Books I read in 2024

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In the interests of the strictest accuracy, I should say that technically, the following are books which I finished in 2024.  Some of them, however, were started previous to January of this year.  

1. A Quest for Godliness, by J. I. Packer.  This was a re-read for me, but this is a fantastic book.  It contains Packer's insights and lessons from the history and theology of the Puritans.
2. The Revealed God, by Jeffrey Johnson.  A helpful (I think) case for Biblical as opposed to Philosophical Classical Theism.
3. Three Wise Men from the East, by Patrick Whitworth.  A history of Basil the Great and the two Gregories.  A good introduction to their lives and work.
4. Orthodox Radicals, by Matthew Bingham.  He makes the case (convincingly, I think) that the 17th century forebears of the British Particular Baptists should be considered "Baptistic Congregationalists."  
5. When There Is No Cure: How to thrive while living with the pain and suffering of chronic illness, by Craig Svennson.  A good and helpful book by a man who knows by experience what he is talking about, and who also has the medical and Biblical tool belt to really help folks out.
6. Defending Constantine, by Peter Leithart.  A good biography of the first Christian Roman emperor.
7. Disability and the Gospel, by Michale Beates.  Written especially for those who want to minister to families with disabled children.
8. Modern Times, by Paul Johnson.  Excellent, excellent overview of the 20th century.  
9. Cromwell: Lord Protector, by Antonia Fraser.  Not written by someone who shared Cromwell's theological convictions, but blows the caricatures of the Puritans (and this one in particular) out of the water.  An even-handed history of the man.  You get him, warts and all.
10. Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the world like the early church, by Stephen O. Presley.  Encouragement from the ancient church for the modern church facing a resurgent paganism.
11. What About Evil: A Defense of God's Sovereign Glory, by Scott Christensen.  This is a book about theodicy.  A tough subject that is resistant to easy answers, but the author does a really good job setting the problem within the framework of the Biblical story.
12. The Baptists (Vol 2), by Tom Nettles.  History of the early American Baptists.  Good.
13. To A Thousand Generations: Covenant Mercy to the Children of God, by Douglas Wilson.  His case for paedobaptism.  It was helpful to read his perspective, but I remain a convinced proponent of believer's baptism by immersion only.
14. Romans (Vol 1), sermons by D. M. Lloyd-Jones.  What can I say?  Anything by Lloyd-Jones is really good.  Covers Rom. 1:1-17.
15. The Baptists (Vol. 3), by Nettles.  A good history of the modern Baptist movement.
16. The Indomitable Brainards, by Mack Tomlinson.  This is "the rest of the story," as Paul Harvey used to say, and covers the work that David's brother John did as he took up the mantle of his more famous brother's ministry.  Was an enjoyable and convicting read.
17. John Eliot: Apostle to the Indians, by Ola E. Winslow.  An earlier (than the Brainards) missionary to the American Indians.  Good.
18. The Abolition of Man, by C. S. Lewis.  Meh.  I mean, the part of this book that everyone quotes is like the last paragraph of the book.  
19. Reset, by David Murray.  I probably need to read this one again....
20. The Person of Christ, by John Owen.  A thorough (could Owen do anything else?) theological treatise of the person of Christ.  Very good.  
21. Romans (Vol. 2), by Lloyd-Jones.  Takes the reader through Rom. 1:18-3:20.  
22. The Old Testament Documents: Are they reliable and relevant? by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.  Read this in preparation for a study I'm doing next year.  A good companion to F. F. Bruce's older book on the NT documents.
23. The Holiness of God, by R. C. Sproul.  This was also a re-read, but I enjoyed and profited from every bit of it.  Read it out loud to my children and discovered he could keep them listening too!
24. The Forgotten Spurgeon, by Iain Murray.  Another re-read, but so good!  It deals with the three major controversies Spurgeon dealt with during his ministry and their lessons for us today.  
25. Science and Human Origins, by Ann Gauger, Douglas Axe, and Casey Luskin.  A well-written challenge to the evolutionary story.
26. Beginning Biblical Hebrew, by Mark Futato.  Worked back through this to recover the Hebrew that I had let go.  A very good grammar.  He also has supplemental material on his website https://dailydoseofhebrew.com.