Author: Dave Deuel

Book Review of Rejoice and Tremble: The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord and What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord? by Michael Reeves

Book Review of Rejoice and Tremble: The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord and What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord? by Michael Reeves

Posted by | Jun 21, 2022 | |

Few concepts confuse Christ-followers more than the fear of the Lord. Michael Reeves aims to clarify this issue by defining and explaining the biblical term ‘fear’ as well as treating the broader concept. He does so within a broad framework of fear and anxiety as common human experience; that is, he uses the current universal notion of fear to help explain the fitting biblical response to God. Continue Reading →

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Book Review of Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners and How Does God Change Us? by Dane C. Ortlund

Book Review of Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners and How Does God Change Us? by Dane C. Ortlund

Posted by | May 17, 2022 | |

Christians should grow spiritually. Dane Ortlund’s most recent study, Deeper, continues a discussion from previous studies such as Timothy Lane and Paul David Tripp, How People Change (2003) and David Powlison, How Does Sanctification Work? (2017), each new study a quest for a clearer understanding of how we grow spiritually. But uniquely, Deeper builds upon another Ortlund study, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers (2020), in which the author calls us back to gaze precisely and endlessly at the person of Jesus as our impetus to grow spiritually. Continue Reading →

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Book Review of Suffering Wisely & Well: The Grief of Job and the Grace of God by Eric Ortlund

Book Review of Suffering Wisely & Well: The Grief of Job and the Grace of God by Eric Ortlund

Posted by | May 3, 2022 | |

Why do we suffer? What is God’s purpose for pain in our lives? How do we respond in God-honoring ways to suffering? We know that suffering requires wisdom because James reminds us that if we lack wisdom for trials or suffering, we only need to ask God (James 1:4). In Suffering Wisely & Well, Eric Ortlund agrees that wisdom is essential to suffer well. But interpreting God’s design for someone else’s suffering—even our own—can be difficult. Continue Reading →

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Why We Wrote Four Books on Family and Disability

Why We Wrote Four Books on Family and Disability

Posted by | Apr 12, 2022 | |

“Mr. Deuel, I’m sorry, but I’m afraid your daughter has Down syndrome.” A doctor’s diagnosis can change everything. In an instant, panic may strike, and dreams may slip away. At that point, support from family and friends becomes especially crucial. That’s why I, with the input of my wife Nancy and my adult children, wrote four mini-books on disability and relationships. Continue Reading →

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Review of Selected Titles from the New Growth Gospel in Hard Times Series

Posted by | Dec 10, 2019 | |

One in seven people globally has a disability. They are the world’s largest minority group. Among them are some of the poorest, least educated, and most health-deprived. Much of their suffering is due to the fact that they are also the least employed. Around 85% of persons with disabilities are underemployed and must resort to other methods of support including prostitution, begging, theft, or whatever means they can find to survive. Continue Reading →

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