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Kenneth Berding — February 22, 2022
My wife is remarkably hospitable far more than I. For ten straight years at her instigation, we invited all of my enrolled college students over...
Mick Boersma — February 14, 2022
My wife and I recently watched the first two seasons of The Chosen, a video series on the life of Christ being produced by Dallas Jenkins. We found...
Octavio Esqueda — January 24, 2022
Integrity is the essential distinctive for a follower of Christ. Our character defines, proclaims and demonstrates our faith in a holy God to all...
The Good Book Blog — January 21, 2022
We just received the following letter from one of the leaders at our partner school, Kyiv Theological Seminary, in Ukraine. It is a plea for...
Kenneth Berding — January 05, 2022
I read quite a few good Christian books in 2021. Here are seven of my favorites, plus a bonus book. Insider Church: Ekklesia and the Insider...
Steve Porter — December 06, 2021
In a well-known sermon from 1987, Dr. E. V. Hill preached his wifes funeral. Interspersed with remembering Jane Ednas life and grieving her loss, Dr. Hill intones Job 1:21, The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord.
Kenneth Berding — November 30, 2021
I recently read through Stephen Paynes new devotional book, I Lift my Eyes to the Hills: Gods Help in Times of Trouble . Steve is a former...
Kenneth Berding — October 29, 2021
It has become increasingly popular in recent years for teachers of the Bible (myself included) to disparage people who apply Jeremiah 29:11-13 to...
Gary McIntosh — October 25, 2021
What do pastors actually do? While the answer to many may seem obvious, others ask the question with honest curiosity. It really is difficult to...
Steve Porter — October 12, 2021
Within the Gospel accounts, Jesus utilized a variety of metaphors to describe his relationship with his followers: vine and branches, shepherd and...
The Good Book Blog — October 08, 2021
This guest post is by J. D. Greear, the pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, NC, and former president of the Southern Baptist...
Octavio Esqueda — September 24, 2021
I have frequently heard from many Christian leaders the claim that faith in Christ is the most important thing of all and that everything else is...
Kenneth Berding — September 11, 2021
Twenty years ago, my wife and I were living with our two daughters in a suburb on the northern edge of New York City. The shock waves from the two...
Kenneth Berding — August 29, 2021
Im writing these comments as someone who has great appreciation for the modern worship movement. Still. Am I the only one who has noticed a spate...
Kenneth Berding — August 25, 2021
I grew up in a church setting that was really into higher life teaching. This teaching goes by many different names, including victorious...
Joanne Jung — April 30, 2021
The following is the fourth post in a series on how to stop hate from a biblical perspective. Read The Good Book Blog series written by Professor...
Mark Saucy — July 08, 2020
Like never before, events of recent weeks give weight to the claim that tribalism in American society has never been greater than it is today....
Octavio Esqueda — February 24, 2020
El cristianismo tiene a la verdad como el eje central de su mensaje y pr獺ctica. La verdad para los cristianos es mucho m獺s que aseveraciones...
Octavio Esqueda — January 16, 2020
ltimamente he escuchado con bastante frecuencia a muchos l穩deres cristianos afirmar que la fe en Cristo es lo m獺s importante de todo y que todo lo...
Octavio Esqueda — October 03, 2019
Hay experiencias que nos cambian la perspectiva de la vida y otras que son memorables por ser 繳nicas o especiales. En mi caso, una de estas...
Octavio Esqueda — August 22, 2019
El amor a Dios y al pr籀jimo es el cimiento esencial del cristianismo. Es imposible ser un verdadero seguidor de Cristo si el amor a Dios y a los...
Octavio Esqueda — July 17, 2019
El Dr. Leroy Ford (1922-2012) fue uno de los educadores m獺s importantes del siglo pasado. Tuvo un ministerio muy productivo como pastor, escritor y...
Octavio Esqueda — June 26, 2019
El poder es siempre el com繳n denominador en cualquier situaci籀n de abuso ya sea f穩sico, verbal o emocional. Todos los abusadores act繳an de esa...
Octavio Esqueda — April 15, 2019
This post stems from the Kern reading group on Faith, Work and Economics at Talbot, a small group comprised of Talbot and Crowell faculty that...
Octavio Esqueda — March 20, 2019
El c獺ntico de Mar穩a conocido como el Magnificat es uno de los salmos de alabanza m獺s bellos de las Sagradas Escrituras. Este c獺ntico tiene una...