I’ve been reading through a nice little edition of The Apostolic Fathers recently put out by Moody Press. Today, I came across a section in The Shepherd of Hermas that sounds a bit like what John Piper might say. I’m not endorsing everything in The Shepherd of Hermas, there are plenty of reasons why it [...]
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In the last several months, I’ve been working my way through Frank Thielman’s Theology of the New Testament (Zondervan). It is the most readable and enjoyable discussion of theology I have ever seen. I’ll be reviewing it in the near future, but on this Sunday morning I thought I’d share the conclusion to [...]
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I have been reading through the introduction to John Sailhamer’s new book The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition and Interpretation (IVP). The introduction is available for free online (click the sample pages link from Westminster’s Bookstore page or see the book’s page on IVP’s site).
Now that I’ve seen the intro, I know I want [...]
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I’ve been reading through Paul Miller’s new book A Praying Life (NavPress). Its a great read that challenges me concerning my prayer life. He’s giving real life examples of how prayer shapes his parenting. I found this extended quote on the relationship between prayer and parenting very helpful.
It is surprising how seldom books on parenting [...]
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From time to time, I’ll be bringing Quotes to Note. Most often they will be quotes good enough to stand on their own two feet. And hopefully they will indeed be quotes worth noting.
Today’s concerns theology and preaching.
“Theology without proclamation is empty, proclamation without theology is blind.“
— Gerhard Ebeling
After providing this quote [...]
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Thanks for the kind words, JJ. What I mean is that because we were ordained to eternal life, we ...
Nicely done, Bob! I think I agree with 95% of it... and I don't usually agree with 95% of ...
Thanks Matt. Good thoughts.
Great summary Bob! Short yet lacking nothing. Thanks. Regarding the freedom of the will no one choose that goes against their ...
Thanks Cris, I'll check it out.