25
Jun
2013
The Age of the Universe
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Dr. Al Mohler delivered and important address in 2010 on the exegetical and theological reasons we should believe in a young universe and young earth. The video and a transcript can be found here. It is well worth your attention.
21
Jun
2013
A Solid Exegetical Commentary: Ecclesiastes by James Bollhagen
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Ecclesiastes by Dr. James G. Bollhagen is a welcome addition to the growing number of commentaries on Ecclesiastes. He earned his M.Div., S.T.M., and Ph.D. from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He has also served as a professor of exegetical theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is currently the pastor of... Read More
19
Jun
2013
Hebrews: The Big Picture
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Just last week I had a chance to reread Barnabas Lindars’ Theology of the Letter to the Hebrews and was reminded of how helpful I’d originally found his synthetic picture of Hebrews’ message. Now that I’ve worked through Hebrews more thoroughly, there are some bits of the sketch I’d draw differently. Still, its usefulness outweighs... Read More
15
Jun
2013
Introducing Children to Christians of the Past
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A little over a year ago, I blogged about some church history resources for children, and I recommended the Christian Biographies for Young Readers series. Now a new book in that series, this one on Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033–1109), is set to be released in the next few days. I haven’t read the text... Read More
13
Jun
2013
Musing About Music
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WikiAnswers poses the question, “Why does music exist?” then self-replies: “Because it brings happiness to people all over the world.” We must grant that WikiAnswers is scarcely an authoritative reference source, but it does offer a window on popular culture. It reflects that a common reason (and perhaps the most common reason) for the societal... Read More
11
Jun
2013
What Is Sharia?
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Sharia is Islamic law. However, it is not limited to the areas that Americans believe should be regulated by law but extends to the minute details of life. Sharia has two sources: (1) the Qur’an, which Muslims believe is divine revelation delivered by Muhammad, and (2) the hadith, the collection of the traditional reports of... Read More
7
Jun
2013
Following Is a Stewardship Too
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I spent the last two weeks teaching a leadership class for our seminary’s summer school program. It was challenging and encouraging to spend four hours a day looking at this subject with men involved in and preparing for vocational ministry in the church. My last post came from notes I was preparing that addressed the... Read More
5
Jun
2013
Psalm 110 in the NT: An Important Monograph
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David M. Hay. Glory at the Right Hand: Psalm 110 in Early Christianity. SBLMS 18. Nashville: Abingdon, 1973. 176 pp. In this revised version of his 1965 Ph.D. thesis, completed at Yale under the supervision of Paul W. Meyer, Hay explores the use of Psalm 110 in early Christian literature up to Justin Martyr (though... Read More
3
Jun
2013
Summer Plans for Seminarians (and Others)
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Students in seminary are busy people. They often work, study, take care of their family, and sleep (occasionally). There is a subtle temptation in the midst of this busyness to become too guarded with the use of one’s time and energies. The summer break is a welcome respite from due dates and required reading. Since most seminarians (if... Read More
31
May
2013
Summer Update
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The first session of summer school at DBTS has just ended, and the second session is about to begin. During the first session Dr. Compton taught a Greek exegesis course on 2 Peter and Jude, and Dr. Doran taught a course on the Theology and Practice of Leadership. Next up is Dr. McCabe’s class on... Read More