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September 2017

September 22, 2017

What We Know about Arius and His Heresy

The Trinity is a mystery to us in many ways, but Scripture and tradition give...

August 2017

August 28, 2017

Why Did the Book of Revelation Outlast Other Early Christian Apocalypses?

Revelation's theology stood out from the crowd in a time when sloppy language about God...

August 04, 2017

The Smorgasbord (8/4/17)

A mishmash of thoughts, scraps, and interesting stuff.

May 2017

May 25, 2017

Baptists Promoting and Supporting Patristic Theology

This is not one evangelical denomination's problem, but I want to highlight those in my...

May 22, 2017

The Dearth of Patristic Theology in Evangelicalism

Some evangelicals act as though church history started with the Reformation.

March 2017

March 14, 2017

A New Initiative: The Center for Baptist Renewal

CBR is a group of conservative, evangelical Baptists committed to a retrieval of the Great...

March 08, 2017

Salvation by “Faith” Alone or “Allegiance” Alone?

It should go without saying that a book that gets both Schreiner and McKnight talking...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

Theology, Church History, and Guarding the Good Deposit

We should reap the long-lasting benefits of deep community, sound doctrine, and knowing the saints...

February 10, 2017

Why the 5 Solas Still Matter Today

The 5 solas of the Reformation still echo in our world and our lives today,...

December 2016

December 09, 2016

My 5 Favorite Books of 2016

I'm always willing to recommend a good book if it is, in fact, good. Here's...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Eternal Generation, the “Only Begotten” Son, and Monogenes: A Summary of the Conversation

What's the best translation of "monogenes" in John 3:16, etc.? A good conversation is brewing.

November 23, 2016

9 Recent Posts and Podcasts on the Trinity

A full storehouse of posts and podcasts on the Trinity has been produced lately. Here...

August 2016

August 12, 2016

Did New Testament Writers Understand the Trinity?

A few ways in which NT writers wrestled with the Trinity, and how Scripture helped...

July 2016

July 03, 2016

What the Trinity Debate Can Teach Seminarians

Theology students should be encouraged that this debate happened in public and right in front...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

Why the Trinity Debate Matters for the Pulpit and the Pew

The recent debate over the Trinity isn't merely academic sport--it matters in ministry and daily...

June 09, 2015

“The Thief’s Prayer” – Previously Unseen Sermon Notes by Charles Spurgeon

"The Thief's Prayer" is a sermon Spurgeon preached at 18-years old during the earliest years...

June 08, 2015

The Lost Sermons of Spurgeon: An Interview with Christian George

The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon will add approximately 10% of material to Spurgeon’s...

April 2015

April 16, 2015

Bart Ehrman on Denying that Jesus Existed: “You Look Foolish”

In one regard, at least, Ehrman is the Christian's friend.

April 14, 2015

Inerrancy Is Not a New Idea, Just Ask Irenaeus

The idea that Scripture is without error isn't something fundamentalists cooked up in a lab...

April 08, 2015

Strong Enough to Have Convictions (Or, Why Division Is Sometimes Necessary)

A tightly-held belief is sometimes a dangerous thing, but it can also be a precious...

April 03, 2015

How Baptists View Church History

There are Baptists in certain circles who would actually affirm this, while some of us...