THE HOLE IN OUR HOLINESS
Filling the gap between gospel passion and the pursuit of godliness
By Kevin DeYoung. Crossway. 159 pages. £11.99
ISBN 978 1 433 533 341
Kevin DeYoung pastors a church in Lancing, Michigan, and is a leading member of the Gospel Coalition in the USA.
He is a Reformed man of a younger generation and has shown himself well-attuned to the outlooks and temptations which challenge contemporary Christians in the West. So he has an easy-to-read style with illustrations from sport, blogging and ‘burger-bar life’, but at the same time he is plugged into the Bible and to Calvin and the Puritans in a way which engenders confidence.
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