The Treasure Hid in the Scriptures is Christ – Irenaeus
Irenaeus (ca. 125-202) was an early church Father and apologist whose writings were formative in the early development of Christian theology. He was born in Smyrna in Asia Minor, where he studied under bishop Polycarp,
Christians and Culture: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and the Great Commission
After giving a talk on sports and Christian discipleship in a seminary context, a professor approached me and said, “We don’t need sports to accomplish our Christian gospel mission, so why would we care?” It
Evaluating Graeme Goldsworthy’s Approach to Christ-Centered Preaching
Graeme Goldsworthy is retired lecturer in Old Testament, biblical theology, and hermeneutics at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia. Goldsworthy is a Reformed, evangelical Anglican scholar who spent many years in full-time pastoral ministry. Arguably
GIVEAWAY: Words to Winners of Souls
Words to Winners of Souls was written by Horatius Bonar (Scottish pastor, 1808-1889) in order to stir the Christian to a greater zeal for reaching the lost. While written primarily with ministers in mind, his challenges
A Simple Guide to Reading and Applying the Bible with Jesus as the Hero – David & Goliath (1 Samuel 17)
When you read the Bible as if it is all about you instead of all about Jesus, the tendency is to jump from any heroic person or action to yourself. Therefore, you read the Bible
Is Knowledge of the Original Languages Indispensable for Expository Preaching? Wisdom from John Broadus
It is not uncommon to hear a seminary professor or Bible student assert that expository preaching or biblical theology cannot genuinely be done without a thoroughgoing knowledge of the original languages. I had the privilege
GIVEAWAY: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
This week we are proud to give away Don Whitney's classic "Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life." This book was just recently revised and expanded, so even if you have a copy of the old
But if I Preach Christ in Every Text …
After teaching preaching for almost a decade at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, some questions and objections appear every semester like clockwork when I begin to lecture on expository preaching and propose the following definition:
John Broadus on Sovereign Grace and Human Freedom
The following material was taken from the handwritten notes of an unpublished manuscript by John A. Broadus, The Pauline System of Doctrine (no. 11” Box 19, Broadus papers) [John A. Broadus (1827-1895)
GIVEAWAY: “What is Biblical Theology?” by Dr. James Hamilton
This week we are giving away Dr. James Hamilton's "What is Biblical Theology?" Here's the publisher's description of what you'll find in the book, plus the Table of Contents. "The Bible recounts a single story—one