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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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Professors, Reimagine the Pastorate; Pastors, Don't Bury Your Gift — An Excerpt from "The Pastor Theologian"
“The renewal of the church depends on a renewal of theology,” which “depends on the resurrection of the ancient vision of the pastor as ecc...
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Leader, Face Your Shadow for the Sake of Your Ministry — An Excerpt from "The Emotionally Healthy Leader"
Every leader has one, yet few leaders want to explore it, deal with it, confront it.
While leaders read countless books and attend conferen...
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Zondervan Mourns the Death of Verlyn D. Verbrugge, Editor, Writer, Pastor, and New Testament Scholar
Verlyn D. Verbrugge, longtime Zondervan editor, teaching pastor, author, and New Testament scholar, died on June 21, 2015 following a six-mo...
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Bible Interpreters Need to Remember Scripture Isn't Fragmented
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What book, person, o...
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The Latest Must-Have Guide to the Current State of Pauline Studies
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Peter Scazzero’s Journey Toward Emotionally Healthy Leadership
Peter Scazzero’s got a story church leaders need to hear, because he describes the leadership journey that seems to mark many people in mini...
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Mounce Archive 12 — Can Translations Co-Exist in the Same Universe?
Everyone needs a break once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from his weekly column on biblical Greek until September. Meanwhile, w...
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Gaining the Riches of Divinity [Awakening Faith]
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, f...
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Extracurricular Activities 6.20.15 — Charleston, Endangered Biblical Studies, and Scared New Atheists
Matthew Young on Seeking Justice in the Midst of the Charleston Tragedy
A horrible tragedy occurred earlier this week, when a young white ma...
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The Almost Extinct and Very Rare Pastoral Role: Pastor Theologian — An Excerpt from "The Pastor Theologian"
What does it mean to play the role of a pastor?
I wrestled with this question almost daily when I was in vocational pastoral ministry, prob...
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[Common Places] New Studies in Dogmatics: Election
When thinking about the doctrine of election is it impossible not to stand in the shadow of great thinkers that have gone before. Aside from...
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What Does It Mean to Be a Pastor-Theologian?
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There probably isn't...
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The Legacy for Our Age: Rulers, Informers, & Caregivers Have Failed Us
I wasn’t born yet when a certain president addressed the nation to resign in disgrace and scandal over a break-in at Watergate. I was around...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields — The Ten Commandments: Permanent No-No’s
This post is on one simple point: the prohibitions in the Ten Commandments. I begin by analyzing some English grammar, then some Hebrew gram...
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Mounce Archive 11 — How Do You Properly Use Greek in the Pulpit?
Everyone needs a break once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from his weekly column on biblical Greek until September. Meanwhile, ...
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The Path of Humility [Awakening Faith]
All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” (1 Peter 5:5...
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