“The gospel guarantees that we will be brought home to glory. It is by grace that we are saved from the consequences of our sin; the same grace of God in the gospel brings us home. Better, Jesus brings us home. Our salvation is bound up not in something intangible and impersonal, but in a... Continue Reading

“I do want to learn from these experts, even if that learning forces me to see my own weaknesses (which are many) or my church’s own weaknesses (to which I am often blind). But must every pastor be a “visionary”? Must every local church transform itself into a “movement”? Is that even possible? Where does... Continue Reading

“I was shocked to discover that Ehrman does not engage with the scholarly (or popular) works of any experts in the field. One would have expected Ehrman to have read and shown awareness of the works of Eric Meyers, professor at Duke just down the road from where Ehrman teaches at the University of North... Continue Reading

“Studies reveal that of the minority who do still manage to drag out to a church service once a week in their twenties, a statistical majority of them shop for a church that emphasizes youth relevance rather than a biblical Christ-centered approach to preaching and ministry. The studies conclude that 55% who do go to... Continue Reading

“What principles were to guide this restoration of balance? None, as it turns out. Schlesinger and others thought America had entered a new phase of politics and culture. In the past men fought over religious convictions and moral principles. Traditional public life was riven by a politics of conviction that, in twentieth century, took rigid... Continue Reading

We have to be consistently reminded that the gospel is not just the way in, it’s the way through; indeed, it’s the destination!  Through the power of sound theology and the real life stories of Jesus’ followers, the Morrises underline what Jesus taught on the road to Emmaus – that the Scriptures preeminently concern him.... Continue Reading

So what makes the simple story of Noah so popular? Joseph Blenkinsopp, a professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame who has studied Noah, thinks it’s because more people are aware of global disasters. “For Jews and Christians, and possibly Muslims, it’s a sign of judgment, that judgment is real and there will be... Continue Reading

The author’s point is that God’s imputing Christ’s righteousness and his imparting righteousness must not be blurred or conflated; we are not to collapse sanctification into justification. To put it in a way that might make Calvin smile, justification and sanctification are to be distinguished but not divorced.   Antinomianism: Reformed Theology’s Unwelcome Guest? Mark... Continue Reading

Much of the material falls in the “helpful reminder” category. Christians know this, and have learned this — but do we live it? Some of Anyabwile’s insights are refreshingly new and quite helpful. I particularly enjoyed how he showed that in most of the post-Resurrection appearances, merely seeing the physical Jesus was not enough. The minds and... Continue Reading

“In The Question of Canon, Michael J. Kruger, president and professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, systematically addresses five assumptions about the formation of the canon that have resulted in the dominant “extrinsic model.” In such an extrinsic approach, scholars think of the canon as something imposed from without (e.g., by... Continue Reading