Category Archives: theology
Things You Should Listen to: The Reformed Forum Podcast
Do you know about the Reformed Forum? You should. It’s great. It’s a podcast done by some really good guys affiliated with Westminster Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA). Here’s the brief description: Reformed Forum is a … Continue reading
Baseball, Jackrabbits, Theology, and Other (Mostly) Necessary Things
Recently, I had the opportunity to write a blog for the Criswell College blog entitled For Christ and Culture. I wrote on evangelist Billy Sunday and said this: Billy Sunday is a heroic figure in evangelical history. By the end … Continue reading
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First Issue of Credo Magazine: John Frame, Bruce Ware, Tim Challies on Scripture
A few months back I made mention of a new magazine, Credo, which is reformed, credobaptistic, and focused on theology and history. The first issue was published yesterday and it is a humdinger. Click here to go to the main … Continue reading
On the Trinity, Gospel, Local Church and More: Christianity.com Videos
What is the value of church history? I attempt to answer this very important question here in a video interview with Christianity.com conducted at the 2011 national conference of The Gospel Coalition. I reference the doctrine of the Trinity–currently a … Continue reading
The Story Is Salvation: Trevin Wax on the Soterian
Trevin Wax has just reviewed Scot McKnight’s The King Jesus Gospel and has offered a thorough interaction with this creative book (with a great cover-design, I must say). After registering a number of agreements with McKnight, Trevin suggests several shortcomings. … Continue reading
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One of the Most Helpful Books You’ll Find: Gregg Allison’s Historical Theology
Having recently begun reading and using Southern Seminary theology professor Gregg Allison’s Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine (Zondervan, 2011), I can say that it is easily one of the most helpful books on my shelf. If you are … Continue reading
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Introducing Credo Magazine: Reformed, Baptistic, Evangelical
My friend Matthew Barrett, a May 2011 graduate of the SBTS PhD program in Systematic Theology (PhD under Bruce Ware), has just unveiled an exciting new online magazine called Credo. Those of you who are like me and love Reformation … Continue reading
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The “Abba” Cry and the Gospel of Adoption
I mentioned the current Russ Moore cover story in Christianity Today entitled “Abba Changes Everything: Why Every Christian Is Called to Rescue Orphans” (pp.18-22) a couple of days back. The piece (now online here; thanks, JT) merits more extensive quotation, though you’ll need … Continue reading
Naselli on Keswick, Paralyzed Rodney Rogers, and Kluck’s New Press
TEDS PhD student Andy Naselli just published his first dissertation with Logos, Let Go and Let God? A Survey and Analysis of Keswick Theology (2010). It is a rich and engaging analysis of Keswick theology that is a genuine contribution … Continue reading
Do We Have Free Will? It Depends
From a recent Ref21 article by Andy Naselli, my buddy: Non-Christians and Christians alike often give the same answer to difficult questions like these: Why did God allow sin in the first place? Why does God save some people and … Continue reading
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