Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel by Kate Bowler My rating: 4 of 5 stars I'd had this book on my wishlist for a while; it seemed like the prosperity gospel was as popular as it was egregiously wrong—and it was increasing in both respects. It seemed...
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Visit to BJU Seminary Conference
It was great to spend 24 hours in Greenville last week to help some users of Logos Bible Software with some training. If you were among the very small number of people who were disappointed not to get to see me, just know that I made plans with only two people: my...
Profoundly Beautiful Article
An absolute must-read article, from the now-dying author of a book I purchased when I'd gotten about a third of the way through.
Tradition
A good quote I just ran across, a helpful reminder during the time in which people are fighting over ownership of the label "conservative": Tradition ist die Weitergabe des Feuers und nicht die Anbetung der Asche. Tradition is the passing on of the flame and not the...
Did Jephthah Sacrifice His Daughter—Yes or No?
A post of mine at the Logos Talk Blog regarding Jephthah has generated a great deal of interesting discussion from readers. I'm getting a little cross-section of evangelical hermeneutics in action. I urge my personal blog readers to go and take the vote in the middle...
Mark Ward Sr on Football
I thought my post on football might bring my father, with his careful reasoning, out of the woodwork; he didn't disappoint. I asked his permission to post the email he sent me, and it was granted: I’ve followed your football blog posts and respect your thoughtful...
JA! In Which I Answer the Top Biblioblogger
Doug Wilson wrote a post asking a provocative question about Bible translations. I wrote a post for the Logos Talk Blog answering that question. One of the top bibliobloggers out there just flatly contradicted my answer—the title of his is a (Barth-like) "NEIN!" I...
Football
I used to watch a lot of football growing up. It was our family thing on Sunday afternoons. I played football, too, with pads and everything, for three years in junior high: left guard, defensive end, kicker, punter, even quarterback. There is an honorable tradition...
Answering Joel Beeke on the KJV
I'm super late to the party on this one, but I just ran across an article by Joel Beeke offering thirteen "Practical Reasons for Retaining the KJV." Dr. Beeke is respected for good reason, and I have profited in multiple ways from his ministry. He also avoids the...
Edwards Manuscripts
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale, assisted by the Jonathan Edwards Center, recently completed a high-resolution scan of the entire Edwards Collections at both Yale University and Andover Newton Theological School. To view and use the scans, click...