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May 2024

May 31, 2024

The Feast of the Visitation: A Portrait of a Disciple

For hundreds of years, the church worldwide has celebrated the Visitation—the meeting of Jesus's mother,...

May 18, 2024

Book Review: Preaching That Speaks to Women

My guest today is Hannah Beasley, a recent grad of Dallas Seminary who shows us...

April 2024

April 13, 2024

Mnemonic Devices for Your Faith

In grade school, we learned complicated facts using mnemonic devices—memory aids to help us remember...

April 09, 2024

Finalists for Christian Book Awards Announced

Looking for a good book? The 2024 book award finalists in Christian nonfiction were announced...

March 2024

March 31, 2024

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Melito, bishop of Sardis in the second century, preached this Easter sermon, excerpted below, in...

March 19, 2024

Lenten Reflections on the Cross, Violence, and Suffering

We are less than two weeks from Easter, deep in the Lenten season but looking...

February 2024

February 11, 2024

An Evangelical’s Guide to Lent

I've been a practicing Protestant in the Baptist tradition all my adult life, but when...

January 2024

January 17, 2024

One-Year Bookiversary for ’40 Questions’

One year ago today, Sue Edwards and I celebrated the release of 40 Questions about...

January 10, 2024

Review: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by...

January 06, 2024

The Feast of Epiphany, Season of Glory

Epiphany has arrived—finally, the Magi can meet the child Jesus! Our composite Nativity scenes most...

December 2023

December 29, 2023

Favorite Fiction and Memoir Titles of 2023

Earlier this month I posted my "favorite books" of the year, but I should have...

December 26, 2023

Five Devotionals Inspired by Taylor Swift Lyrics

Welcome my friend Sarah Griffith, a student at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) where she learns...

December 19, 2023

My Top Books of 2023

As usual, it's been a year of reading some really great books . . ....

October 2023

October 31, 2023

The Poignancy of All Saints Day

The image above depicts the artist's vision of heaven on earth, packed with saints looking...

October 12, 2023

Aunt Life is the Best Life

What role does an aunt or uncle, along with parents' single friends, play in the...

September 2023

September 18, 2023

What Can a Goddess Tell Us about Jesus?

My guest today is Dr. Sandra Glahn, author of the forthcoming (October 10, 2023) book,...

August 2023

August 27, 2023

Blame vs. Responsibility

In the first Republican presidential primary debate in mid-August 2023, candidates were asked, "Do you...

August 17, 2023

The Opened Bible Academy: Bringing Seminary to Church

Pastors, have you ever wanted your church members and volunteer leaders to have a more...

July 2023

July 31, 2023

Patriarchy: Ordained or Merely a Backdrop?

I am famous in my family for looking for an item I've "lost" only to...

July 26, 2023

What Are You Reading This Summer?

It's still summer, so you have time to finish reading a few extra books waiting...

May 2023

May 29, 2023

Are Lucifer and Satan the Same?

For six seasons, TV fans enjoyed the guilty pleasure of rooting for the good-looking, affable...

May 26, 2023

Whimsical Watercolor Art Glories in God’s World

Animals. Birds. Insects. Trees. Flowers. Childhood. Family. Melinda Whitten's art will make you smile—and gasp....

May 16, 2023

Personalized, Professional Guidance for Your Book Proposal

Are you wondering what a book proposal is, or have you attempted to write one?...

April 2023

April 18, 2023

The Function of a Biblical Conjunction

If the pen is mightier than the sword, the tiny conjunction just might be the...

April 07, 2023

Good Friday: The Agony and the Irony

Today the Christian church celebrates Good Friday, commemorating the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. Each...

April 03, 2023

Students Protest Northern Seminary Board’s Stonewalling of Reforms

As a doctoral student at Northern Seminary, I have been dismayed at recent events that...

March 2023

March 28, 2023

Why Low-Church Protestants Need the Church Calendar

The church calendar looms large this time of year, as Christians worldwide prepare to celebrate...

March 13, 2023

The 40 Questions? A Peek at Our Table of Contents

Having written articles based on chapters in our new book, 40 Questions about Women in...

February 2023

February 27, 2023

What Does the Ideal Man Have to Say about Women?

The American evangelical church continues to discuss, argue, and fight about women. Not whether they...

February 15, 2023

Discovering Early Church Women Leaders in the Visual Record

Were women involved in leadership during the early centuries of the church? Over the New...