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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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Extracurricular Activities 6.21.14 — Hell, Ministry Burnout, and the Call to Priesthood
Fred Sander's Theses on the Revelation of the Trinity
As I’ve been working on a large writing project on the doctrine of the Trinity (T...
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Filling the Gaps for Readers of John: Karen Jobes’ Commentary on 1, 2, 3 John (ZECNT)
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Recently, Karen Jobes, NT professor at Wheaton, launched a new commentary on 1, 2, 3 John (ZECNT) ...
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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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My Advice to Students—Karen Jobes Says, “Don’t Lose Your Love for the Word of God”
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It’s been said, “If we’re going to do the Lord’s work, we have to learn to do it in the Lord’s way...
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Who First Taught Romans? A Surprising Case for Gender Equality in Ministry
Michael Bird says he likes to open his Romans class each year with a special question:
Paul dictated the message of Romans; who actually wr...
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John Wesley eBook Birthday Sale: Celebrating 311 Years of Theological Impact
Today we want celebrate and highlight an important teacher of the historic Protestant church, John Wesley—who founded Methodism and whose w...
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Does “Father” include “Mother”? (Ephesians 6:4) — Mondays with Mounce 231
I heard a Father’s Day sermon yesterday in which the preacher said Ephesians 6:4 applies to mothers and well as fathers, specifically that ...
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Extracurricular Activities 6.14.14 — Christ's Ascension, "Cosmos," & 10 Reasons for Seminary
Michael Bird Asks, "What’s So Great About the Ascension?"
Question: Why does God the Father always have to use his left hand? Ans...
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Retrieve Christology for Today with "Christology, Ancient and Modern"
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Every generation is called upon to constructively engage theology for their day. That's...
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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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My Advice to Students — Oliver Crisp Says "Weigh Up Your Choices"
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The job market for academia is very difficult, which makes todays advice to students especially im...
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What Single Word Defines the Nature of God's Kingdom & How It Advances?
Last week I introduced an important new book by Jeremy R. Treat, The Crucified King. Treat explores the interrelationship between the kingd...
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Bible Study App Sale: Grab the "NIV Application Commentary Old Testament Series" for a 59% Discount!
For years pastors of every generation have been using the NIV Application Commentary Series to bridge the gap between the ancient worl...
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Father’s “house” or “business” (Luke 2:49) — Mondays with Mounce 230
Omitted words. We all do it. I am from Minnesota, and we love to end sentences in prepositions. “Do you want to go with?” From context, you...
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Extracurricular Activities 6.7.14 — Biblical Authority, Jesus' Mistakes, & Unanswered Prayer
N.T. Wright on the Problem with Biblical Authority
In the Bible all authority belongs to God and is then delegated to Jesus. The risen Jesu...
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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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