Chuck Ivey

By God’s grace, Chuck Ivey grew up in a Christian home and came to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a young age. He has been married to his wife Ashley for 20 years. They have seven high energy children by adoption (yes seven), also by God’s grace. Chuck works full time in local law enforcement as an investigator and chaplain. He serves as a deacon and teacher at Beech Haven Baptist Church in Athens, GA. Chuck is a graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he earned a Masters of Theological Studies. Coffee and books are involved. You can follow him on Twitter @3378Ivey
Hebrews: Kerux Commentary (book review)

Hebrews: Kerux Commentary (book review)

Bateman, Herbert W. IV and Steven W. Smith, Kerux Commentaries: Hebrews. Bellingham: Kregel, 2021. 389 pp. $36.99   Biographical Sketch of the Authors Herbert W. Bateman is president of the Cyber-Center for Biblical Studies and has taught exegesis of the New Testament...

Ore From the Puritans’ Mine (book review)

Ore From the Puritans’ Mine (book review)

Smith, Dale W. Ore From the Puritans’ Mine: The Essential Collection of Puritan Quotations  Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2020. 680 pp. $55.00.   Biographical Sketch of the Editor Dale W. Smith holds a PhD from the University of Missouri Kansas City. He...

Systematic Theology – 2nd Edition (book review)

Systematic Theology – 2nd Edition (book review)

Grudem, Wayne Systematic Theology – Second Edition Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020. 1616 pp. $59.99.   Biographical Sketch of the Author Wayne Grudem serves as Phoenix Seminary’s distinguished research professor of theology and biblical studies. He is known for...

Commentary on Ephesians: WBC by Lincoln (book review)

Commentary on Ephesians: WBC by Lincoln (book review)

In this review we are continuing our look at the most significant (for good or bad) commentaries on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. You can find previous reviews here. I have been blessed to teach from Ephesians and hope these reviews will help readers to consider...

The Christian Teacher as Office Bearer (book review)

The Christian Teacher as Office Bearer (book review)

Beeke, Joel R., The Christian Teacher as Office Bearer. Conway: Free Grace Press, 2020. 64 pp. $10.00. Biographical Sketch of the Author Joel R. Beeke is the president and professor of systematic theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. His other books...

ESV Preaching Bible (book review)

ESV Preaching Bible (book review)

As much as we love great books, we at Things Above Us hope to point you to The Book, the Bible, which is God’s Word. By God’s grace, there has been a renaissance of so-called “premium Bibles" published in the last five to ten years or so. Premium Bibles tend to come...

Reading with the Grain of Scripture (book review)

Reading with the Grain of Scripture (book review)

Hays, Richard B., Reading with the Grain of Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2020. 479 pp. $55.00. Biographical Sketch of the Author Richard B. Hays is the Dean and George Washington Ivey (no relation) professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School. His...