Archive for November 2013
Four 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 MoreCredo Magazine contributors at ETS
Next week is the 65th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. This year the conference is in Baltimore from November 19-21 and the theme is “Evangelicalism, Inerrancy, and ETS.” Credo contributor, Thomas Schreiner, is president-elect and did a fantastic job of putting together this year’s conference. The plenary papers and speakers include An Evaluation…
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. 2013 John Reed Miller Lecture Series – Rev. Kevin DeYoung: By RTS Jackson – Check out DeYoung’s message series on how a Biblical sermon can be so boring. 2.…
Read MoreReflections on the Loss of Our Daughter (Fred Zaspel)
(Note: We have been touched by the generous outpouring of love from God’s people, many of whom are Credo readers. We wish we could thank each of you individually, but please know of our heart-felt gratitude for your many recent expressions of love and encouragement. – FGZ) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~…
Read MoreFeature Articles and Interviews in New Issue of Credo Magazine
The new issue of Credo Magazine is now here! And there are some outstanding feature articles and interviews to highlight. Here are two interviews you will not want to miss: 10 Questions with Justin Taylor Exploring Biblical Theology with James Hamilton And here are the feature articles: Bits-n-Bobs or Whole Pieces: How to Become a…
Read MoreNew issue: What’s the Big Story? Why Biblical Theology Should Matter to Every Bible-Believing Christian
The new issue of Credo Magazine is now here! To view the Magazine as a PDF What’s the Big Idea Story? Why Biblical Theology Should Matter to Every Bible-Believing Christian When the sixteenth-century Reformation erupted, one of the alarming dangers that became blatantly obvious to reformers like Martin Luther was the pervasiveness of biblical illiteracy…
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. How Do We Hear God?: By Andrew Wilson– Wilson notes: “We need to remember that the New Testament church is an eschatological, Spirit-filled, prophetic, voice-of-God-hearing people—and we get to…
Read MoreLeavers, Cleavers, and Covenant Union
After Introducing the Princess Bride to the Prototype of an Ideal Husband as Our Lady of the Rib, we are told, “…A man shall leave his father… and shall cleave unto his wife.” Genesis 2:24. Here, a general precedent is set for a man to leave his home, his place of origin, and cleave to…
Read MoreThe Gospel and Porn (Fred Zaspel)
[Photo: Getty Images/Jon Schulte] In these past weeks the emphasis in our seminary chapel has been on sexual purity. In particular, the focus has been on overcoming pornography. We all know now that the internet has moved porn to the number one counseling issue in churches today, and we would be very naive to think…
Read More10 Questions with Andy Naselli
Besides the many articles in Credo Magazine, we also do interviews which give you the opportunity to get to know different pastors and scholars. In the recent issue of Credo Magazine, “Born Again: God’s Sovereign Grace in the Miracle of Regeneration,” we interviewed Andy Naselli. Naselli is Assistant Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology…
Read MoreGetting C. S. Lewis Wrong (Matthew Claridge)
P.H. Braizer. C.S. Lewis: Revelation, Conversion, and Apologetics (C.S. Lewis: Revelation and the Christ). Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2012. Review by Matthew Claridge– What is the measure of a man like C.S. Lewis? Certainly, there have been greater theologians, greater philosophers, greater writers, greater apologists, greater literary critics, greater churchmen; but who can ever have been said…
Read MorePastoring the Pastor (Review by Timothy Raymond)
Pastoring the Pastor: Emails of a Journey Through Ministry. Edited by Tim Cooper and Kelvin Gardiner. Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2012. Review by Timothy Raymond– Pastoring the Pastor by Tim Cooper and Kelvin Gardiner is an outstanding little book. In fact, I would make it required reading for every seminarian or young man considering pastoral ministry.…
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