Lutheran Book Review

  Gilbert, Richard, F.C.A. The Nicene Creed According to the Scriptures . New Reformation Press. Trifold Pamphlet. www.newreformationpress.com   Locklair, Valerie. Called to Defend: An Apologetics Handbook for the Middle School Student . New Reformation Press. Cloth. 249 Pages. www.newreformationpress.com   Giertz, Bo. Translated by Bror Erickson. Romans: A Devotional Commentary (Excerpted from the New Testament Devotional Commentaries Series) . New Reformation Press. 97 Pages. Paper. www.newreformationpress.com   www.1517legacy.com Keith, Scott. Meeting Melanchthon: A Brief Biographical Sketch of Phillip Melanchthon and a Few Examples of His Writing .  New Reformation Press. 87 Pages. Paper. www.newreformationpress.com   www.1517legacy.com

Manetsch, Scott M., Editor. Timothy George, General Editor. Scott M. Manetsch , Associate General Editor . 1 Corinthians (Reformation Commentary on Scripture, New Testament IXa). Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2017. 508 Pages. Cloth. $60.00. https://www.ivpress.com/1-corinthians-rcs (P)   George, Timothy. Reading Scripture with the Reformers . Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2011. 270 Pages. Paper. $18.00. https://www.ivpress.com/reading-scripture-with-the-reformers (P)   Hall, Christopher A. Living Wisely with the Church Fathers . Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2017. 274 Pages. Paper. $24.00. https://www.ivpress.com/living-wisely-with-the-church-fathers   Crosby, Cindy, Editor. General Editor Thomas C. Oden, General Editor. Ancient Christian Devotional: A Year of Weekly Readings, Lectionary Cycle A . Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2007. 294 Pages. Paper. $20.00. https://www.ivpress.com/ancient-christian-devotional-lectionary-cycle-a     Crosby, Cindy, E

Kellemen, Bob. Counseling under the Cross: How Martin Luther Applied the Gospel to Daily Life. Greensboro: New Growth Press, 2017. Paper. 246 Pages. $19.99. http://stores.newgrowthpress.com/counseling-under-the-cross/ Selderhuis, Herman. Martin Luther: A Spiritual Biography. Wheaton: Crossway, 2017. ADVANCE READER COPY received. Final Cloth edition received. 320 Pages, $35.00. https://www.crossway.org/books/martin-luther-hcj/ Six months after 31 October 2017, the Reformation of Martin Luther lives on! We previous read counseling advice from Bob Kellemen in the brief book on anxiety. Now he turns his attention to mining Luther for help in pastoral counseling. Martin Luther was not only a theologian, a writer, and a preacher, he was a pastoral counselor who longed for peace with God. Now, 500 years after he posted his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church, his teachings on gospel-centered and cross-focused pastoral care can transform our approach to