Friday, December 18, 2009

Big Truths for Young (and Older) Hearts

The first night I was reading "Big Truths For Young Hearts" I said to Kelly, "I feel like I'm sitting in my seminary Systematic Theology class and the first two rows are full of fifth graders."  Dr. Bruce Ware is a theology proffesor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and this material is adapted from the material he teaches his seminary students.  It also comes from conversations had while on long vacation car trips with his family and from bed-time lessons with his two daughters.  It would be a rare theologian who could manage to teach such big, deep truths on the level Ware does.    Ware does a great job of arranging the material and he covers the same topics you might find in a huge theology book such as Erickson's or Grudem's.  This book could very easily be used as a resource for a Bible Study or Sunday School Class with Middle School age and up.  As a pastor, I would dare say the average church member as never read a book on Systematic Theology.  I would not hesitate to point the adults in my church to this book.  Like a good book of theology should, I was led to a place of awe on many occasions as I read.  These truths are for any heart, young or old.