God's Wisdom…but Mine
In the interests of avoiding a reputation as an iconoclast, I thought it might be good to offer a positive follow-up to... Read More
God Is Not My Fall Guy
“Hello, my name is__________, and I approve this message.” This awkward disclaimer became part of standard political jargon in 2002, when the Bipartisan... Read More
Palm Sunday: The Kingdom That Might Have Been
With the arrival of the Passion Week comes the curious and often forgotten event of Palm Sunday. Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem on... Read More
What to Do When the Original Text Makes No Sense
I was preparing for my class in the OT Historical Books the other day when I stumbled over one of the ESV’s... Read More
Archaeology, the Resurrection, and Faith
Here we go again. A new sensational archaeological announcement that proves that there were first century Jews who embraced Christ and the hope of... Read More
Worship Warcraft
Every time I hear a specific date announced for the end of the War in Afghanistan, I experience a brief snort of... Read More
Laryngitis and Preaching
It’s flu and virus season, and if you’re a public speaker, you probably worry at least occasionally about the possibility of losing... Read More
Tebowgetics
I’m a cynic and a pessimist by nature. Usually, if “everybody is doing it,” I don’t. I can’t tell you whether it’s... Read More
A Few Good Books
Every three years the DBTS faculty collaborate to produce a Basic Library Booklist for pastors. Of course, books come out more frequently than... Read More
"He Had to Be Made Like His Brothers in Every Way"
The orthodox teaching of the church has always been that Christ is fully God and fully man. Christ was tempted at every... Read More