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2025 Books of the Year

Below is a selection of books I read in 2025 that I want to highlight and commend. The titles listed here span a variety of topics, but each has proven helpful to many Christians already this year and will continue to serve believers well for years to come. I’ve included links for each book below, along with the titles that we have published through Courier Publishing this year. A Light on the…

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5 Quotes and brief preview of Unburdening the Soul by Phil Newton

Phil A. Newton serves as the Director of Pastoral Care and Mentoring for The Pillar Network. He served as a lead pastor for 44 years. He is visiting Professor of Pastoral Theology at Southeeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Adjunct Professor at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Phil married Karen in 1975 and together they have five children and nine grandchildren. They live in…

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10 Quotes from Devoted Together by Brandon Langley

Brandon Langley is the lead pastor of St. Rose Community Church, which he helped plant in the New Orleans Metro Area in 2016. He also serves on staff at The Pillar Network helping fulfill the mission of planting, revitalizing, and equipping local churches. Brandon holds a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry in Applied Theology from The…

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Good Books, Better Pastor: A Reflection

“There is a kind of happiness and wonder that makes you serious.” C.S. Lewis It was inside a church van in the Pecanland Mall parking lot where my former youth pastor, Jarrett Fix, recommended to me—a music-obsessed, angsty-but-open junior in high school—his top three favorite books: Piper’s Desiring God, an anthology of Edwards’s philosophy, and Calvin’s Institutes (I think in that…

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Q&A with Joseph Hussung (Learning to Listen)

To purchase a copy of Learning to Listen or for more information, click here. Evan: Tell us about yourself? Joseph: My name is Joseph Hussung. I live in a small town in southwest Kentucky, Hopkinsville. My wife Sarah and I have been married for 18 years and have three children. Sophia (14), Liora (12), and Alistair (8). I have worked in some form of ministry since I was about 18 years old. Most…

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A Review of Equipped to Evangelize: A Biblical Foundation by Rob Ventura

A Review by Geoff Thomas Coming September 2025 from Christian Focus Publications  An immediate, sweet sense of friendship arose when I read this book. First, there is my ongoing friendship with the author across the years, which culminated when, in the providence of God, I visited Providence, Rhode Island, to stay with him and his family over Thanksgiving 2023. What golden hours! Second, there…

A Review of Equipped to Evangelize: A Biblical Foundation by Rob Ventura

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Q&A with Tom Hicks (What is a Reformed Baptist? and Theonomy: Old and New)

Previous Q&A with Tom Hicks here. Follow Tom on Twitter here. Evan: Tell us about yourself. Tom: I’m the Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church of Clinton Louisiana, where I’ve been pastoring for more than eight years. They are a faithful church, committed to Christ, and to the faith once and for all delivered to the saints. I received my MDiv and PhD degrees from The Southern Baptist…

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2024 Books to Read

These works are recommeded reading for pastors and believers. My favorites for the year are Spurgeon: A Life by Alex DiPrima, Justice and Goodness of God by Tom Schreiner, and the 3 books that Courier published. Check out a larger list of books below! Spurgeon: A Life – Alex DiPrima (A must read on Spurgeon) Endorsement for Spurgeon: A Life – “Like Spurgeon himself, Alex DiPrima is a gifted…

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Building Healthy Churches 2024

North Hills Church had the privilege of hosting Dr. Tom Schreiner and Dr. Oren Martin to speak on Biblical Theology for the 2024 Building Healthy Churches Conference. Below are the videos for the conference with Q&A. Videos are in order. Session 1 – What is Biblical Theology?, Session 2 – Biblical Covenants, Session 3 – The Law and Its Fulfillment, Session 4 – NT Use of the OT, and Q&A. I am…

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Q&A with Rob Ventura (New Expository Outlines & Observations Commentary)

Previous Q&A with Pastor Rob, Expository Outlines & Observations on Romans Q&A with Pastor Rob Evan: Please tell us what motivated you to write the first commentary in this new series on Romans. Rob: Good question, especially since there are many good commentaries on Romans already available (e.g., John Murray, Douglas Moo, Thomas Schreiner, and John Harvey). In fact, I have the privilege of…

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Q&A with Greg Nichols (Doctrine of the Church)

New Book from Greg Nichols, Lectures in Systematic Theology – Doctrine of the Church. Rob Ventura served as the General Editor for this volume. Question: Greg, please tell us about your conversion and your current role as pastor inyour church. Greg: I was raised in a nominal Christian home, ignorant of the gospel. By grace, Godsaved me in my early 20’s from a life of sin of which I am now…

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Q&A with Alex DiPrima (Servants of Christ, Lovers of Men: Spurgeon on Pastoral Ministry)

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of doing a Q&A with Alex DiPrima on his book Spurgeon and the Poor. To view that Q&A, click here. Follow Alex DiPrima on Twitter here Click here to purchase a copy of Servants of Christ, Lovers of Men: Spurgeon on Pastoral Ministry Q&A with Alex DiPrima Evan: What led you to work on this project? Dr. DiPrima: For years I had greatly benefitted from…

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Q&A with Richard Blaylock (Vessels of Wrath)

To follow Richard on Twitter, click here. To purchase a copy of Vessels of Wrath, click here. Q&A with Richard Blaylock Evan: Tell us about yourself? Dr. Blaylock: I was born and raised in the Philippines, where I served in pastoral ministry before moving to the USA in 2011 to pursue my theological education. I studied at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, completing my MDiv in 2014…

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Q&A with Rob Ventura (Expository Outlines and Observations on Romans)

To purchase a copy of Expository Outlines and Observations on Romans from Reformation Heritage, click here. Previous Q&A with Rob Ventura Q&A with Rob Ventura Evan: What motivated you to write this new commentary on Romans? Rob: Good question, especially since there are many good commentaries on Romans already available (e.g., John Murray, Douglas Moo, Thomas Schreiner, and John Harvey). In…

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Book Briefs: The Joy of Hearing

Purchase a copy of The Joy of Hearing here. Thomas R. Schreiner is the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and associate dean of the School of Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Follow Dr. Schreiner on Twitter here. Having written commentaries on many New Testament books and written extensively on New Testament theology, Schreiner is…

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Q&A with Nathan Knight (Planting by Pastoring)

For more information or to purchase a copy of Planting by Pastoring, click here. Q&A with Nathan Knight Evan: Tell us about yourself? Nathan: I grew up in the south (Nashville, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Raleigh). My Mom loved Jesus and I’m hopeful my Dad did. Regularly attending church in the United Methodist church, I later came to faith in a Southern Baptist church as a sophomore in college…

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Book Briefs: Biblical Theology

Andreas Köstenberger is the theologian in residence at Fellowship Raleigh, a cofounder of Biblical Foundations, and the author, editor, or translator of over sixty books. He and his wife, Marny, have four grown children and live in North Carolina.  Gregory Goswell is academic dean and lecturer in biblical studies (Old Testament) at Christ College, Sydney. He is the author of the EP Study…

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