War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
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Wednesday Giveaway - John Wesley's Teachings Volume Two
A few weeks ago we gave away volume one of John Wesley's
Teachings. Today, you have a chance to win volume two of this important
...
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Are Gossips in Heaven? - James 1:26-27 (Monday with Mounce 156)
This verse hit me pretty hard this morning: “Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues dece...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 09/08/12
SAET - F.F. Bruce on the Gospel
Stanley Hauerwas - The politics of the church and the humanity of
God
Brian LePort - Craig Keener summarizes...
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Announcing the Los Angeles Theology Conference (January 17-18, 2013)
Today we are excited to announce the Los Angeles Theology Conference, January 17-18, 2013 (LATheology.com), a new annual gathering of theol...
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Wednesday Giveaway - The NIV Application Commentary on Job
It has not been out
long, but John Walton’s addition of Job to the NIV Application Commentary
series is already garnering some excellent re...
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Thomas Schreiner - A Reformed View of Paul
Credo Magazine
recently interviewed Thomas Schreiner about his contribution to Four Views on
the Apostle Paul.  In the course of the
i...
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Overseer, or Office of Overseer - 1 Tim 3:1 (Monday with Mounce 155)
I was going to take one more week off for a short summer break, but someone challenged me on one of my decisions in my commentary, so...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 09/02/12
James Fallows - Rhythm, Repetition, and the 'Book of Common
Prayer'
Brian LePort - Seminary education from a distance and other
musi...
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Wednesday Giveaway - The Gagging of God
While working on the soon-to-be-released Academic catalog I
was reminded that D.A. Carson’s classic The Gagging of God recently celebrated
...
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Z Books Around the Web - Center Church and Job
Dr. Conrad Yap shares an extensive review of Tim Keller’s
new book, Center Church. 
Perhaps, the way to understand this book is not ...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 08/25/12
James K.A. Smith - How (Not) To Be Worldly
Marc Cortez - J. I. Packer’s Advice to Aspiring Writers
Michael Bird - 350th Anniversary of the B...
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Anglicanism as a Via Media
I was reading Lyle Dorsett’s chapter in Journeys of Faith,
and came across this section lauding Anglicanism’s attempt to be a middle
...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Biblical Hebrew: A Compact Guide
This week’s giveaway, Biblical Hebrew: A Compact Guide, by Miles Van Pelt, is a handy, newly released, at-a-glance reference with summaries...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 08/18/12
Steven Ozment - German Austerity’s Lutheran Core
Justin Taylor - The Difference between a Theologian of the Cross and a Theologian of Glory&...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Understanding Four Views on Baptism
Although most – but not all – Christian traditions practice baptism, there remains much disagreement about how exactly the sacrament should ...
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Z Books Around the Web - on Luke, Acts, and Paul
Nijay Gupta shares his thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of Four Views on the Apostle Paul.
“Pour a cup of coffee, kick back, and e...
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