John 17:20-23, Romans 13:8-9, etc.

This Wednesday, author Anne Rice, of Interview with the Vampire fame, announced on her Facebook page that she “quit being a Christian,” but “remain[s] committed to Christ as always.”   Says Rice, “It’s simply impossible for me to ‘belong’ to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group.”  She elaborated a few minutes later in [...]

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Book Review: Let the Nations Be Glad, DVD & Study Guide

Special thanks again to Caitlin of Baker Books for a review copy of the DVD and Study Guide.  See my previous post for my review of the 3rd Edition of the book. Along with publishing a 3rd edition of John Piper’s Let the Nations Be Glad, Baker has released, a helpful complement in the DVD and [...]

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Book Review: Let the Nations Be Glad, 3rd Edition

Special thanks to Caitlin of Baker Books for a review copy of this book. John Piper’s book, Let the Nations Be Glad (hereafter LTNBG) has been a hit since it’s first edition came out back in 1993.  Our discipleship and missions training school has been using the 2nd edition since it came out in 2003, and for good [...]

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Taking a Deep Breath with a Difficult Text

In Ephesians 4:8, Paul quotes Psalm 68:18: “When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men.” (NIV) If you flip to Ps.68:18 in your Bible, however, you’ll find that the text reads: “When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men” [...]

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Still Alive; Still Not Posting

If for no other reason than to prove that I’m still alive, and haven’t been fired by Danny for my recent, flawlessly executed anti-posting campaign, I thought I’d add a link to show that I’m at least doing something this summer:  Follow this link to a sermon I preached this past Sunday at CFCF.  Note [...]

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5 Bible Scholars Who Should Write More for the Non-Academic

I figured I’d continue my “5 Scholars” gimmick series with some thoughts on scholars who I wish would write more for a non-academic audience.  This is a follow-up to my “Must Read” and “Good Read” lists.  Some of these guys have already written some things for a non-academic audience, but would benefit many by writing even more.  [...]

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A Man of No Reputation

I returned yesterday from almost 3 weeks of being out of the country, which explains my silence during that time period (sorry for those who left comments on the last 2 posts, I’l try to catch up soon).  While I was gone, I had trouble keeping up with the latest news and blog posts.  I [...]

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