Category: Theology

Four-Views books — or Three-Views or Five-Views — are now so popular that it’s difficult to remember a time when they didn’t exist. Dozens of such...

There is a growing discussion around the need for “Pastor Theologians,” those shepherds who want to be moored deeply to Christianity’s theological...

I am writing this post with one sort of person in mind: the student who has just discovered the depth and wonders of theology, including Reformed...

In a previous post, Did the Apostle Paul Use Profanity?, I debunked the claim that σκύβαλα (skubala, rubbish or waste), a word used by Paul in...

My good friend Jon Lunde does a lot of counseling with people who are going through many kinds of challenges. Through the years, he has learned...

How can James write: “But no one can tame the tongue” (James 3:8 NAU) in one breath, and then in another write “this ought not to be so” (James...

The normal order of a sentence is 1) subject of an action, 2) action, 3) object of an action. Christians construct many sentences about our...

“Which qualifications for leadership have you observed are the least-emphasized when church leaders are appointed to their offices?” This is a...

I'm excited to introduce a set of resources from GlossaHouse publishers that make language learning a lot more fun: The Illustrated Hebrew Bible...

Luke tells us that Mary “gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes” (Luke 2:7). Later, the angel told the shepherds...

In the Christian world, at least before the advent of modern telecommunications, church bells were the most common way of reminding Christians that...

I recently heard an insight from a friend during a conversation that in his long experience, he had earlier seen the Bible as merely a guidebook...

A few years ago, a delightful young college student came up to me and asked, "Would you like to see my tattoo?" "Um…OK," I mumbled, somewhat unsure...

Christians often say that “God doesn’t give us more than we can handle.” What they mean is that the troubles in our lives are measured out by God...

Within the Gospel accounts, Jesus utilized a variety of metaphors to describe his relationship with his followers: vine and branches, shepherd and...

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...

I want to announce the recent publication of a collection of essays in honor of the highly esteemed Bible professor, John H. Walton. The title is ...

Migration/immigration has become an ever-present global phenomenon. This is the case also in the Western world, with Western countries being...

The following is the fourth post in a series on the new 51���� Learn course called The Geography of Israel. Join The Good Book Blog and Associate...

Here’s a blog post that contains more footnotes (historical notes) than main text. That’s because this is my own attempt to sort out the chronology...

The following is the third post in a series on the new 51���� Learn course called The Geography of Israel. Join The Good Book Blog and Associate...

I am very excited to be a part of Talbot School of Theology’s Asian American Ministry Doctor of Ministry track. Students self-study for most of the...

The following is the second post in a series on the new 51���� Learn course called The Geography of Israel. Join The Good Book Blog and Associate...