Turretin tackles a question first broached by the medieval Scholastics: is theology theoretical or practical? From our vantage point, the answer seems obvious. Theology must be practical. It must result in faith and obedience. It must bear fruit. The great problem in our day, we think, is that so much of our theological discourse has... Continue Reading

 (Warnock) wants to hold together what he calls “the memory of Jesus” with the “distinctive resonance [that occurs] when the church is one built by slaves and formed, from its beginning, at the center of an oppressed community’s fight for personhood and freedom.” He’s not writing abstractly or without regard for context. He’s attempting to... Continue Reading

Spurgeon was adamant that the door to the church be well-guarded, and had a carefully-developed system whereby converts applying for membership were graciously but robustly assessed by elders, himself, and the whole congregation.   I hope that I will be able at some point to provide a review of Tom Nettles’ excellent volume, Living for Revealed... Continue Reading

Joel Osteen, Break Out! 5 Keys to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life. FaithWords, 2013. 243 pages. $26.00 Detroit’s freeways are framed by dozens of billboards featuring happy, young, successful people enjoying a night of games and entertainment at one of the city’s casinos. The sleek, enticing images preach an alluring message: “Greatness awaits... Continue Reading

The following top 12 Christian books for 2103 as posted by Monergism Books. 1) Who’s Your Father?: Returning to the Love of the Biblical God By Robert Bernecker 2) From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective From Crossway/Good News Publishers 3) Systematic Theology: An Introduction to... Continue Reading

Rick Warren somehow finds a different understanding: “But Daniel knew this wouldn’t be a healthy diet, so he asked that he and three of his friends be allowed to eat healthier…. [H]e understood God wanted him to live a healthy lifestyle so he could serve God no matter where he was located.” Warren’s reading of... Continue Reading

Nagel believes that we should accept the failure of our contemporary scientific account of the world in order to make way for a revolution. Humanity has made great progress by excluding the mind from the material world, but the time has come to accept the facts: we need to have a new account with mind... Continue Reading

In “The Message of Daniel,” the author essentially follows the book of Daniel, from chapter one straight through to chapter twelve. He doesn’t work it out like a normal commentary, verse by verse, with tons of Hebrew/Aramaic syntactical-grammatical verbosity cluttering up the page. Instead, the material genuinely lends itself to serious devotional reading, as well... Continue Reading

James Hamilton writes this little volume, What Is Biblical Theology?, so that when you stare death in the face you will stand with Paul and declare, “My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better!”   James M. Hamilton Jr. What Is Biblical Theology?: A Guide to the Bible’s Story, Symbolism, and... Continue Reading

Having undergone redemptive-historical modification, the law very much has a home in the New Covenant. The law continues to provide the moral standard that binds all people, not just Christians. It is this understanding of the law that helps us to grasp what the prophet meant when he looked to the day when God would... Continue Reading