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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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Advice for Integrating the Essentials of Christian Thought with Learning
Doctrine. Politics. Church government. Moral issues. Christians disagree on just about everything under the sun. Yet a unity remains, center...
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Michael Horton eBook Flash Sale: Core Christian Teachings & Sustainable Faith
Michael Horton’s eBooks are on sale (starting at $1.99) for a brief time. View the deals. Sale ends at 11:59pm ET on March 14, 2017.
In this...
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Olive Tree Bible Software Sale: These Exegetical Commentaries Are for You, If...
Right now the Zondervan Exegetical Commentaries on the New Testament and Old Testament are steeply discounted (50% off) at Olive Tree Bible ...
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[Common Places] The Five Solas: Faith Alone
This year we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation, looking back to Martin Luther’s 95 Theses and ...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields - Gen 1:2: A Disjunctive/Offline Clause
In last month’s blog, we looked at different ways Gen 1:1 can be understood with respect to the following verses. In this blog, we want to l...
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Do You Pray for Spiritual Gifts? Here are Two Reasons Why You Should
Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. (1 Corinthians 14:1)
I would imagine many of us earnestl...
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What Does God Call You? (Acts 2:39) - Mondays with Mounce 275
In Peter’s sermon on the eschatological outpouring of the Holy Spirit, he says this. “The promise is for you and your children and for all w...
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Do Not Quench the Spirit! - An Excerpt from Practicing the Power by Sam Storms
In Practicing the Power, pastor and author Sam Storms offers practical steps to understanding and exercising spiritual gifts in a way that r...
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Three Zondervan Titles Chosen as Outreach’s Resources of the Year
Grand Rapids, Mich., Mar. 2, 2017 — Today Zondervan announced it represented a total of three titles that were chosen as top resources of th...
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"There can be no higher Christology than that." An article by the late Verlyn Verbrugge
In 2014 we asked our friend and teammate Verlyn Verbrugge this question: How might a pastor or teacher find value in the New International D...
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Four Principles from Daniel for Sustaining Faith in Today's World
How can we live “in the world” and yet not let the world own us and squeeze us into the shape of its own fallen values and assumptions?
A te...
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The Historic Faith eBook Sale
To quote author Justin S. Holcomb, "Obviously, Christianity did not begin when we were born… Today’s Christianity is directly affected by wh...
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The Ambiguity of Substantival Adjectives (1 Cor 15:53-54) - Mondays with Mounce 275
When an adjective is used as a noun, it is usually clear what it is referring to. But every once in a while the ambiguity is unclear.
Take, ...
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[Common Places] Five Solas: Sola Scriptura by Jennifer McNutt
This year we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation, looking back to Martin Luther’s 95 Theses and ...
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Faith in the Midst of a Personal Crisis - An Excerpt from Hearing the Message of Daniel
Most sermons I heard on the first chapter of Daniel in my youth emphasized the negative refusal, the courageous stand of Daniel and h...
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Worship Pastor, Are You a "Church Lover" First?
If you’re a worship pastor, you’re probably known as many things: song leader, lead musician, artist.
What about church lover?
Given the cri...
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