Category Archives: Book Reviews

We are considering Michael Shank’s book Muscle and a Shovel. And we’re continuing a consideration of the Bible’s teaching on baptism and faith. [Two posts today and nothing on Muscle & Shovel tomorrow. I figured the readers needed to read both … Continue reading →

We are considering Michael Shank’s book Muscle and a Shovel. As promised, here’s how I reconcile the dozens of verses that promise salvation to everyone with faith in Jesus with the many other verses that teach that water baptism is … Continue reading →

We are considering Michael Shank’s book Muscle and a Shovel. Up to this point, I’ve tried to keep the arguments free of Greek and such like, trying to learn from Shank’s popular (and effective) style. But sometimes, you just can’t … Continue reading →

We are considering Michael Shank’s book Muscle and a Shovel. You’ll begin to notice several typos here and there in the text quoted from the book. I cut and pasted these electronically. They are all in the original. I’ll not … Continue reading →

[Click here for a table of contents to all my posts regarding Muscle & Shovel.] We are considering Michael Shank’s book Muscle and a Shovel. As I’ve said before, Shank has an obvious talent for story telling, and it’s a … Continue reading →

We are considering Michael Shank’s book Muscle and a Shovel. I begin republishing a post from February 2, 2008 — (1 Pet 5:5b-6) All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but gives … Continue reading →

For reasons that are kind of hard to explain, I think it’s important that I return to the book Muscle and a Shovel by Michael Shank and take up the arguments made there in some detail. I realize that many longtime … Continue reading →

This is in reply to a comment from Paul McGinty, Paul, The reason I’ve written the books I’ve written and posted here, and the reason I set up this blog back in 2007, posting daily for 7 years, is my … Continue reading →