Richard Baxter’s book The Reformed Pastor is a book I try to read every few years. He opens with a plea for pastors to examine their own conversions. This gospel passion carries on throughout. This passage about the privileges of full-time pastors is my favourite from the book.

n late 2007, John Piper’s extremely helpful book The Future of Justification was published. It engages thoughtfully and gently with N.T. Wright, whom Piper makes every effort to portray accurately. It is helpful both as an introduction to and criticism of the New Perspective. Not only is it easy to read but it is also rooted in academic scholarship–Piper’s Ph.D. thesis was on justification.

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