Kevin Belmonte offers all readers a treasure of gold bits from Chesterton’s chest. Alphabetized by topics ranging from “Academia” to “Zola, Emile.” Belmonte confesses that his desire in his book was to be comparable to Tyndale’s The Quotable C.S. Lewis–offering snapshots and pithy statements that boil Chesterton to essentials of his contributions.

I would recommend Belmonte’s monograph as a way to stoke humor in your heart and tickle your brain cells. Chesterton is a master of language and turn of phrase.

What I appreciated the most was the thoroughness of the quotations. Rather than various subjects extraneous to Chesterton organizing the quotations, Belmonte lets Chesterton organize his own thoughts.

It would be helpful to get a biography on Chesterton to read prior to so that you can get context for some of his irony and double entendre.

This brief review was done in cohort with the BookSneeze program.

My wife and I have often felt like sharing the Good News of Christmas in a clear way to our neighbors without being overly awkward (all awkwardness won’t be assuaged by a method, but by a heart contentment first). This might be a way for you to open the door to the Good, True News of Christmas this year.

Crossway has a sale going on for the material until November 1st (40% off).

Share the Good News of Christmas Kit

I was pleased to see some acquaintances start up a blog. I had a couple classes with Matthew Barrett as well as Luke Stamps and Oren Martin. All three of these fellows are careful thinkers who love Jesus.

They are giving away the following:

The Pastor as Scholar and the Scholar as Pastor

The Deity of Christ

Preaching for God’s Glory

Am I Really a Christian?

I particularly recommend the first one for EVERY pastor. And I recommend the last one for every pastor who serves in the southeastern part of the United States.

Go here for the giveaway.