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Book Review: Hold Fast the Faith: A Devotional Commentary on the Westminster Confession of 1647

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Hold Fast the Faith: A Devotional Commentary on the Westminster Confession of 1647 Matthew Everhard PLC Publications PO Box 2210                                                     Lenoir, NC 28645 www.layman.org Copyright: 2012 ISBN: 978-1934453100; $11.99 Reviewed for Deus Misereatur by: Rev. Dr. Michael Philliber Theological Introspections – 4 ½ of 5 stars How do you bring theology and the spiritual disciplines together? Often, in personal discussions, theology and doctrine are disparaged by teachers and the taught so that the devotional can be developed. Usually this is heard in the notion that head knowledge must be trumped by heart knowledge. Yet Matthew Everhard has recently made a masterful attempt at pulling together the two in his delightful work, “Hold Fast the Faith: A Devotional Commentary on the Westminster Confession of 1647”, a 296 page paperback meant for theological students, parishioners and pastors. Everhard takes up the 1647 version