That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
As I mentioned yesterday, I deeply appreciate A. Philip Brown’s book, Hope Amidst Ruin: A Literary and Theological Anaylsis of Ezra. Here are the notes I took on what he says about plot–page numbers in parentheses refer to Brown’s book: Plot: ordered arrangement of the incidents . . . which has a beginning and a …
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So the Supreme Court has ruled against the free expression of religion. JT has this Quote from Justice Alito: “I do not think it is an exaggeration to say that today’s decision is a serious setback for freedom of expression in this country.” The ramifications of this decision will make clear which professing Christians care …
Start reading Jay Nordlinger. Start with this. Here’s a snippet: Last week, I did a little blogpost about Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier who has been held hostage by Hamas for four years now. Ehud Barak, the defense minister of Israel, had made a pointed comment to Robert Gates, the U.S. defense chief: “A million …
A. Philip Brown II has given us a treat in his published dissertation, Hope Amidst Ruin: A Literary and Theological Analysis of Ezra. If you like biblical theology that is sensitive to the literary features of the biblical authors, you’ll love this book. One of the aspects of this book that I most appreciated was …
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We are blessed at Kenwood Baptist Church to be led in worship by Josh Philpot, Associate Pastor extraordinaire. You’ll love his work on the piano. He writes: Here are twelve hymns I recorded on piano for my wife as a birthday gift in April (she really liked it!). I thought some of you may enjoy …
I don’t think there are errors in the Bible, and I think that valid explanations can be given for difficulties that do exist. I started a new sermon series on Ezra – Nehemiah this morning at Kenwood, and I had planned to comment on some numerical discrepancies in the text. Because of time, I decided …
Denny Burk linked to a good article on how Manute Bol lived out his Christian faith, and Denny’s post has a nice pic of Manute Bol and Spud Webb. I sometimes get asked about whether it is okay for wives and/or mothers to work outside the home. John Piper does a phenomenal job answering that …
Here’s an inspiring video tribute from DTS on Prof. Howard Hendricks’ 60 years of service: May the Lord give us grace to follow his footsteps in a lifetime of faithfulness.
Richard Barcellos is doing a series of posts on the New Testament’s use of the Old, and today’s post includes this from Beale’s seminal essay: Beale lists five distinctive presuppositions of the apostles’ exegetical method: the assumption of corporate solidarity or representation. that Christ is viewed as representing the true Israel of the Old Testament …
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Check out these hopeful, helpful, forward looking reflections from Dr. Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Akin comments on: The adoption of the Great Commission Task Force’s Report Johnny Hunt’s presidency and a new chair named in his honor at SEBTS The election of the new SBC president, Bryant Wright Frank Page’s election …
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Erich Auerbach (Mimesis, 14-15) writes that the intent of biblical stories: “is not to bewitch the senses, and if nevertheless they produce lively sensory effects, it is only because the moral, religious, and psychological phenomena which are their sole concern are made concrete in the sensible matter of life. But their religious intent involves an …
You may have to click through to the site to see the trailer. HT: JT
Tim Challies has an excellent summary of Dr. Mohler’s address on the age of the earth at the Ligonier Conference. For related reading, see Tom Nettles’ review of William Dembski’s book here. Nettles’ review was itself reviewed, and Nettles then responded to the review of his review.
HT: Robbie Sagers
Joe Carter, writing at the First Things site, on the work of Thomas Kinkade: Sentimentality, as literary critic Alan Jacobs says in a recent interview with Mars Hill Journal, encourages us to “suspend judgment and reflection in order to indulge deliberately in emotion for its own sake.” Reflection reinforces and strengthens true emotions while exposing …
Here’s a short video on the history of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary:
ChristianAudio.com has the ESV Hear the Word Audio Bible on sale right now (along with most of their other books) for $7.49. That’s right, all their audio books are $7.49. If you don’t have an audio Bible, I highly recommend this one. Regularly priced $28.98, this is a great deal. May the Word of Christ …
Patrick Schreiner is probably right: everyone looks at the same blogs. Still, I have noticed that I reach a "tipping point" in deciding whether to read something after several of the blogs I look at post on the same thing. So Thabiti first highlighted this, then JT blogged on it this morning, and I’m hoping …
Looking to understand what Christians mean by the word “gospel”? Check out this video: Looking to share the gospel with an unbeliever? Why not invite them to watch this? HT: JT
Douglas Wilson makes an offhand comment that is worth further thought regarding: what makes up a worldview in the first place (dogma, narrative, symbol, and liturgy), Narrative–biblical theology; Dogma–systematic theology and catechesis; Symbol–art, architecture, etc; Liturgy–the expression of dogma, narrative, and symbol in worship. More to think on here. In the previous post, Wilson prescribes …
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