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September 2017

September 05, 2017

The Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’s Command to “Be Perfect”

What does it mean to "be perfect," especially in light of the fact that we...

August 2017

August 23, 2017

Blood Moons, Babylonian Whores, and Reading Revelation Rightly

Fearful chart-making and number-decoding distorts the point of the Book of Revelation.

August 14, 2017

Jesus, Jonah, and Doubting God

If we’re like Jonah, we’ll confess God’s sovereignty without trusting in it. But if we’re...

August 07, 2017

The Best Introductions to the Book of Revelation

For anyone hasn't read much on Revelation, I usually recommend four short and (relatively) accessible...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

What Is the “Abomination of Desolation”?

This passage gets some of the end-times chart junkies’ wheels spinning.

July 27, 2017

James D. G. Dunn: Friend or Foe?

I try to avoid the word "heretic" as much as possible.

July 21, 2017

The Smorgasbord (7/21/17)

A mishmash of thoughts, scraps, and interesting stuff.

July 19, 2017

This Ain’t Your Mama’s Book of Revelation

In my experience, Revelation has been underplayed, under-appreciated, and simply misrepresented.

June 2017

June 10, 2017

What Kind of a Book Is Revelation?

Revelation is more than a book about divine judgment and end-times destruction -- it's a...

June 01, 2017

Was Jesus Created?

Jesus is called "firstborn over all creation," but does this mean he was created?

May 2017

May 08, 2017

What Does the Number 666 Mean?

There are various ways to explain the freakiest number in existence.

April 2017

April 24, 2017

The Gospel Is Bad News for Bad News

The gospel's eternal good news will one day be the eternal death of bad news.

March 2017

March 22, 2017

Some Unoriginal Thoughts on the Historical Adam

A better way of arguing for a literal historical Adam is theological, not scientific.

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 26, 2017

When the Book of Revelation Takes a Swing at a Roman Emperor

John used the imagery of Jesus holding seven stars to take a swing at the...

February 23, 2017

Did Jesus Call a Woman a Dog?

On a recent episode of Word Matters, we discussed a question raised in Matthew 15,...

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...

September 2016

September 10, 2016

Answering Tough Texts of the Bible

Trevin Wax and I host a podcast called Word Matters, which seeks to help Christians...

August 2016

August 20, 2016

Biblical Sci-Fi? Aliens, Angels, and the Nephilim

Were the Nephilim aliens, angels, or something else?

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 28, 2016

A Brief Case for Reading Scripture with a Trinitarian Lens

The Trinity's presence and actions in Scripture, if nothing else, gives us a clear way...

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 03, 2016

Jesus Hanging Out with Wild Animals

Why was Jesus hanging out with wild animals during his wilderness temptation?

December 2015

December 07, 2015

My 5 Favorite Books of 2015

The list you've all been waiting for.

November 2015

November 23, 2015

Eschatology and the Hope of the End

Eschatology isn’t meant to freak us out or check us out; according to the apostle...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Karl Barth, Christ, and the OT

One thing we should all appreciate about Barth is his ability to synthesize theology and...

May 2015

May 25, 2015

Paul and the Trinity: An Interview with Wesley Hill

Exegesis of Paul does not reach its full potential without Trinitarian theology.

May 19, 2015

What Is the Significance of the 7 Churches in Revelation?

Hint: They aren't merely an introduction removed from the rest of the story.