Resilience: How Japanese Pastors Can Thrive in Every Season
John Houlette (Three Stream Ministries, 2020). 175 pp. John Houlette, Asian Access missionary and director...
Author: Don Schaeffer
Book reviews for Autumn 2020
Understanding Japanese Society / Finding the Right Hills to Die On / How Can I Love Church Members with Different Politics?
Book reviews for Spring 2020
Overcoming Barriers to Evangelization in Japan / A Big Gospel in Small Places / The Life & Faith Field Guide for Parents
Books about suffering
God’s Grace in your Suffering / Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense / Amy Carmichael: Beauty for Ashes
Book reviews for Summer 2019
The Vine Project / Discipling in a Multicultural World / Paradigms in Conflict
Book reviews for Winter 2019
Japanese Understanding of Salvation / Expository Exultation / Third Culture Kids
Book reviews for Autumn 2018
Religion in Japanese Daily Life David C. Lewis (Routledge, 2018). 354 pp. This book is...
Book reviews for Summer 2018
Honest Evangelism / The Gospel and Personal Evangelism / Gospel Fluency
Recent publications for Bible study
Mark (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries) Eckhard J. Schnabel (InterVarsity Press, 2017). 441 pp. This will...
Book reviews for Autumn 2017
At Home Ministry: The Spiritual Journey of Homeless People in Tokyo Akira Watanabe (YOBEL, Inc)....
Remembering the Reformation
On October 31, 1517, 33-year-old monk and theology professor Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to...
Five short book reviews
Why bother with church?And other questions about why you need it and why it needs...
The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms
By Timothy Keller with Kathy Keller (Viking: New York, New York, 2015, 372 pp.) Those...
Youth ministry resources
Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry: A Practical Guide / Brief reviews of other resources
Book reviews for Spring 2016
Serving God in Today’s Cities: Facing the Challenge of Urbanization / Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church
The unseen face of Japan
By David Lewis (Wide Margin Books, revised edition, 2013). 432 pp. In this wide-ranging book...
Theology of culture in a Japanese context
By Atsuyoshi Fujiwara (Pickwick Publications, 2012). 105 pp. Atsuyoshi Fujiwara, professor of theology at Seigakuin...