
Christmas, Best Books, and Renewing Evangelicalism with Justin Taylor and Collin Hansen
Life and Books and Everything — Clearly ReformedChristmas, Best Books, and Renewing Evangelicalism with Justin Taylor and Collin Hansen
December 13, 2022

Life and Books and EverythingClearly Reformed
The gang is back for one last episode in 2022. There is the usual sports banter (very brief), and some good natured ribbing toward Justin, who seems to know nothing about pop culture but still has dreams about Elvis. The three friends share some of their favorite reads from the past year, and they wrap things up discussing an article by Paul House about J.I. Packer and how to renew evangelicalism.
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