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October 2016

October 25, 2016

Four Ways Every Pastor Is a Theologian

Every pastor is a theologian. Not just the nerdy ones. Not just the ones with...

November 2015

November 02, 2015

Should Pastors Feel Pressure to Produce Scholarship?

I've enjoyed the lively conversation that has emerged over this question: are pastors scholars? Some...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

My T4G Breakout on the Pastor-Theologian

My breakout session from the 2014 Together for the Gospel (T4G) conference is now online....

September 2013

September 07, 2013

On December’s CrossCon and the “Millennial Christianity” Debate

New video about the new conference (HT: JT). December 27-30, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky. Piper,...

September 12, 2012

How Theology Drives Spirituality (Thinking and Doing Are Inextricable!)

It's very common in evangelicalism to either be a "thinking Christian" or a "doing Christian."...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Gender Roles and the Gospel

Here's a great video on complementarianism (or biblical gender roles) from The Gospel Coalition featuring...

July 2012

July 20, 2012

Jared Compton of Detroit Seminary on Women Having it All

My friend Jared Compton, finishing a PhD on Hebrews under D. A. Carson at Trinity...

April 2012

April 03, 2012

Things You Should Read: The New Themelios Journal

Just saw that the new Themelios is out.  You will want to give this one...

March 2012

March 30, 2012

Do Academic Papers Matter, or Are They Pointless?

I just submitted a paper proposal for the 2012 meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. ...

February 2012

February 17, 2012

Doing Ministry with a Shelby Cobra Mustang Engine (Like Piper & Carson)

I just did an interview with Christ the Center, a podcast produced by the Reformed...

September 2011

September 29, 2011

The Henry Center Presents Bruce McCormack on Election

This week and next, the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding at Trinity...

May 2011

May 16, 2011

John Piper, Don Carson, and Transformed Pastors and Scholars

There's a great deal of interest right now in what some have called the pastor-theologian...

March 2010

March 11, 2010

Book Alert: Josh Harris on Theology; Carson, Moo, Naselli on the New Testament

Josh Harris has just released Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why it...

February 2010

February 16, 2010

New Essay by William Lane Craig: Arguments for God

The Henry Center sponsors a really cool and helpful program called the Christ on Campus...

February 09, 2010

Books on Tap: Morley, Wax, Carson, Cole, Beale, and The Essential Edwards Collection

I've received some books recently, and have a minute at present to quickly pass on...

August 2009

August 18, 2009

Ravi Zacharias, Stephen Williams, Josh Moody: Henry Center 2009-10

The Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield,...

August 14, 2009

The Link 8.14.09: Awkward Family Photos, Pastor-Theologians, and People Growth

1. One of the single funniest websites I've come across is Awkward Family Photos.  The...

November 2008

November 29, 2008

Hiestand on the Pastor-Scholar

I somehow missed these worthy words from my buddy Gerald Hiestand, a pastor at Harvest...

October 2008

October 31, 2008

The Week-est Link, October 31, 2008

1. Don't let the polls affect your voting. So says no less an authority than...

September 2008

September 19, 2008

The Week-est Link: September 19, 2008

1. Acts 29 is staging a cool conference in St. Louis in a few weeks. ...

August 2008

August 26, 2008

Books of Note: Mark Driscoll’s “A Book You’ll Actually Read” Series

It's tough to find books to give to non-Christians that are at once accessible, helpful,...

June 2008

June 28, 2008

The Week-est Link, June 28, 2008

1. Here's a PDF copy of the 9Marks eJournal I mentioned yesterday. It's on marriage...

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