My new book, Theological Fitness: Why We Need A Fighting Faith, is now available (May 15th). Part of my contract with P&R is to provide a brief book trailer. That puts me in a bind right away because book trailers…
The question of how diverse the Reformed tradition is is an important topic of consideration. I have co-edited a volume on Reformed diversity in the seventeenth century, and later this year I have another co-edited volume coming out on Reformed…
In Calvin’s estimation, the Christian life is properly one of constant gratitude. Gratitude bears fruit in holiness — we can and should say “thank you” to God with our lives as well as our lips. The root of gratitude is…
Todd and I are spending much of this week attending a private Church Leadership and Growth seminar at Yale Divinity School, organized by my old postgraduate friend, Bruce Gordon, the Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History and co-editor with me…
Confronting someone who is in sin or error with the truth is a very sensitive topic. As we strive to teach with truth in love, Christians often disagree about delivery. At times it’s hard to discern when we are being…
People do what they want to do. Regrettably, when it comes to Christians, they seem to not want to pray together at prayer meetings. As a pastor, I’m concerned how many Christians have such energy for the things of the…
Although the two-kingdoms paradigm can provide a valuable lens for viewing any area of our social and cultural lives, for most of us, few areas loom larger than our economic lives. Preachers often tend to tactfully steer clear of financial…
Hans Schwarz, The Human Being: A Theological Anthropology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013. $24.99 After years of relative neglect, theological anthropology has been on the rise lately. In the last few years alone, we’ve seen books like Michael Welker’s The Depth…
Hans Schwarz, The Human Being: A Theological Anthropology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013. $24.99 After years of relative neglect, theological anthropology has been on the rise lately. In the last few years alone, we’ve seen books like Michael Welker’s The Depth…
You can read the introduction to this series, which appears on a monthly basis, here ~ Editor I At the head of the apostle’s list of the Spirit’s fruits stands love, the principal virtue from which the others derive and of which…
