In our circles, historian Philip Jenkins appears to be best known for his work on global Christianity, beginning with Next Christendom (Oxford, 2002; 3d edition, 2011–now part of his Future of Christianity trilogy). Just before that, however, he released Hidden Gospels:…
“In a few words, but with great sublimity, Moses here commends the faith of Noah.” Thus comments Calvin on Scripture’s record that “Noah… did all that God commanded him” (Gen. 6.22). The terseness with which Scripture registers Noah’s obedience is…
The Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society is just under a couple of weeks away. This year’s festivities will be held on November 19-21 at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center in San Diego, California. The theme…
About 5 years ago I was blessed to attend the European Leadership Forum (to speak on various things, including Calvin on Union with Christ). Amongst others, I met there some leading Greek evangelicals, Giotis Kantartzis and Argyris Petrou. A year…
The progressive wing of evangelicalism seems to be ramping up its demand that Bible-believing churches accept homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle. An example is a recent video from Nadia Bolz-Weber titled “I Am the Church.” The video parades young men…
Jason Helopoulos Christward Collective I was visiting a church once and heard an exchange between a pastor and one of his congregants that has stayed with me ever since. A woman asked the pastor before the service, “Is the video…
I recently heard one man say, “If you don’t have accountability software on every internet-accessible device, you’re a fool.” His comment was in the context of how pornography, particularly one’s usage of it, is ravaging the church. Men and women,…
Peter W. Martens, Origen and Scripture: The Contours of the Exegetical Life. Oxford Early Christian Studies (Oxford: OUP, 2012) xii +280. $117.00 hb. $34.00 pb The reception of Origen is nothing if not tumultuous. Unquestionably one of the greatest minds…
I am so pleased to recommend this new book by Brian Borgman, my co-author in Spiritual Warfare: A Biblical and Balanced Perspective. Whether you have adopted already or are just thinking about it, Brian’s book, published by Cruciform Press, is…
There is great debate in parts of the Evangelical world at present over biblical authority, and especially over biblical inerrancy. This was, of course, a matter of controversy several decades ago in the so-called “Battle for the Bible.” One might…
