The Point of the Miracle at the Pool
We just read through John 5 in our Greek refresher course. After working through the miracle story at the beginning of the... Read More
God is Red
“I’m going to be gone soon. Don’t be sad. I’m not afraid of death…. Mother, we are all going to die someday.... Read More
Why Women Still Can’t Have It All
Anne-Marie Slaughter kicked the hornet’s nest two weeks back when she published an article with that title in The Atlantic. In it... Read More
Some Observations on the Most Famous Verse in the Bible
We discussed the Nicodemus narrative in my Greek refresher course last Friday. While I was preparing for the class, I was struck... Read More
Two Things I Learned from John Stott
Who was John Stott? It’s been nearly a year since Stott died and his legacy is still taking shape. I suspect that... Read More
For to me, to live is Christ . . . ?
One of the best-known lines from St. Paul is found at the beginning of his letter to the Philippians where he says,... Read More
Interview with a Transitioning Pastor
One of the inevitabilities of working in a seminary community is that you’re likely to lose quite a few dear friends over... Read More
Maintaining an Important Ministerial Habit
Did you take any Greek in seminary or Bible college? Perhaps you teach it. If so, then I suspect you’ll know what... Read More
One More Reason Why the Resurrection Is Such Good News
I realize that resurrection Sunday may feel a bit like last week’s news. After all, it’s done. We’ve celebrated. Now we’ve moved... Read More
Book Note: John J. Collins's The Scepter and the Star (2010)
John J. Collins. The Scepter and the Star: Messianism in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls. 2nd edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans,... Read More