That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
Tomorrow night, Thursday, February 8, 2007, at 8pm CST, 9pm EST, I will be participating in the Converse With Scholars program put on by Reclaiming the Mind Ministries. I’m honored to be a part of this. Here’s their schedule for this spring: Upcoming CWS Guest Schedule Feb. 8th, 2007 9pm Eastern – James Hamilton The …
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A week ago Eric Schumacher preached a great sermon defending the idea of formal, active church membership. This is a great presentation of the biblical evidence for “church membership,” even though the Bible doesn’t explicitly say: “Make a list of all the members of the church and have new people formally join the church.” I …
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The February edition of 9News is now available. Here is the table of contents: SELECTING ELDERS A Pastors’ and Theologians’ Forum We asked a roundtable of pastors and theologians one question: “What lessons have you learned the hard way in selecting elders?” Answers from John MacArthur, Michael Lawrence, Phil Newton, “Ed Roberts,” Sinclair Ferguson, Bruce …
Great interview here on the intersection of Dr. Mohler’s theology and his recent illness. Praise God for this faithful servant, and praise God for his continued life! HT: JT
This is a great essay in the most recent issue of the Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
From comments I have received I present these brief responses in question and answer format. For a fuller presentation of my position, see my essay, “What Women Can Do in Ministry: Full Participation within Biblical Boundaries.” For answers to other questions, see Schreiner and Köstenberger’s Women in …
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As a person who marks up the Bible as I study it, I don’t want to switch to a new copy anytime soon. Once I have worked slowly through a text, my notations are invaluable for future readings and for answering questions in class. They’re also very helpful when teaching survey courses on the Bible, …
According to this report, N. T. Wright is not pleased with some evangelicals in the Church of England who have announced that they will no longer fund the COE’s apostasy: The Bishop of Durham, The Rt. Rev. Dr. N. T. Wright has come out blasting a Covenant drawn up by a coalition of Church of …
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Volume 2 of the NAC Studies in Bible and Theology series is now available. This book was edited by my mentor, Tom Schreiner, along with my good friend Shawn Wright. This is sure to be the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and useful discussion of all the swirling questions about who should be baptized, when, why, how, …
Why all this fuss among evangelicals about N. T. Wright? He is a great communicator, which makes him fun to listen to and fun to read. And he helps people think in fresh ways about Jesus and Paul—ways that often seem like the key that fits the lock of both the Old Testament and …
What do you read when you want to help someone who is depressed? What do you suggest they read to help themselves out of their melancholy? John Piper has thought as carefully about these things as anyone in our day, and he gives us his conclusions in When the Darkness Will Not Life: Doing What …
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The New Testament profs at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) have put together a volume in honor of the long-time chair of the department, Dr. Harold Hoehner. This volume will probably serve as a textbook for the third and fourth semester Greek classes at DTS. The first half of the book contains chapters on method, and …
Biblical illiteracy is rampaging through our culture like a bull through the streets of Pamplona. We won’t put a stop to it by fleeing, but by facing the beast and, though it trample us, standing our ground. Maybe that’s a little extreme, since reading the Bible won’t necessarily be physically dangerous for you, but it …
I got a note from an old friend today asking if I had written anything on baptism. That prompted me to search my blog for the things I’ve written on Baptism, and I thought maybe others would be interested in these links as well: Why Don’t Baptists Commune with Presbyterians? Baptism, Church Membership, and “Together …
I’m very excited about the direction that B&H Academic is going, and I’m particularly grateful that they decided to start the series NAC Studies in Bible and Theology, the first volume of which is God’s Indwelling Presence (pictured on the right). I commend to your attention an interview with Ray Clendenen on where B&H Academic …
Paul prays for the Ephesians that they will have the eyes of their hearts enlightened to know the hope of their calling in Ephesians 1:18. It seems that God wants us to be motivated by the astonishing things promised to those who are called. So what awaits them, what is the hope of their calling? …
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The content of this post will, Lord willing, appear in the Spring 2008 issue of the Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. At the request of the editor, the post has been removed and will be re-posted once the journal has been out for 90 days. Thanks for stopping by!
Kelly Kapic and Justin Taylor have blessed us with a new edition of John Owen’s three classic works on overcoming sin and temptation. You can read the commendations here. For my part, I have a suggestion that I hope at least some pastors and ministers will take up. I’ve said before that I think every …
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Because I don’t want to steal anybody’s reward, I’m not going to name the brother who blessed me. But I am going to tell this story and show you what he gave me, so his identity might not be hard to figure out. Actually, it’ll probably be obvious. I got to sit down with Justin …
The Sunday before last Travis Cardwell preached a robust sermon on providence at Redeemer. You can download it here. If you’re interested in knowing God and understanding the way that he preserves and governs all his creatures and all their actions, this sermon will repay being listened to over and over.