The Northbrook Conference begins tomorrow night. If you can’t make it to Cedar Rapids with us, you can follow along thanks to Doug McHone of Coffee Swirls, who will be liveblogging the conference. May the Lord bless his people and sanctify them through his word!
Author Archives: JMH
God’s Indwelling Presence
In the mercy of God my dissertation has been published and is now available. A friend recently forwarded a notice from Amazon that his order, which he placed before the book became available, had been shipped. May the Lord be pleased to use this for his glory and the good of his people.
Your Best Life Now
The latest issue of 9News is out from 9Marks, and Greg Gilbert has a great review of Joel Osteen’s book.
Does the Bible Teach Inclusivism? A Review Essay of Terrance L. Tiessen’s, WHO CAN BE SAVED?
A little over a year ago the Lord mercifully spared our home, which is about 30 miles from Galveston, from a hurricane. We did evacuate, and when we evacuated, the Lord gave me a week long break from normal duties, during which I wrote the bulk of this review of Terrance L. Tiessen’s book, Who …
The Best Way to Wage the War on Terror
The best way to combat terrorism is to boldly share the Gospel, to boldly live out the Gospel, and to pour ourselves into our churches. The church is God’s evangelistic program, and the healthier the church the healthier the witness as it images forth the glory of God. Go read Justin Taylor’s summary of Al …
Why Do I Have to Go to Chapel?
If you’ve asked that question, maybe this post will help. HT: Michael Haykin
Books Every Seminary Graduate Should Have Read
Let me first say that I did not have all the books listed below read by the time I finished seminary (either time, that is, some I didn’t read until after I was out of school altogether). Let me also say that I have not read every word of all of the books listed below. …
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Prayer and the Knowledge of God
Here’s my review of this great book by Graeme Goldsworthy. I hope this gets read as much as Packer’s Knowing God!
Go Read the Comments. . .
Yesterday I linked to this post on my friend Denny Burk’s blog. Anyone who has been discussing gender issues on this blog over the past week or so should go read the comments section of Denny’s post. See especially the comments posted by S. M. Hutchens, author of the book review that prompted Denny’s post.
Review of Milgrom, Leviticus
Here’s my review of Jacob Milgrom’s one volume commentary of Leviticus.
Finally Feminist?
My friend Denny Burk has a great post on a book review in Touchstone. Enjoy!
Making Sense of Paul’s Appeal to Creation in 1 Timothy 2:13-15
I do not believe that Paul’s words in 1 Timothy 2:12 are limited to a particular problem in Ephesus because he backs up what he says in verse 12 with an appeal to the pre-fall created order in verses 13-15. I think that if Paul were addressing a particular problem in Ephesus, he would have …
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Unity, Liberty, and Charity: Does This Mean Women Can Teach Men?
A friend of mine alluded to a famous quotation in the comments section of the last post. The quote runs like this, “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; and in all things, charity.” Paul says, “I do not permit a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man” (1 Tim 2:12). Some people and …
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May Women Teach Men at Church?
It has been suggested to me that the reference to childbearing in 1 Timothy 2:15 places Paul’s words in 1 Timothy 2:12 (that he does not permit women to teach or exercise authority over men) in the context of the home. This interpretation was accompanied by the assertion that as long as the senior pastor …
September Prayer of the Month
This month I’ll be praying Colossians 1:9-12, which reads like this in the Holman Christian Standard Bible: (9) For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, (10) …
How to Read Genesis
Here’s my review of Tremper Longman’s How to Read Genesis.
Great News from Canterbury: The Archbishop Sides with the Bible!
Go read how the archibishop of Canterbury is now saying that homosexuals must change to be admitted into the church! This marks a change from a position he advocated 20 years ago. Praise God, people can change their minds, repent of wrong thinking, and acknowledge the Bible as God’s word! I wonder if this might …
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Review of Haggai, Malachi
Here’s my review of this very helpful commentary.
The Cross from a Distance: Atonement in Mark’s Gospel
Here’s my review of Peter Bolt’s excellent book.
What Is Prophecy and Has It Ceased?
As Paul is describing the activity of prophets in 1 Corinthians 14:29–30, he writes, “Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said. If a revelation is made to another sitting there, let the first be silent.” From this statement, we know that (1) prophecy is revelatory because Paul refers …