You can read an interview on the book here. I had the privilege of reading a pre-pub version of this commentary, and I can’t speak too highly of it. It is sane, straightforward, convincing, and clear. I love reading Schreiner! This commentary is a must have.
Category Archives: Gospel
The Lord’s Supper in Paul
Thomas R. Schreiner and Matthew R. Crawford have done us a great service in editing The Lord’s Supper: Remembering and Proclaiming Christ until He Comes, which has just appeared from Broadman and Holman. I’m honored to have contributed to this project, and I’m grateful that Broadman and Holman has kindly granted me permission to post …
Brian Croft: The Local Church Can Help You Resist Pornography
Brian Croft has given us yet another helpful resource in Help! He’s Struggling with Pornography. It’s like our culture is a field, and every few feet there is a hidden steel trap. Iron jaws ready to smash shut when triggered, ripping flesh and shattering bone, crippling the unfortunate, unwary pilgrim. How do we recover from …
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Jason D. Mirikitani, Mile Marker 825
In this picture you see me and my friend Jason Mirikitani running the White Rock Marathon in Dallas, TX back in 1997. He looks happy and strong, and I’m suffering to finish! That brother carried be through that day. He stayed by me when he could have gone on ahead, finished the race, and gotten …
“The Mystery of Marriage” from For the Fame of God’s Name
Praise God for marriage! What gift can be compared to this one? Who but God could have come up with something so good? Crossway has kindly granted permission for me to post my essay from the Piper Festschrift: James M. Hamilton Jr., “The Mystery of Marriage,” pages 253-71 in For the Fame of God’s Name: …
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Praise God for True Religion at Kenwood (James 1:27)
I remember hearing John Hannah say at DTS: There are two things that you need to learn at seminary. First, the Bible is God’s word. Second, the Bible is the tool God uses to conform his people to the image of the Lord Jesus. To see God’s word at work in the hearts and lives …
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Sermons on Ezra
It has been my privilege to preach through the book of Ezra at Kenwood, and here are the sermons in one post: June 27, 2010, Ezra 1-2, God Keeps His Promises July 4, 2010, Ezra 3, Disappointing Fulfillment July 18, 2010, Ezra 4, In the World You Will Have Trouble August 1, 2010, Ezra 5-6, The Second …
Couldn’t Disagree More!
Joseph Fitzmyer writes regarding Genesis 3:15: “Moreover, this verse does not mention משיח [Messiah], or even have a hidden reference to a coming Messiah, despite the later interpretations often given to it in both the Jewish and Christian tradition” (Joseph A. Fitzmyer, The One Who Is to Come [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007], 28). The language …
Josh and Jenn Philpot on Their Adoption
We’re privileged to be led in worship at Kenwood by Josh Philpot, and Crossway recently interviewed them on their adoption. They relate how they were blessed by Dr. Moore’s Adopted for Life, which is indeed a great read.
Danny Akin: There’s a Hell Rushing at You
Nice profile here on SEBTS’s Dr. Danny Akin. Some gems: “I don’t want to stand before God and say I did very little with what you gave us,” Akin said. . . . . Of the many sights he has seen on his travels, one keeps him up at night. On a trip to Thailand …
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Interview with Jason Skaer: From Pro Basketball to the Pastorate
You never know who is sitting in your class. When I was teaching at SWBTS Houston, I had the privilege of teaching Jason Skaer. It’s been an even greater privilege to see our friendship grow over the last few years, and he was kind enough to answer some questions about his conversion, how basketball (Oklahoma …
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What Is the Gospel?
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
Happy Birthday, Sweet Wife!
God’s best gift to me (excepting salvation) was born on this day. What a gift! Mere words could never communicate my gratitude and joy at being married to this woman. Thanks be to God, and thanks be to Jillian Ashley Hamilton for marrying me. Hallelujah! On this day I think of the little book put …
Trevin Wax on the GCR in a Nutshell
Curious about what’s happening in the Southern Baptist Convention, especially with the Great Commission Resurgence? I’m thinking especially of those of you who might be coming to SBTS from non-SBC backgrounds–and that includes those of you thinking about coming to SBTS but your hesitations about the SBC are in the way. You really should read Trevin …
Baptism Now Saves You?
Have you ever wondered why Peter says (1 Pet 3:20-21) that the waters of the flood through which Noah and a few others were saved correspond to baptism? In the sermon it was my privilege to preach yesterday, I tried to pursue a biblical-theological explanation of how the flood was an expression of God’s wrath …
Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending
I first heard this song when I went to a Weekender at CHBC, and we’ve been enjoying it recently in family devos. May the Lord grant in his mercy that someday we’ll sing in a choir that sounds this good:
Lillback Lecture on George Washington
I’m eager to read or listen to Peter Lillback’s new book, George Washington’s Sacred Fire, but until someone gets it for me from my wishlist (not so subtle hint!), my next move is going to be to listen to this free lecture touted by Doug Wilson. Peter A. Lillback is the President of Westminster Theological …
Baptists and the Cross Conference, and a bit on Michael Haykin
This looks like a great conference put on by the Andrew Fuller Center at SBTS: Baptists and the Cross. Date: August 30-31, 2010. Speakers: Akin, Bebbington, Schreiner, Dowling, Fuller, Thompson, Wellum. Discounted rates. Here’s a brief podcast on it with the director of the Andrew Fuller Center, Michael Haykin. A brief testimony about Michael Haykin: …
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Sermons on Titus
The past four weeks at Kenwood we were in Paul’s letter to Titus. Here are the sermons: April 18, 2010, Titus 1:1-4 Truth Produces Godliness April 25, 2010, Titus 1:5-16 Elders in Response to False Teachers May 2, 2010, Titus 2:1-15 Behavior that Commends the Gospel May 9, Titus 3:1-15 Behavior Based on the Gospel …
The Sudden Conversion of a Rabid Anti-Christian
Read John Shore’s gripping testimony here (HT: Thabiti). Two things are prominent in his account: the conviction he felt for his sin, and the reality that “The story of Jesus is historically true.” This simultaneously pokes holes in two balloons: the one floated by the crowd that doesn’t want to talk about sin (see Osteen), …
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