13
Oct
2016
Once More Unto the Breach: Electing a President and Selecting a Plumber
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OK, so I told myself I was done talking about Christians and voting. But the events of the last week got to me. Not the Billy Bush video, but the evangelical reaction to it. Please don’t get me wrong—the video was awful and disgusting and demeaning and odious and everything else. But it changed nothing... Read More
10
Oct
2016
They Did Not Give Thanks to God
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One of the benefits of being in Detroit is our proximity to Canada (you can get to Canada from our seminary in about 20 minutes). That allows Canadians to attend our seminary more easily (and allows us easier access to Canadian delicacies like poutine!) Today is Canadian Thanksgiving, so in honor of our Canadian neighbors,... Read More
4
Oct
2016
Originalism and Labeling the Dispensational Hermeneutic
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The use of the term literal in dispensational hermeneutics has had a rocky history. Even if we can get past the snickering claims of critics that literalism disallows figurative language (which no advocate of literalism has ever affirmed), the term is still not without its tensions. No less eminent a linguist than E. D. Hirsch, to... Read More
30
Sep
2016
The Gospel in Israel’s Fall Festivals (Part 2)
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The following post is part two of a two-part series. Part one may be found here. Last time we began a two-part series on the importance of Israel’s fall religious season by looking at the significance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We saw that these religious days demonstrate the gravity of sin and foreshadow in the... Read More
28
Sep
2016
The Gospel in Israel’s Fall Festivals (part 1)
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The following post is part one of a two-part series. The conclusion will follow on Friday. Over the next several weeks observant Jews will enter one of the busiest and most important religious seasons of the year. Starting at sundown, October 2, and running through sundown, October 4, many Jews will celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish... Read More
27
Sep
2016
Day of Prayer
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“What does it profit us to read another book, but not to know Jesus?” – Will Galkin Seminary is more than journal articles and and term papers. Students who are preparing to lead people to love God passionately must love him passionately themselves. DBTS schedules a Day of Prayer for this reason. It’s a day... Read More
23
Sep
2016
To the Church Planter: 6 Wise Words and Where to Find Them
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Church Planting is all the rage right now–the topic seems to be on everyone’s mind, on every conference schedule, and taking hold of many church budgets. All Glory to Christ! I am so thankful for the surge of church planting among evangelicals and the advance of gospel preaching and disciple making around the U.S. As... Read More
20
Sep
2016
The Role of Presuppositions in Scholarship
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A few weeks ago I asked the question concerning how much those committed to evangelical faith should engage with progressive scholarship.[1] The reader’s responses were helpful, pointing mostly to limited and purposeful engagement. Let’s say we follow this advice and have students engage with works by those opposed to the divine origin of Scripture. How... Read More
15
Sep
2016
The Goal of Preaching
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In my occasional role as an interim pastor, I’ve been tasked more than once with creating a questionnaire for potential pastoral candidates who have submitted applications for a vacancy in the church. One of the questions that I like to include is this: “What is the primary goal or ‘center’ of preaching?” The answers I’ve... Read More
12
Sep
2016
Apologetics Seminar: “Does God Exist?” and “Is Christianity a Myth?”
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This Saturday, September 17 from 1:00-4:30 p.m. Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary is hosting an apologetics seminar designed to promote critical thinking about two topics. The seminar is free, and all are welcome. 1) Does God Exist? Jonathan Swift’s (pastor of Christ Community Church) talk will start out with an overview of the various most common... Read More