In a remarkable scene at the end of David’s life, the sweet singer of Israel reflects on his life and his hope for the future. We can well understand that David would be concerned for the future well-being of his…
In his book, The God We Worship, Nicholas Wolterstorff defines worship as the “Godward acknowledgement of God’s unsurpassable greatness . . . whose attitudinal stance toward God is awed, reverential, and grateful adoration.” According to Wolterstorff, worship is “Godward” in…
‘Puritan’ has been co-opted by many Reformed evangelicals to mean ‘whatever I think is good, noble, and true’. So, Edwards becomes a Puritan because of his Reformed piety and maybe Ryle also. Definitely Piper. And obviously Packer. And, well, if…
Erasmus and the Greek New Testament This year marks the 500th anniversary of the publication of Erasmus’ Greek New Testament. It was a landmark publication for biblical studies, though we may tend to forget its role in the Reformation. 2016…
“Beauty will save the world.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot A striking literary maxim can confound us because it is both horribly wrong and wonderfully right. “Beauty will save the world.” Oh yes (sarcasm), Renoir’s Girl with a Watering Can will stay the…
Last week I posted a piece suggesting three principles by which the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) may respond to the call to confess racist tendencies in the years leading up to its founding. One of these principles was to…
This is the final post in a twelve-part series on the current Christological confusion taking root in China’s emerging Reformed community (see parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and 10 and 11). Conclusion There may be ways to construe the supposed pre-existent humanity of Christ without transgressing…
I’m off to South Africa to give a series of lectures in Cape Town at a new seminary that has been started in Hout Bay. This “township” (Imizamo Yethu) is literally next door to our new campus, which is an…
This is the fourth part of a multipart discussion of the importance of the event of the Transfiguration for Christian theology and biblical reflection. In my first three posts, I argued for the significance accorded to the Transfiguration by its…
John H. Walton. The Lost World of Adam and Eve. Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2015. 253pp. $17.00 In 2009, John Walton, professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, challenged the evangelical world with the publication of his The Lost World…
