a total of 166 books. Most of those had been sent to me by publishers to give an honest review, some of them were authors who wanted my thoughts and some of them were pre-published books for my input and endorsement. Roughly 8 years ago I started reading a minimum of 5 books a month, I’ve written a bit about that here, and that’s how this blog actually came about. I share reviews of all kinds of Christian books, and not only the ones that I like. I intentionally review books that aren’t necessary great and books that I flat out disagree with (these less regularly). I do this because I want to help my readers know the following;

What’s good
What’s bad
What’s to be avoided

Adam, the Holy Spirit and the Incarnation

Theology is important, that point cannot be stressed enough. Too many Christians go through life thinking that they don’t need to invest time in learning theology and digging into doctrines that are in the Bible. That is simply naive. To study theology, whether at an academic level or at home on the couch with a cup of coffee, is an immense privilege and an important endeavour for every Christian. I’ve studied theology in an academic setting for 8 years, I’ve been a Christian for a bit longer than that and I’m still just getting to grips with how fast and amazing theology is. Everyone is a theologian, I’ve written about that here, but the key question is; do you want to be a good or a bad theologian? Here are a few resources to help…

Sexual Sin and the Promises of God

Sexual sin is not new, it is not an enemy that is only just showing it’s ugly head. Sexual sin has plagues humanity from the beginning of time, only made more accessible now to children of horrifically young ages. So, what hope is there? What can the Christian do to arm themselves in the fight to be pure in heart?

Saturday Snippets (December 25)

As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers…

Best Gift For Your Pastor This Year?

With Christmas gifts wrapped, trees decked and the smell of Christmas dinner in the air, maybe you have given a thought to your Pastor. What do you get a Pastor for Christmas? As you gather as a family and enjoy the Christmas services and down time together, he’s still been working as have most of his family. So what do you get him for Christmas?

Suffering, Theology, God and Truth

There are just so many books out there, I could spend all of my days reading and writing reviews and there still wouldn’t be enough time. Here are a few shorter recommendations for you of books that I think can be useful for you, my dear readers. I’ve even been nice and put them in ranking order of how highly I would recommend them. I think each book could be helpful for different people, but I would definitely recommend the first two to almost anyone.

Saturday Snippets (December 18)

The Least, the Last & the Lost

This book is a must-read for pastors, church planters and those trying to reach people in schemes (council estates) with the gospel. I was sent a pre-published pdf of the book and man, I devoured it! This book is over 400 pages, but it’s super readable and challenging.

Saturday Snippets (December 11)

Bible Reading Plans for 2022…

So many Christians I speak to want to know their Bibles better. Almost every Christian I know wants to have more time in their Bibles, it’s often the prayer point at church meetings and in Bible studies isn’t it? Well, it’s actually a lot easier than people think it is. But you have to decide to do it and to work at it. Here are some Bible reading plans that can help you spend more time in the Bible in 2022.