Descriptions and Prescriptions: A Biblical Perspective on Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medications, by Michael R. Emlet | Review by Rosa Byler
Modern psychiatry demonstrates an unprecedented interest in diagnosing, labeling, and attempting to medicate psychological suffering (mental/emotional weaknesses and maladies), treating ailments such as depression, ADD, and others according to the latest scientific research. Many Christians are not well-equipped to respond to impressive-sounding professional knowledge and intimidating technical terms. Descriptions and Prescriptions is a short guide […]
Continue ReadingFinding Grace in the Face of Dementia, by John Dunlop, M.D. | Book Review by Rosa Byler
Medical advances in the last century have solved many life-threatening problems and lengthened the normal lifespan in developed countries. However, the assortment of diseases classified as “neurodegenerative dementias” are on the increase, with no treatment or cure in sight. Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia is the product of one doctor’s quest for ways […]
Continue ReadingChoosing Love in a Broken World, by Heidi Johnston | Review by Rosa Byler
Pondering weighty theological concepts is both necessary and a delight, but reviewing basic creation principles in a more uncomplicated style is also refreshing (and may be one reason adults still love children’s books). Choosing Love in a Broken World, though simply written and addressed to teenage girls, has insights on love and marriage that linger […]
Continue ReadingAffirming God’s Image: Addressing the Transgender Question with Science and Scripture, by J. Alan Branch | Review by Rosa Byler
Language of necessity changes and develops as mankind not only fulfills the creation mandate but rediscovers ways to defy God. Today’s verbal explosion includes new gender-related terms that confirm significant and increasing interest in the subject. Although humans have been classified into two genders since Genesis 1, more options (including personal choice) are surfacing all […]
Continue ReadingThree Things John Told Me…
- You may need to hear them too. I hit the road enroute to a business conference a few weeks back; and just before I lost phone service due to a mountainous area, I received a text: “Have you heard that John died this morning?” I was not prepared for this. There were quite a […]
Continue ReadingWhen God’s Children Suffer, by Horatius Bonar | Review by Rosa Byler
The Christian book market has experienced an outpouring of good instructive material in the last few years, due at least in part to such endeavors as the Christian school and home-school movements and the growing interest in biblical counseling. In our enjoyment of the new, let us not forget the old books that qualify as […]
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