Bob on Books
@bobonbooks.bsky.social
Posting about the good, the true, and the beautiful in books and life! A retired collegiate minister enjoying life on a blue island in Ohio. Book influencer and reviewer at bobonbooks.com
Featured Book. One belief is among the most popular, the other among the least. Explores what the Bible says about each. Banner of Truth
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Featured Book. One belief is among the most popular, the other among the least. Explores what the Bible says about each. Banner of Truth
Featured Book. Always thought librarians rock. Little did I know of their role in WW2! @eccobooks.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Featured Book. Always thought librarians rock. Little did I know of their role in WW2! @eccobooks.bsky.social
Featured Book. For those who affirm the authority of the Bible, this raises an interesting question. NT writers and early church fathers often quote from the Septuagint. @ivpacademic.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Featured Book. For those who affirm the authority of the Bible, this raises an interesting question. NT writers and early church fathers often quote from the Septuagint. @ivpacademic.bsky.social
Featured Book. Newly arrived. A magisterial study of the person and work of Christ, both in Scripture and in historical theology. P&R Books
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Featured Book. Newly arrived. A magisterial study of the person and work of Christ, both in Scripture and in historical theology. P&R Books
"I'm an American, and always will be. I happen to love that big, awkward, sprawling country very much - and its big, awkward, sprawling people."
James Jones ("From Here to Eternity"), born this day, 1921
James Jones ("From Here to Eternity"), born this day, 1921
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"I'm an American, and always will be. I happen to love that big, awkward, sprawling country very much - and its big, awkward, sprawling people."
James Jones ("From Here to Eternity"), born this day, 1921
James Jones ("From Here to Eternity"), born this day, 1921
Featured Book. Weaves Greek mythology into a cohesive narrative while setting it alongside other ancient texts. Covenant Books
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Featured Book. Weaves Greek mythology into a cohesive narrative while setting it alongside other ancient texts. Covenant Books
Featured Book. David McCullough commended this book as influential for him, so I picked up a copy, not noticing its 950 pages of dense print. Sure hope it is good! Wesleyan University Press
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Featured Book. David McCullough commended this book as influential for him, so I picked up a copy, not noticing its 950 pages of dense print. Sure hope it is good! Wesleyan University Press
Featured Book. Explores the question, "Why should anyone believe that Jesus is God if he never said he is God?" @ivpacademic.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Featured Book. Explores the question, "Why should anyone believe that Jesus is God if he never said he is God?" @ivpacademic.bsky.social
Featured Book. Contends that techno-capitalism is destroying the earth. Thesis Books
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Featured Book. Contends that techno-capitalism is destroying the earth. Thesis Books
Featured Book. Explores Eastern Orthodox contemplative practices. @litpress.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Featured Book. Explores Eastern Orthodox contemplative practices. @litpress.bsky.social
Featured Book. Just arrived today! In Penny's last book, we learned of an enemy more sinister than the Grey Wolf. Now Gamache confronts him, and it turns out he's not a lone wolf! @minotaurbooks.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Featured Book. Just arrived today! In Penny's last book, we learned of an enemy more sinister than the Grey Wolf. Now Gamache confronts him, and it turns out he's not a lone wolf! @minotaurbooks.bsky.social
Featured Book. In an era of church scandals and church hurt, @carmenjoyimes.bsky.social believes church still matters. @ivpacademic.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Featured Book. In an era of church scandals and church hurt, @carmenjoyimes.bsky.social believes church still matters. @ivpacademic.bsky.social
Featured Book. A new children's book for Epiphany, considering the birth of Jesus through the journey of the Magi. Paraclete Press
October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Featured Book. A new children's book for Epiphany, considering the birth of Jesus through the journey of the Magi. Paraclete Press
Featured Book. How Lewis approached and interpreted the Bible. Delighted to receive this book. @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Featured Book. How Lewis approached and interpreted the Bible. Delighted to receive this book. @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
Featured Book. Loved the original, so had to get the sequel! @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @charliemackesy1.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Featured Book. Loved the original, so had to get the sequel! @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @charliemackesy1.bsky.social
Featured Book. Beyond fancy dinners, hospitality as a posture of generosity in all of life. @ivpress.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Featured Book. Beyond fancy dinners, hospitality as a posture of generosity in all of life. @ivpress.bsky.social
Featured Book. On where God is when we face the pain of depression. @navpress.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Featured Book. On where God is when we face the pain of depression. @navpress.bsky.social
Featured Book: Grant-funded research papers on art as a way of knowing and its relationship to faith. @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Featured Book: Grant-funded research papers on art as a way of knowing and its relationship to faith. @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
Featured Book. So thankful for the long life of Wendell Berry who has gifted us with one more story of the Port William Membership. Published by Counterpoint
October 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Featured Book. So thankful for the long life of Wendell Berry who has gifted us with one more story of the Port William Membership. Published by Counterpoint
Featured Book. Susan Mathew is both a biblical scholar and mother to a child with special needs. She explores how God enables and empowers persons with disabilities. Published by Langham Global Library
October 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Featured Book. Susan Mathew is both a biblical scholar and mother to a child with special needs. She explores how God enables and empowers persons with disabilities. Published by Langham Global Library
Featured Book. The impact of the war on one Ukrainian community. @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Featured Book. The impact of the war on one Ukrainian community. @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
Featured Book. From Gordon Lightfoot's song to watching sister lake freighters pass through the Soo Locks, this tragedy has always fascinated me. Published by @liveright.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Featured Book. From Gordon Lightfoot's song to watching sister lake freighters pass through the Soo Locks, this tragedy has always fascinated me. Published by @liveright.bsky.social
Featured Book. Explores how the Spirit and the arts may illumine each other. @ivpacademic.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Featured Book. Explores how the Spirit and the arts may illumine each other. @ivpacademic.bsky.social
Featured Book. Missed this when published in 2002. Doesn't make sense to believe if you don't live it. Looks like a good book exploring that. @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Featured Book. Missed this when published in 2002. Doesn't make sense to believe if you don't live it. Looks like a good book exploring that. @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
Featured Book. I've studied these two books numerous times over the years, using a number of commentaries. The Wisdom Commentaries use the lens of feminist scholarship in approaching the text. @litpress.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Featured Book. I've studied these two books numerous times over the years, using a number of commentaries. The Wisdom Commentaries use the lens of feminist scholarship in approaching the text. @litpress.bsky.social