Archive for December 2014
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.
Read MoreApply Yourself to Know the People
I had the privilege and opportunity to preach in my local church recently. It is always a joy to open the Word of God and see the work that is done through it amongst God’s people. We have been using this segment recently to discuss the shepherding ministry of the church, and as I…
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. Don’t Get An Emotional Divorce Before You are Married: Dating Mistakes: By Deepak Reju – Reju says: “Here is my warning: deep emotional intimacy should not be established in the early stages of…
Read MoreAnnouncing “The 5 Solas Series” (Zondervan)
As the series editor, I (Matthew Barrett) am very excited to announce The 5 Solas Series, published by Zondervan. Starting in the Fall of 2015, Zondervan will release Thomas Schreiner’s volume, Faith Alone—The Doctrine of Justification: What the Reformers Taught…and Why It Still Matters (The Five Solas Series). From that point forward, four other volumes…
Read MoreThe Integrity of Prayer (Tim Keller)
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “How Then Shall We Pray? The Necessity of Prayer for the Christian Life,” pastor and best-selling author, Tim Keller, has contributed a column on prayer in light of his new book, Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God. Keller was born and raised in Pennsylvania and educated at…
Read MoreWhere is there edgy, clear, urgent preaching in England? (Paul Helm)
I was at a service at an Abbey last Sunday, an unfamiliar venue for me. When I am at a service in a strange place, such as the service in this gaunt but undoubtedly beautiful building, being a visitor I tend to try to adopt the outlook of a visitor. In light of what goes…
Read MoreSunday’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.
Read MorePastoring With Design, Care, and Diligence
We have been discussing the idea of shepherding in the church, and one of the main verses that speaks to this reality is found in Hebrews 13:17, which states, “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account.” Pastors are…
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. Three Reflections on Evangelical Academic Publishing: By Andy Naselli – Naselli says: “Evangelicals should be grateful for evangelical scholarship. It is a gift from God.” 2. The Underbelly of Revival? Five…
Read MoreBarrett’s Book Notes: The book of Daniel, the Canon, Secularism, and Eusebius
James M. Hamilton Jr. With the Clouds of Heaven: The Book of Daniel in Biblical Theology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2014. Hamilton continues to impress with his ever-increasing rate of publication, not to mention the quality of his scholarship. His most recent book (I think!) is in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series, edited…
Read MoreDon’t Always Pray the Same Prayer (Donald Whitney)
In the new issue of Credo Magazine, “How Then Shall We Pray? The Necessity of Prayer for the Christian Life,” Donald Whitney has contributed a short article titled, “Don’t Always Pray the Same Prayer.” Whitney is Professor of Biblical Spirituality at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and he is the author of many books, including…
Read MorePray the Bible (Matthew Barrett)
I will be the first one to admit that sometimes my prayers can become stagnant. When this happens I find myself babbling words that I don’t really mean. To make matters worse, there are times when I frankly just don’t know what to pray. While I can always think of many personal problems or requests…
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