[Editor's Note: This review is taken from the January issue of Credo Magazine, "In Christ Alone."] Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together. By Mark and Grace Driscoll. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2012. 236pp. Reviewed by Jeremy Pierre Real Marriage is a hard read.  Mark and Grace Driscoll are quite direct about the [...]

Big Truths for Young Hearts. By Bruce A. Ware. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2009. Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel Professional theologians often get a bad wrap. Many think the entire “theological enterprise” is irrelevant. Among those a bit more Christian in their thinking, many still consider it boring (and if they do, shame on their pastors [...]

Wrestling with an Angel: A Story of Love, Disability and the Lessons of Grace. By Greg Lucas. Cruciform Press, 2011. Reviewed by Elizabeth Barrett Wrestling with an Angel is primarily about a father’s lessons of grace through his disabled son, Jake. However, anyone who has ever prayed “Lord, please grant me relief from this burden” [...]

Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus. By Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011. by Susanna Brown As a mother of two little boys, I don’t spend much time reading. Because of this, I feel pressure to only choose books that are really beneficial. Give Them Grace: [...]

Loving the Little Years: Motherhood in the Trenches. By Rachel Jankovic. Moscow, ID: Canon Press, 2011. By Elizabeth Barrett With a subtitle like “Motherhood in the Trenches” this book caught my eye. “In the trenches” very accurately describes how I feel most days. As I write, my 8 month old daughter just woke up and [...]