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Deep Things Book Release Event Sept. 27
If you’re in the Los Angeles area, you might want to plan on attending the book release event that Biola’s department of Apologetics is hosting. It’s on Monday, Sept. 27, from 7:30 to 9:30. Hosted by Craig Hazen, this free event will be two hours of great teaching on the Trinity, with my new book…
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Twitter my Quotes, Three-Person Book
Since the release of my new book last week (The Deep Things of God), I admit I’ve been keeping an eye on the twitter-stream and blog-feed to see how it’s doing. It’s got a few reviews already, which is nice to see. But the most interesting phenomenon is in the tweeting and microblogging, where people…
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"First the Reality, then the Understanding." STR Radio on the Deep Things of God
On Sunday Sept. 5, I got to talk with Greg Koukl on the Stand to Reason radio show about my new book The Deep Things of God. Greg’s a great interviewer: he’s knowledgeable, has read at least part of the brand new book in advance, understood the key ideas, and started the conversation by asking…
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Adam Clarke and the Whole Bible
Today (August 26) marks the death of Adam Clarke (1762-1832), one of the greatest of evangelical Bible commentators. His masterpiece and lifework (first published from 1810 to 1826) is the voluminous commentary on the entire Bible, which is stunning for the amount of detailed investigation it brings together in one place. The full title of…
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F.W. Robertson’s Life and Death
F.W. Robertson (1816-1853) was the kind of preacher people spoke of in superlatives: Charles Dickens reportedly said that “he was one of the greatest masters of elocution I ever knew. To hear Robertson read the church prayers was in itself a liberal education.” He was very popular in his day, and after his death (on…
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"Trinitarian Theology's Exegetical Basis: A Dogmatic Survey"
I have a new article about the Trinity and the Bible in the latest issue of the Midwestern Journal of Theology. It’s called “Trinitarian Theology’s Exegetical Basis: A Dogmatic Survey.” It’s based on a paper I presented last year in New Orleans at the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. If you’re into “Dogmatic…
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Adoniram Judson (1788-1850): Three Yadanas and the Threefold Cord
Today (August 9) is the birthday of Adoniram Judson, a great missionary who knew how to change his plans when the situation demanded it. For example, he intended to be a missionary to India, but when he got to India, missionaries were no longer welcome, and he ended up working in Burma. He wanted to…
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Charles Simeon of Cambridge
The history of the church is filled with great pastors and teachers. Even if you skip over the church fathers, the medievals, and the reformers, confining yourself to recent times–say these past two and a half centuries– there are more than enough great theologians and devotional writers to keep you busy, well-fed, informed, and inspired.…
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Seeing the Resurrected Son of God
Easter is not a day, it is a season. Thus, instead of remembering our celebration of Easter a few weeks ago as we polish off the last remaining ear of the chocolate bunny or choke down that final Peep, we need to be continually living in the Easter moment. The Lord is risen, alleluia! In…
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Happy Birthday, J.B. Lightfoot
Today (April 13) was the birthday of J.B. Lightfoot (1828-1889), Bishop of Durham, New Testament commentator, historian of early Christianity, and Christian apologist. Lightfoot’s strict classical training (Trinity College, Cambridge) equipped him for what turned out to be his life’s work in an uncannily providential way. In all his scholarly work, it has been said…
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Happy Birthday, Rudolf Stier
Today (March 17) Rudolf Ewald Stier (1800 – 1862) was born. Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of him, he is little noted nor much remembered these days. Partly because he was so awesome that our puny age cannot handle his sheer awesomeness. Stier did a lot of interesting things as a conservative Lutheran…
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Notes from a Theology Flyover at 50,000 Feet
What if you could survey the entire scope of Christian doctrine at once: a brief enough summary to show the whole thing at a glance, but with enough detail to see the various parts and how they relate to each other? As a stand-alone experience, that wouldn’t be especially valuable: it would be too much…