Purpose
Since I enjoy reading books, this blog has come into being as a way for me to continue my education. There are too many books I wish I could have known about years ago, and there are too many books for most people to digest in one lifetime. I started this blog after attending Calvary Chapel Bible College in York, UK (CCBCY). I have an M.A. in Theological Studies from SBTS. As of now, I have been running this blog for twelve years.
My hope is to introduce you to a few of the 6,000 theological books published each year. Most of what you’ll read on here will be book reviews on issues of theology, the Bible, and how it all works together. Sometimes we’ll look at how the gears turn, and others, simply at how the car shines. You’re bound to find other rants and pointless leads here, but I’ll try to keep it interesting. If all else fails, I’ll throw in some pictures.
If anything of significance goes on where we’re at, I’ll let you know.
Enjoy. Nyt det.
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Why SpoiledMilks?
Below are links to how I came up with Spoiledmilks (really, how the name happened to me), and why I kept it. Short story: in college I had a bad bowl of Frosted Flakes. The two-week-over-the-due-date milk made my tongue feel fuzzy, and these frosty fakes tasted like Fruity Pebbles. This began my journey of blogging on MySpace—posts about nothing but my spaced thoughts warped by the milk.
This journey had a few more bumps along the road. The milk I met was not always at its peak freshness.
When I began this blog, I kept the name because some friends would be familiar with it. I incorporated the “spoiled milk” theme into my book reviews. The good parts of books were placed under the sweet heading of “The Chocolate Milk,” while poorer sections were headed up with “The Spoiled Milk.” I’ve not used those headings as much lately, but they still manage to find their way around this place.
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Hi Spenser, have just come across your blog from a link on Michael Heiser’s page.
From the little I’ve seen to date may I encourage you to keep going as your comments etc are helpful.
If you have not already come in contact with Tom Wright’s (N.T, Wright) 5 book “Christian Origins and the Question of God” I believe it would be worth the effort. It will certainly fill in some of your spare time (that you no doubt do not have.)
Wishing you a Very Happy Christmas (in all the best meanings) and a very successful New Year for yourself and your “wonderful Norwegian beauty, Mari.”
Cheers.
Michael & Karen Thompson (Perth, Australia)
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I don’t remember whether or not I’ve seen this comment before, but thank you Michael! I would like to read Wright’s book… one day! Thank you for your encouraging words. Cheers.
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Michael, I have listened through Wright’s first two volumes in his series. They were fantastic. I fully intend to physically read through them one day too. Wonderful.
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Glad to have found you. Godspeed my friend.
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Thank you, Rick! Ha det bra!
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Hi, Spencer! I know it’s an older one, but thank you so much for your review of “Radical”. I appreciate your kindness and the thoughtful critique. I’ll be reading more of your reviews when I choose a book to read.
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Thank you for your kindness, Jim. Happy reading!
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Thank you for visiting my blog to lead me to yours, friend! While my reading time is currently limited, I will keep your blog in mind for when I do have reading time.
I’m also glad you’ve thrown in the pictures. I love seeing where people are writing from around the world!
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Well, I hope you find it interesting enough 😀
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Thanks for following my site; you are very kind.
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You’re very welcome!
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Hi Spencer! Thank you for the recent likes on my blog GodisLoveSharetheLove. I still consider myself a baby in the faith and am just putting out what I feel the Holy Spirit is leading me to say. I see you have a ton of resources on this site. What are a few you would recommend for me, to help guide me?
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Hey! I would first ask, what would you like to know? My blog is more geared toward biblical theology, that is, the story of the Bible and how we understand it through the narrative it gives us.
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That’s a great question! I probably need to figure that out first. I will be doing some samplings and see where it takes me.
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Here I’ll post a few links to some of my review. I would consider these to be helpful books to begin with.
1. What is Biblical Theology (Hamilton): https://spoiledmilks.com/2013/10/28/review-biblical-theology-james-hamilton/
2. A House For My Name (Leithart): https://spoiledmilks.com/2014/01/31/review-house-for-my-name-leithart/
3. From Eden to the New Jerusalem (Alexander): https://spoiledmilks.com/2017/01/25/review-from-eden-to-new-jerusalem-alexander/
4. The Short Studies in Biblical Theology (SSBT) series is really helpful. Most volumes are around 150 pages, and they present how a particular theme runs through all of Scripture. For example, Frank Thielman’s volume “New Creation”: https://spoiledmilks.com/2021/02/25/review-new-creation-storyline-scripture-frank-thielman/
Hope these help!
