Pilgrims without a Pilgrimage
Though we are pilgrims, like the Israelites of old, seeking a holy rest and a most holy place, nevertheless, we are pilgrims who, unlike Israel, make no pilgrimage.
This Present Wilderness
We live in a world of microwaves and digital watches, which, in the words of Douglas Adams, still seem like “a pretty neat idea.” No wilderness here. Technology is our savior from wilderness wandering; science is our Great High Priest.
Your Shoes on, and Your Bible Open
We have a great deal to say about this, and its difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand (Heb 5:11).
Don’t Take off Your Shoes until Bedtime [Biblical Wisdom]
I’ve been thinking recently about how reticent I am to do something I don’t have to do. If it’s not urgent, it can wait, and if it can wait, it can wait for-ev-er (pronounced...
Biblical Wisdom: A New Blog Series
It’s no accident that the Bible gives us multiple types of ethical exhortation. Not everything is a command. God doesn’t just give us “thou shalt nots;” in fact, since the beginning, those have been...
Paul’s Theology is His History
Wrede brought an end to the old liberal enterprise by arguing that you can’t seperate Paul’s religion from his theology. There is a deeper truth embedded here: you can’t seperate Christianity from history.
You Stole that from Us
I’ve been working through Larry Hurtado’s Destroyer of the Gods with great appreciation. Here’s the wonderful way he describes his aim: The very features of early Christianity that made it odd and objectionable in the...
This Natural Miracle
The Bee Is God’s gift, God’s plan, his path to flower, His proof, mystery, victory To me So subtle is The spade– The key, the seed, the melody, the song that unites the...
Recent Review from Tim Challies of the ESV Reader’s Bible
I recently blogged about why am ESV Readers Bible is a must have. Tim Challies recently reviews the multi-volume edition here.
Why you should buy a Reader’s Bible right now
Why would you want a Bible with no verse numbers? Oh, and it also has no headings. No annotations. No notes. No references. No columns. No extras. Why would anyone want such a bible?...