Back to Jerusalem
“Are you going to the dogs this year?” was the question put to me. I suppose my initial reaction was that I should respond in the affirmative. I tend to think that I am making little progress in anything as…
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Great Commission Publications Sunday School Curriculum
Great Commission Publications continues to expand and improve its materials for use in Sunday School. This fall they unveiled a new format for their children’s Sunday School material-a more closely graded elementary series. That means that instead of grouping grades…
The Richness of Augustine: His Contextual and Pastoral Theology
Books about Augustine and his theology seem to multiply without end, and the first task of anyone writing about him must be to define why a new work is required. Mark Ellingsen rises to this challenge, explaining that his main…
Scripture Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine
This book contains a collection of essays on the doctrine of Scripture (covering almost a quarter century of material from 1974 to1996) all of which add light and justification to the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy of 1978 made by…
The Character of Theology
John Franke, who teaches theology at Biblical Theological Seminary, has written this introduction to Christian theology. Its chapters are on “Doing Theology Today”, “The Subject of Theology,” “The Nature of Theology”, “The Task of Theology”, and “The Purpose of Theology”.…
Lost in Translation
“In da Bginnin God cre8d da heavens & da earth.”-Genesis 1:1 The above translation of Gen.1:1 is taken from the hippest new version of the Bible to date. Does the language look familiar? Well, it might for some of you.…
Lost in Translation
“In da Bginnin God cre8d da heavens & da earth.”-Genesis 1:1 The above translation of Gen.1:1 is taken from the hippest new version of the Bible to date. Does the language look familiar? Well, it might for some of you.…
I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
I had intended to start my writing this year by waxing eloquent about Bruce Springsteen; but events have overtaken me, and meditations on `the Boss’ will have to wait for a month or two. In fact, it was another icon…
Musical War and Peace: revisiting a recent blog exchange
At the risk of being labeled a musical snob, I venture a comment or two on one of the twentieth century’s greatest composers, the centenary of whose birth we celebrate this year–Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975). He is to music…
Fathers Playing Catch With Sons
I always try to act surprised, but when my children give me a gift, I can usually guess what it is. Last year’s Father’s Day proved to be no exception. My suspicions were first aroused when Jack made the following…