Archive for February 2013
How to Read the Bible: A Beginner’s guide
By Fred Zaspel– Assured that all Scripture is both inspired and holistically profitable (2Tim. 3:16-17) many Christians have plugged away faithfully at Bible reading wondering, frankly, why they have not…
Read MoreThe Cross of Christ for $10
John Stott. The Cross of Christ. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2012. Here is a classic text on what Christ accomplished on the cross. Westminster Bookstore is selling this 20th…
Read MoreHow to Go from Being a Good Evangelical to a Committed Catholic in Ninety-Five Difficult Steps
Christian Smith. How to Go from Being a Good Evangelical to a Committed Catholic in Ninety-Five Difficult Steps. Cascade Books, 2011. Reviewed by Chris Castaldo– Wild boars are potentially…
Read MoreThe Holy Judgment of God: Revelation 15-16 (Thomas Schreiner)
By Thomas Schreiner– When terrible things happen, most people wonder what the purpose of life is. And many ask, “Is God speaking to me?” They might wonder if God…
Read MoreMartin Luther on the doctrine of Purgatory
By Jeff Robinson– When the Protestant Reformation broke out in 1517, the sale of indulgences by the Roman Catholic Church was the focal issue that ignited what flamed into the…
Read MoreThe Sadness and Beauty of Paul’s Final Words (John Piper)
Four Outstanding Interviews
By Matthew Barrett– One of the blessings of living in the 21st century is that we have resources at our fingertips, resources that can help us draw near to God,…
Read MoreRevelation according to the Vikings
By Matthew Claridge– In the back of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun there is an appendix that contains a poem entitled, The Prophecy of the Sibyl. I…
Read MorePreaching Jesus All the Time
By Fred Zaspel– It is an encouraging sign when young ministers and ministerial students ask how to preach Christ more consistently while remaining faithful to the text at hand. It’s…
Read MoreShould Evangelicals Believe In Purgatory? (Beckwith and Cowan)
In Credo Magazine’s recent issue we asked the question “Should Evangelicals Believe In Purgatory?” Francis Beckwith, previously an evangelical who has returned to the Roman Catholic Church, has answered yes,…
Read MoreSola Scriptura: Martin Luther & the Rediscovery of the Authority of Scripture (Stephen Nichols)
Intertextuality and Intratextuality
By Luke Stamps — One of the most useful skills or habits that we can develop as interpreters of Holy Scripture is the ability to discern what biblical scholars call…
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