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The Contours of the Land in Israel's History
The Land of Palestine
The land of Palestine took its name from the Philistines (the Pelishtim in Hebrew) who settled along the Mediterranean coast from Joppa to Gaza about 1300–12...
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How Do You Live a Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World? — An Excerpt from Michael Horton's "Ordinary"
Radical. Epic. Revolutionary.
Transformative. Impactful. Life-Changing.
Emergent. Alternative. Innovative.
The Next Big Thing.
Sound famili...
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Why Do We Need Paul's Epistolary "Stepchild"? For Its 2 Stories — An Excerpt from John Byron's "1 & 2 Thessalonians" (SGBC)
When you think of Paul you probably don’t immediately think of 1 and 2 Thessalonians.
That’s because they are what John Byron calls ...
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An Invitation for the American Church to Repent — An Excerpt from "Forgive Us"
Once in a while a book comes a long that is so compelling, so convicting you cannot not engage it given the weight of its subject matter.
T...
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What’s Wrong with Pressure Evangelism? Everything! — An Excerpt from Jonathan Dodson's "The Unbelievable Gospel"
After graduating college and before heading to Washington D.C. to start a new life, I worked for Cutco Cutlery.
Yes, I pressured people int...
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3 Aspects of Paul's Moral Ethos: Freedom, Responsibility, and Self-Giving — Excerpt from "Thinking Through Paul"
On Tuesday we examined the question, What kind of thinker was Paul? Today we extend that examination by exploring the end of Paul’s thinkin...
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Let's Get Integrative! What is "Integrative Theology" and How Will It Benefit You?
I must confess, before Monday I had heard of neither the concept of integrative theology as a method nor the 3-volume set that bears its nam...
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Knowing God Rests on Knowing the Biblical Languages — An Excerpt from "Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar"
Consider this: God chose to reveal and incarnate Himself to humanity through the specific languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek as much a...
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The Bible Is First a Story, Not Propositions or Commands — An Excerpt from "How to Read the Bible Book by Book"
For most of my life the idea the Bible is a grand narrative was foreign. Mostly, I viewed it like I viewed my car manual—it was the place I ...
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7 Guidelines for Discerning Cultural Relativity in the Epistles — An Excerpt from "How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth"
Should we Christians insist on head coverings or long hair for women today? How about practicing the "holy kiss" during the Sunday...
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The Beauty of the Westminster Confession of Faith — An Excerpt from "Know the Creeds and Councils"
While many Christians are familiar with the ancient creeds of the Church, confessions are a different story. 
Yet as Justin Holcomb ex...
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3 Responses to John Dickson's Invitation for Women to Preach — An Excerpt from "Hearing Her Voice"
On Tuesday I engaged a new book by John Dickson that considers the "gender roles in ministry" discussion from a new angle. H...
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Is Women in Ministry a Justice Issue? Yes, But Not Like You Might Think — An Excerpt from "Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles"
For nearly half a century Kathy Keller, co-founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, has heard the impassioned cry that gend...
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Paul the Misogynist, Contextualist, Culturalist? Kathy Keller Says Not So Fast!
Kathy Keller, co-founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, believes God gave us a good gift when He created complementary ge...
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Reading Paul Might Cause “Meltdown”—An Excerpt from Michael Bird's “Bourgeois Babes, Bossy Wives, and Bobby Haircuts”
Reading Paul carefully may cause a “meltdown”? This is especially true of long-held assumptions about women and ministry, so says Michael Bi...
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In Essentials Unity, In Nonessentials Liberty, and In All Things Love — An Excerpt from "Know the Heretics"
When you read through Justin Holcomb's new book Know the Heretics you almost get the sense that the contemporary church is just as hopel...
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Think the Kingdom-Cross Divide is Historical? Think Again! — An Excerpt from Jeremy R. Treat's "The Crucified King"
In his new book, The Crucified King, Jeremy Treat addresses one of the most unfortunate separations that's affected Church teaching: the...
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