Archive for November 2013
Credo’s Cache
Each week we will be highlighting important resources. Check back each Friday to see what we have dug up for you. From this week’s cache: 1. The Speech that Launched the Crusades: By Dan Doriani – Doriani notes: “The challenge is clear. We need to ask ourselves, ‘What cultural values do we baptize? Which of…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving…from Norman Rockwell
Prayer of thankfulness from The Valley of Vision
The following is a prayer of thankfulness from The Valley of Vision. Happy Thanksgiving! O My God, Thou fairest, greatest, first of all objects, my heart admires, adores, loves thee, for my little vessel is as full as it can be, and I would pour out all that fullness before thee in ceaseless flow. When…
Read MoreBook Notes: Mark, Joseph, Hosea, and Galatians (Matthew Barrett)
P. W. Smuts. Mark by the Book: A New Multidirectional Method for Understanding the Synoptic Gospels. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, 2013. In this new book Smuts advocates a “multidirectional” hermeneutic: downward to the immediate context, sideways into parallel traditions, backward into the OT background, and forward into NT passages. Smuts works his way through Mark’s gospel…
Read MoreHow important is the discipline of biblical theology to healthy local church ministry?
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “What the Big Story? Why Biblical Theology Should Matter to Every Bible-Reading Christian,” we asked the question, “On a Scale from 1-10, how important is the discipline of biblical theology to healthy local church ministry?” James Hamilton, Mike Stallard, Carl Trueman, Jonathan Leeman, and Tony Payne responded and…
Read MoreExploring Biblical Theology: An interview with James Hamilton
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “What the Big Story? Why Biblical Theology Should Matter to Every Bible-Reading Christian,” editor Joshua Greever had the pleasure of interviewing James Hamilton about his new book, What is Biblical Theology? The interview is titled: “Exploring Biblical Theology: James Hamilton walks us through the basics of the Bible’s…
Read MoreCredo’s Cache
Each week we will be highlighting important resources. Check back each Friday to see what we have dug up for you. From this week’s cache: 1. Is It Actually Hard to Be a Pastor?: By Mike Niebauer – Niebauer notes: “The apostle Paul explains to Timothy that those who aspire to become overseers desire a…
Read MoreNew books worth reading
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary recently did a Q&A panel discussion with some of their professors on their new books. In fact, each one of the panelists has contributed to Credo Magazine in the past or is contributing in the future! Here they are: Tom Schreiner, The King in His Beauty: A Biblical Theology of…
Read MoreBits-n-Bobs or Whole Pieces? How to Become a Biblical Theologian (Darian R. Lockett)
The new issue of Credo Magazine is here and Darian Lockett has contributed a feature article titled, “Bits-n-Bobs or Whole Pieces? How to Become a Biblical Theologian.” Lockett is Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Biola University. He is the co-author (with Edward Klink III) of Understanding Biblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory…
Read MoreFuture Wives or Soldiers of God? (Jessalyn Hutto)
One great effect of the sixteenth-century Reformation was the way it elevated married life. While celibacy had previously been seen by the church as the epitome of penitence and devotion to the Lord, Martin Luther’s marriage to Katherine von Bora was a clear sign of a major shift in the church’s understanding of the institution.…
Read MoreFour Views on the Historical Adam – edited by Matthew Barrett and Ardel Caneday
Matthew Barrett and Ardel B. Caneday are the editors of a new Zondervan book called, Four Views on the Historical Adam (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology). As a part of the Counterpoints series, Four Views on the Historical Adam clearly outlines four primary views on Adam held by evangelicals, featuring top-notch proponents of each view presenting…
Read MoreNot the Book Review You Expected to Read on Credo (Timothy Raymond)
I’m taking this opportunity to make an embarrassing confession to the world: I used to be a professional wrestling addict. While I haven’t watched any significant pro wrestling in probably 20 years, during junior high and early high school I watched it nearly every night of the week. From Monday Night “Raw” all the way…
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