That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
Justin Taylor posts his notes on what looks to be a very informative book on this topic by David Powlison. I highly recommend a careful reading of Taylor’s notes on Powlison’s book, which address the question posed in the title of this post. Here’s a teaser in the hopes that you’ll read the whole thing: …
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Russell T. Fuller and Kyoungwon Choi, Invitation to Biblical Hebrew: A Beginning Grammar, Invitation to Theological Studies. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2006. 364 pp. $49.00. Warning: the use of this grammar could revolutionize the study of Hebrew. Follow all instructions. Use only if the desire is to learn the language. Mix with diligence to achieve desired …
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Graham A. Cole’s new book, He Who Gives Life: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit, arrived on my doorstep just a few minutes ago. Given my work on this topic, I went straight to his Excursus where he asks, “Were OT Believers Regenerate?,” and I was pleased to find that he holds the position that …
Mike Bird recently alerted us to Preston Sprinkle’s dissertation, which will soon appear in the WUNT series. Preston is an outfielder who loves to hit the fastball, who left the paradise of the baseball field to do his BA and MDiv at the Master’s College and Seminary. From there he went to the University of …
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Dr. Russ Moore pays a nice tribute to my Ph.D. mentor, Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner, with which I couldn’t agree more. I often say that I think I learned more from Dr. Schreiner listening to his preaching at Clifton Baptist Church and interacting with him there than I did at SBTS. Not that I didn’t …
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I have heard nothing but great things about Steve Wellum’s chapter in Believer’s Baptism. Perhaps the most rave review of it that I personally heard was from one of the stay-at-home moms in our church! I don’t know that a theologian could get a higher compliment than that: a stay-at-home mom devoured what he had …
Just recently my wife and I were wondering what the “R.” stands for. Now we know: I’m already registered. Are you? See you there!
If you’re near Oak Ridge Baptist Church here in the Houston area, you might be interested in coming out this Friday night for some dessert and coffee. After the refreshments, I’ll be preaching on “The Cross Centered Life” from 1 Corinthians 1:17-31. If you plan to go, please give them a call at (281) 367-9721 …
What would it be like to have a grandfather who, as a drew near to death, had virtually everything the Bible indicates about the next life on the tip of his tongue? What would it be like to listen to an aged man with so much Bible flowing from his lips help his grandson understand …
The second to last paragraph of my review of Denny Burk’s book now reads like this: Burk shows the crucial difference a right understanding of articular infinitives makes using five texts as examples: Mark 9:10, Acts 25:11, Romans 13:8, Philippians 2:6, and Hebrews 10:31. Among these examples, Philippians 2:6 bears the most theological weight, so …
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Justin Taylor linked to two articles that have, each in their own way, vindicated my preference for a return to a more liturgical form of worship. As I wrote a couple years ago (how time flies!): Let us pursue a contemporary—stylish but not faddish, historical—orthodox but not dank, theological—deepening but not boring, and, most importantly, …
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Denny Burk, Articular Infinitives in the Greek of the New Testament: On the Exegetical Benefit of Grammatical Precision, New Testament Monographs, 14. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 2006. 179 pp. $55.00, cloth. A. T. Robertson, perhaps the most learned Greek Grammarian ever to trod American soil, once roamed the hallowed halls of Southern Seminary. Though long dead, …
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The folks at Sovereign Grace have now made all their sermon audio available for FREE. This means, among other things, that the Together for the Gospel sermons are now free. Everyone in ministry or training for ministry should listen to these sermons. All the sermons can be searched by speaker, event, topic, etc. Enjoy!
My sermons on 2 Samuel 4-13 (with the exception of ch. 7, with which we had technical difficulties) have been made available online here. May the Lord prosper his word! SALVIATI, Cecchino del Bathsheba Goes to King David 1552-54 Fresco Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome
Justin Taylor has very helpful info here. May the Lord bless those who do as he has done.
The web site for Dr. Russ Moore’s Sunday School class has received a major overhaul, and it is now up and running. They’ve included quite a few features that, if you have a moment, you might want to check out, from recommended resources to a video of Dr. Moore explaining the gospel to all the …
For those interested, the SWBTS Bloggers have interviewed yours truly on the writing of book reviews.
I love Sovereign Grace worship music. We sing these songs all the time at our church. If you’d like to move to this music, you’ll be interested in the remixed versions of many of their worship songs (you can hear samples here):
I haven’t read this piece yet, but I’m eager to get to Christianity Today’s article on the numbers reported by the Southern Baptist Convention. God help us.
Tom Nettles, The Baptists: Key People Involved in Forming A Baptist Identity (Beginnings in Britain), Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2005. 390pp. Hardcover, $29.99. Tom Nettles teaches at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Understanding history demands patience, humility, and love. If historical personalities are not treated by …
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