Biblical Theology: A Good Place to Begin
If one aim of biblical theology is to describe how the Bible hangs together, then one useful place to begin is with... Read More
Why Atheists Need to Feel Like the Smartest People in the Room
If you interact with those among the New Atheism crowd, whether personally or through writing, it won’t take you long to pick... Read More
Book Giveaway: Understanding Biblical Theology
This week we are giving away a copy of Klink and Lockett’s book Understanding Biblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice.... Read More
Warrant for the Analogical Interpretation of Select Scriptures, Part II
In my previous post, I noted the existence of several examples of the use of the Old Testament in the New that... Read More
Warrant for the Analogical Interpretation of Select Scriptures, Part I
Last week a friend of mine, Fred Zaspel, offered a case for the typological interpretation of the Scripture. In offering a four-point... Read More
Hebrews: The Big Picture (imaginative)
The pastor had a tough assignment. While on sabbatical he’d received word from his fellow elders that a group of Jewish families... Read More
The Secret to a Successful Pastoral Ministry
Many people promise to provide the secret to a successful pastoral ministry. Conferences, curricula, and consultants like to offer products for discouraged... Read More
Are Your Church’s Governing Documents Ready for a Post-DOMA World?
One of the more interesting discoveries I made when researching Baptist polity a few years ago was the lost practice of “recognition... Read More
John Adams’s Mistake
In early 1776, John Adams travelled the snowy roads from New England back to Philadelphia for another extended session in Congress. Either... Read More
Why the Biblical Languages Matter—Even if You Forget Them
Michael Kruger makes some excellent points on this subject over at his blog, Canon Fodder. He notes: But, there is a second... Read More