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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When There's No Silver Lining — John H. Walton on the Book of Job [Excerpt]
Here's a slice of John H. Walton's NIV Application Commentary: Job.
Sometimes there is no visible silver lining, no redeeming value in sight...
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Is It the Spirit or His Gifts? (1 Cor 14:1) — Mondays with Mounce 260
Here is a great example of the challenges of a substantival adjectives.
Paul writes, “Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts ...
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Is Surgery Part of God's Story? — An Excerpt from "The Scalpel and the Cross"
In the past several years we have been considering health care from a number of angles, some old, some new:
economically, the costs of sur...
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NIV 50th Anniversary Bible and Reference 50% Off Sale
This year the Committee on Bible Translation, Zondervan, and Biblica are celebrating the 50th year anniversary of the commissioning of the N...
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Extracurricular Activities 4.24.15 — Joseph Typology, Pope Francis, & George Whitfield
Fred Sanders Explores Joseph Typology in Jesus
“It sure seems that the story of Joseph is a typological foreshadowing of the life of Jesus,”...
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How Should Holiness Shape Our Public Posture? Abortion Shows Us — An Excerpt from "The Political Disciple"
"What does it look like for people to become enemies, and what might be a model of a holy public posture?"
Vincent Bacote asks this importa...
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Why is the Bible Always the Number One Bestseller?
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Except for 2007, whe...
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Reliving Christ’s Passion [Awakening Faith]
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son ...
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How Does Physical Surgery Impact Faith in Christ? An Ordinary Theology of Surgery
Over a year ago I had surgery to remove my thyroid after discovering a cancerous tumor two days before Christmas. In the weeks leading up to...
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Is “Has Been Causing to Grow” Redundant? (1 Cor 3:6) — Mondays with Mounce 259
One of the important steps every Greek student must make is to move beyond the formal structures of first and even second year Greek, and st...
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Extracurricular Activities 4.18.15 — Exodus Evidence, Jefferson's Jesus, and Clinton's Faith
Peter Enns Asks, “Did the Exodus Happen?”
Last week the Wall Street Journal published an article (by Joshua Berman) suggesting the biblical...
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[Common Places] Introduction to New Studies in Dogmatics
Over the next few weeks and months, Common Places will be introducing a new series to be published by Zondervan Academic entitled New Studie...
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Celebrity Christianity Is Like "Smelling Your Own Feet" Says Michael Horton
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Is there a connection between celebrity Christianity and ...
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Should Christians Participate in the Public Sphere? An Ordinary Theology of Politics
What does theology have to do with the ordinary affairs of our daily lives?
It’s a question people in the church have been asking for genera...
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Was Jesus In A Lonely, Deserted, or Uninhabited Region? (Mark 1:45) — Mondays with Mounce 258
The sermon yesterday was on the need for solitude, planned margin. Always a good reminder for those of us who tend to define ourselves by wh...
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Good Christians Make Good Humans: A Q&A with Michael Wittmer on "Becoming Worldly Saints"
Can you serve Jesus and still enjoy your life? That’s the question author and professor Michael Wittmer asks in his new book Becoming Worldl...
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