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Thank you for the follow! Wow, your blog is full of great material. I look forward to investigating further. God bless you and yours as you serve God and people.
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Thank you, Racinda! I hope you enjoy!
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Blessings, Spencer,
First, thank you for subscribing to my blog: Dr. J’s Apothecary Shoppe. Although I love to read, especially books devoted to studying the application of the Word of God, I was most impressed by your book reviews, many of whose authors I am not familiar with. As I skimmed through the reviews, I thought of the reminder from Ecclesiastes “. . .of the making of many books there is no end, and much study is weariness to the flesh.” I keep finding books to add to my lifelong reading list. May the Lord continue to bless you and your ministry as you connect with believers from across the globe.
Lonnell Johnson/aka Dr. J
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Thank you! Yes, it can be wearying. There are too many books. But on the other hand, it keeps me humble knowing that I will never and can never know everything.
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I stumbled across your blog while looking for some resources and information while doing a study. This is a grand idea!!: I agree with you, and there’s so many wonderful things to read and only so little time in one life!! I have bookmarked you and I’m hoping to come back look over some of your reviews. One of the things that was a plus when I saw you on here was someone’s reference to your name being on Michael Heiser’s website! What a beloved saint he is and his work continues to go on! That was definitely a positive!!
Just a footnote, the permission keeps popping up here, and to the point where you almost have to give them full permission. I went in and adjusted it and headed saved my preferences, but it just kept popping up and in order to get it off the screen then I had to just click accept the options and go on. That’s really frustrating…🫣🤷🏼♀️🧐 really I would just pass on and skip the page whatever it was because I feel like I’m being forced into signing on, so if you are tracking or anything if you can please not track and please not allow any thing besides actual basics for minimum functionality on here, I would appreciate it. 🙏🏼🕊️♥️
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Thank you for letting me know! I’ve experienced the permission too, but I don’t look much at my blog in Reader mode, so I don’t know ehow pervasive the problem is. I’ll try to get that fixed!
What study were you doing, if I may ask?
Yes, Mike was a really great guy. I was able to do some editing and translation projects for him; he was really a blessing.
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Ahhh, how fortunat you were to work with him! I found him just a couple years before he got his cancer, and I’m telling you I learned to love that man just for his heart and his wisdom! I was just dealing with “The Unseen Realm” book, and then, of course, I was drawn into some of his other works, teachings and wisdom. You are obviously much more learned than I am, but I’ve spent most of my 72 years, pursuing knowledge, have my degree and other secular education, some biblical education, and lots of tutoring with the greatest teacher there is, The Holy Spirit! Of course, I have an internal bias, albeit I feel that we often misunderstand and don’t realize the unlimited scope of knowledge available to a hungry, yielded soul in pyrsuit of the knowledge of God! Additionally, there’s a lot to be said for Divine Revelation and guidance when you’re studying the Word of God!
I have encountered and aquired some great resources through exploration, and of course have learned to appreciate the masters so very much. One pivotal person for me was Alfred Edersheim, which I discovered in an absolutely wonderful website, which you may be aware of: ccel.org ? When I first discovered it back in the ’90s, it was called Calvin Coolidge Ethereal Library, because they did it through that school, however, they have since changed to stand for Christian Classics Ethereal Library. It is a project that actually captures all kinds of resources and turns them into digital format and makes them available for free on this incredible database and website! It is as if you had every top chef in the world who decided to have a smorgasbord with their most incredible delights, only this is for the spirit!! 😁🤭😆
Anyway, I’m looking forward to tracking some of this. As always, there’s just never enough time to pursue all I want to, but I love to listen to other people who are like-minded and have a little bit ahead of me so I can actually have something for consideration! Blessings on your site, and your pursuit of knowledge of the greatest thing ever. 🙏🏼🕊️❤️🔥
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