Critical reviews (by Lutheran pastors, educators and church musicians) of books and other resources for Christian use from a perspective rooted in Holy Scripture, the Lutheran Confessions and good common sense. We ask, "Is it worth the money to buy, the time to read and study, the shelf space to store, and the effort to teach?"
Friday, February 19, 2016
Received for Review
Schütz, Heinrich. The Passion According to St. John. Chicago: GIA, 1980. 60 Pages. Sheet music. $8.00. www.giamusic.com
Batastini, Robert (Musical Adaptation). The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Chicago: GIA, 1999. 118 Pages. Cloth Folio. $45.00. www.giamusic.com
Tate, Paul A. Seasons of Grace, Volume 1. Chicago: GIA, 2004. Sheet music: $20.95. Audio CD: $16.95. www.giamusic.com
Tate, Paul A. Seasons of Grace, Volume 2. Chicago: GIA, 2006. Sheet music: $17.95. Audio CD: $16.95. www.giamusic.com
Tate, Paul A. Seasons of Grace, Volume 3. Chicago: GIA, 2009. Sheet music: $20.95. Audio CD: $16.95. www.giamusic.com
Tate, Paul A. Seasons of Grace, Volume 4. Chicago: GIA, 2011. Sheet music: $21.95. Audio CD: $16.95. www.giamusic.com
Tate, Paul A. Seasons of Grace, Volume 6. Chicago: GIA, 2015. Sheet music: $21.95. Audio CD: $16.95. www.giamusic.com
Giomo, Carla. Hymn Intonations for Organ. Chicago: GIA, 2014. 16 Pages. Sheet Music. $15.00. www.giamusic.com
De Silva, Chris. Colours. Chicago: GIA, 2016. Audio CD. $16.95. www.giamusic.com
The Benedictine Monks of Conception Abbey. Ecumenical Grail Psalter. Chicago: GIA, 2015. 327 Pages. Paper. $12.95. www.giamusic.com
See also: http://lhpqbr.blogspot.com/2014/03/quick-summaries-marathon-look-at.html

Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran, Sheridan, Wyoming
Headmaster, Immanuel Academy and Martin Luther Grammar School
Wyoming District Education Chairman
Editor of Lutheran Book Review
Permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education (www.ccle.org)
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Resources Received for Review
Ham, Ken. Ready for Reformation: The Foundations of Our Faith are Crumbling. Green Forest: Master Books, 2015. Three paperback books plus DVD. $39.99. www.masterbooks.com

Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran, Sheridan, Wyoming
Headmaster, Immanuel Academy and Martin Luther Grammar School
Wyoming District Education Chairman
Editor of Lutheran Book Review
Permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education (www.ccle.org)
Monday, February 8, 2016
Resources Received for Review
http://lhpqbr.blogspot.com/2010/07/brief-noted-review-return-to-1632-and.html

Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran, Sheridan, Wyoming
Headmaster, Immanuel Academy and Martin Luther Grammar School
Wyoming District Education Chairman
Editor of Lutheran Book Review
Permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education (www.ccle.org)
Resources Received for Review
Weinrich, William, Translator and Editor. Thomas C. Oden and Gerald L. Bray, Series Editors. Latin Commentaries on Revelation (Ancient Christian Texts). Downers Grove: IVP Academic/InterVarsity Press, 2011. 201 Pages. Cloth. $60.00/$42.00 on sale. http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=2909
Weinrich, William, Translator. Thomas C. Oden, Editor. Thomas C. Oden and Gerald L. Bray, Series Editors. Greek Commentaries on Revelation (Ancient Christian Texts). Downers Grove: IVP Academic/InterVarsity Press, 2011. 212 Pages. Cloth. $60.00/$42.00 on sale. http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=2908

Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran, Sheridan, Wyoming
Headmaster, Immanuel Academy and Martin Luther Grammar School
Wyoming District Education Chairman
Editor of Lutheran Book Review
Permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education (www.ccle.org)
Resources Received for Review
Luther, Martin. Edited by Timothy J. Wengert,. The Annotated Luther, Volume 1: The Roots of Reform. Fortress: Minneapolis, 2015. 592 Pages. eARC. $39.00. http://fortresspress.com/annotatedluther
Luther, Martin. Edited by Kirsi I. Stjerna. The Annotated Luther, Volume 2: Word and Faith. Fortress: Minneapolis, 2015. 528 Pages. eARC. $39.00. http://fortresspress.com/annotatedluther

Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran, Sheridan, Wyoming
Headmaster, Immanuel Academy and Martin Luther Grammar School
Wyoming District Education Chairman
Editor of Lutheran Book Review
Permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education (www.ccle.org)
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Lutheran Book Review Quick Summaries for Early February 2016
Smith, Gordon T. Consider Your Calling: Six Questions for Discerning Your Vocation. Downers Grove: IVP Books/InterVarsity Press, 2015. 128 Pages. Paper. $16.00. http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=4607 (UN)
Macchia, Stephen A. Broken and Whole: A Leader's Path to Spiritual Transformation. Downers Grove: IVP Books/InterVarsity Press, 2015. 220 Pages. Paper. $16.00. http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=4606 (UN)
of releases that cross our desk.
your time, money, storage space, or trouble.
Consider your place in life according to the Ten Commandments: Are you a father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, or worker? Have you been disobedient, unfaithful, or lazy? Have you been hot-tempered, rude, or quarrelsome? Have you hurt someone by your words or deeds? Have you stolen, been negligent, wasted anything, or done any harm?
Jesus is patient and kind; Jesus does not envy or boast; He is not arrogant or rude. He does not insist on its own way, because He followed His Father’s way; Jesus is not irritable or resentful; Jesus does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. He is truth. Jesus bears all things, including your sin and that of the whole world, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things, even the cross and grave. Jesus never ends. He is the eternal Son of God begotten of His Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the virgin Mary, who died and was raised for you and for your salvation. All because of God’s love. God’s love for you in Jesus never ends.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Why is love the greatest? That is a great question. Faith and hope are never just isolated concepts. Faith and hope must be connected to something concrete. Faith and hope are always “in” something, or rather Someone, a capital S Someone named Jesus. Faith and hope both trust in what is not seen. They look toward the future, as we do today. Love is greatest, because of faith and hope in Christ Jesus. His love and His Word endure forever and are the only things we have in this life that we will be able to take with us to heaven. Love is the greatest because of Jesus' love for you.

Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran, Sheridan, Wyoming
Headmaster, Immanuel Academy and Martin Luther Grammar School
Wyoming District Education Chairman
Editor of Lutheran Book Review
Permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education (www.ccle.org)