Usually, I enjoy John MacArthur’s books. I have many of his works in my library, and I have read and enjoyed them immensely. However, I was not that impressed with The Gospel According To Paul. I found it to be mediocre at best, and generally unengaging and hard to enjoy. The premise behind this book…
Category: The Randleman Review
Book Review – The Separatists by Lis Wiehl
In the past, I have read and reviewed several books by Lis Wiehl, and I have been impressed. The latest addition to my library is no exception, and may be the biggest nailbiter yet. The Separatists is the third installment in Wiehl’s Newsmaker series. It is by far the best of the three, and I…
Book Review – Everything You Always Wanted To Know About God by Eric Metaxas
Many people have questions about God, and many of those questions are good ones. But most people simply do not know where to go for the answers. Some have great church communities that can provide many of these answers, others do not. Eric Metaxas has taken the challenge to write a book that takes a…
Book Review – The Way Of The Dragon Or The Way Of The Lamb by Jamin Goggin & Kyle Strobel
My initial thoughts upon picking up this book for the first time were, “What in the world could this possibly have for me?” Power struggles are not something I deal with, either in the church or in my own personal life, to any great degree. So I was less than enthused going into this book….
Book Review – The Dark Heart by Julie Cave
Julie Cave may be one of my favorite authors. Her ability to weave a tale of faith intermingled with mystery and suspense is almost beyond comparison. She is a talented author, there is no doubt. I first discovered her books several years ago, when I reviewed a couple of novels from her Dinah Harris series:…
Book Review – Some Small Magic by Billy Coffey
I love a good story with an intricate plot. If it has a good plot twist, so much the better. And if the plot twist is so sublime that I don’t notice it until well into the story, that’s when it’s the best. That was the case with the plot in Some Small Magic, by…