Someone at my church asked me to read this book and give them some feedback about what I thought it’s strengths and weaknesses were. I don’t always have time to read the books people give me, but this one struck a chord. It proposes to help you understand the biblical definition of a fool, along with their patterns of thinking and behavior. Having established this “profile” of typical fools, the subtitle promises to provide “an honorable way to deal with the impossible people in your life.”

I have dealt with “fools” before, and helped others deal with fools as well. There is a lot of great information to be gleaned, and a lot of helpful responses to be learned from a careful reading of this book. However, it would have to be a very CAREFUL reading to avoid some unintended pitfalls of following all the author’s counsel. Read on to find out what I thought were its strengths and weaknesses.

Ed Welch, a biblical counselor at the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation in Philadelphia has written this booklet to teach people the important work of considering the motives of their heart with everything they do.

How often do you repent of wrong motives? Have you tried to make changes that didn’t stick? Have you struggled with the same sinful habit for years?…

John MacArthur has written this little book for new believers. It is a great “gift book” to keep on hand to provide help for those who are new in the faith.

In this review, I will quickly summarize the book, share some of its strengths, and suggest one weakness that I see with it.

Al Mohler writes chapter 3 titled, “Guarded Through Faith.” In his chapter he discusses the gift of assurance, the urgency of biblical warnings, and the doctrine of perseverance and the gift of assurance.

I will summarize his chapter and give my response.

Burk Parsons, minister of congregational life at Saint Andrew’s Chapel of Sanford, FL (where R.C. Sproul is the minister of preaching and teaching), edits this book dealing with assurance of salvation. Contributors include John MacArthur, Keith Mathison, Jerry Bridges, R.C. Sproul, Philip Ryken, Al Mohler, Richard Phillips, Sinclair Ferguson, and Joel Beeke. The line up is impressive.

My reading of this book is part of my preparation for a series I will be teaching at our church on the topic of “Assurance of Salvation.” I will summarize each chapter and then briefly provide my own response.

John MacArthur has written a wonderful little book (175 pages) giving encouragement to those who have lost a child. The book is biblical in that it exposits relevant biblical texts, practical in that it provides clearly outlined action to take in light if Scripture, and encouraging in that it communicates God’s mercy and compassion. It will certainly be a book I recommend to those who have experienced miscarriages or the trial of losing a child.

I’ll give a synopsis of the book and then consider various strengths and weaknesses of the book.