The Hardest Text?
Yesterday, I preached on Judges 19. As I preached, I was aware of a stillness in the congregation that I had never known before. I have been working through Judges for nearly two years and, from the moment I started…
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Reading up on the End Times
With the well known errors of Harold Camping fresh on our minds it may be helpful to read up on what reliable biblical scholars have written about the end times. Here are some excellent titles for you to check out:…
Sometimes it’s Better to Receive
Women are very good doers. We write lists, multi-task, and get things done. God created women to be helpers and has equipped us with much strength to do so. However, today I want to propose that maybe our best gifts…
On Choosing a Seminary
On Choosing a Seminary William B. Evans In my current academic position I do a good deal of pre-seminary advising. Undergraduate students often come to my office expressing an interest in attending a theological seminary after they complete their bachelor’s…
The “Royal Wedding”
and the Historical Background of the Ceremony Introduction A few weeks ago millions of people all over the world were watching the “Royal Wedding” of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. People were glued to the tube for various reasons–some to…
It is past 6:00 in Australia
Harold Camping claimed that the Bible “guarantees” that Christ would rapture his people this day by 6:00 pm (beginning at the International Date Line). He claimed that the surface of the earth would be littered by the bones and other…
Listening to the Gaps
I am sure it has been noticed a thousand times before, but I have noticed it again. We need to listen to the gaps. Let me explain. Error and heresy are not always immediately obvious. To be sure, they can…
It Ain’t Over ‘Till It’s Over
Most Christians, if they have heard of Desiderius Erasmus at all, know of him as the man who helped put the Greek New Testament into the hands of churchmen in the sixteenth century and thus paved the way for the…
It Ain’t Over ‘Till It’s Over
Most Christians, if they have heard of Desiderius Erasmus at all, know of him as the man who helped put the Greek New Testament into the hands of churchmen in the sixteenth century and thus paved the way for the…
Reading Reflection:
The Gospel Commission, by Michael Horton (Baker Books, 2011) I am only fifty pages into Horton’s new, new book and have found many gems. This section summarizes something I’m passionate about: We are God’s Analogy, created in his image to…