Why Christian parents should buy a Jewish Bible (Timothy R. Raymond)

I’m a big believer in family Bible reading and my family devours children’s Bibles faster than I can down cups of coffee.  Recently we’ve discovered another children’s Bible which, while somewhat unknown in our circles and unique from the rest that we own, has turned out to be a real delight to me and my…

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America’s Spiritual Founding Father (Thomas S. Kidd)

In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “George Whitefield at 300,” Thomas S. Kidd has contributed an article titled, “America’s Spiritual Founding Father.” Kidd (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame) is Professor of History at Baylor University. He is the author of several books, including his forthcoming work, George Whitefield: America’s Spiritual Founding Father. Here is…

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Reading Job with Christopher Ash (Matthew Claridge)

I can’t think of a better introduction to Christopher Ash’s new commentary, Job: the Wisdom of the Cross, then this promotional video for John Piper’s poetic rendition: Christopher Ash has put John Piper’s poetry to prose in this wonderful commentary.  I often found myself with a new desire to read and study Job as I…

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Sunday’s Sermon (Schreiner, Barrett, Zaspel)

Three of Credo Magazine’s main contributors include Thomas Schreiner, Fred Zaspel, and Matthew Barrett. Each of them are professors, but they are also pastors. So each Monday morning we will be highlighting their “Sunday’s Sermon” on the blog to provide you with encouragement throughout the week and an opportunity to study God’s Word.  

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Restoring the Influence of Religion

Much has been said recently by politicial pundits regarding cases concerning religious liberty. It does appear that many liberties that have been taken for granted in the history of our country are being eroded by a secular humanist worldview that seeks to make naturalism and “tolerance” the religious mores of our day. As Christians we…

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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. Jesus, Eunuchs, and the (Almost) 30-Year-Old Virgin: By Chelsea Kingston – Kingston says: “In a world where hedonism and gross individualism hold sway, the prominence of what a friend and pastor…

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New issue: George Whitefield at 300

The new issue of Credo Magazine is now here: George Whitefield at 300. Here is the magazine, followed by a description of this issue and those who have contributed. To view the Magazine as a PDF [download format=”2″ id=”15″] We live in a day when those in the church want to have their ears tickled.…

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Sunday’s Sermon (Schreiner, Barrett, Zaspel)

Three of Credo Magazine’s main contributors include Thomas Schreiner, Fred Zaspel, and Matthew Barrett. Each of them are professors, but they are also pastors. So each Monday morning we will be highlighting their “Sunday’s Sermon” on the blog to provide you with encouragement throughout the week and an opportunity to study God’s Word.  

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Watch Over Your Own Heart

Ministers of the gospel are told to “Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers” (1 Tim. 4:16). This verse could just as easily apply to any Christian, especially the phrase “keep a close watch on yourself.”…

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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. Calvinism and Determinism: By James Anderson – Anderson says: “If you’re a Calvinist, the next time a fellow Christian accuses you of being a ‘determinist’ (as though that were a dirty…

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Show Them Jesus: An Interview with Jack Klumpenhower (part 2)

We are glad to be back with the second half of our two part  interview with Jack Klumpenhower, author of Show Them Jesus: Teaching the Gospel to Kids. Today he answers a few more questions for us, and reminds us of the great privilege we have in being entrusted with the gospel. Though definitely not the…

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Show Them Jesus: An Interview with Jack Klumpenhower (part 1)

 As the subtitle suggests, Jack Klumpenhower’s new book, Show Them Jesus: Teaching the Gospel to Kids, is about teaching the gospel to kids. Much more than a “how-to” however, this book not only delivers what it promises, but far exceeds it; one cannot read it and not see the immense beauty of the gospel explicitly…

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