Archive for January 2015
What psalm do you find yourself praying through most often and why?
In the recent issue of Credo Magazine, “How Then Shall We Pray? The Necessity of Prayer for the Christian Life,” we asked four individuals the question: “What psalm do you find yourself praying through most often and why?” Here are the psalms that have most impacted their prayer lives: Erik Raymond Erik Raymond blogs at…
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 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. Love the Church More Than Its Health: By Jonathan Leeman– Leeman says: “Yet there’s a temptation I have noticed that you and I are susceptible to: we can love our…
Read MoreBig Sale! Paul, Apostle of God’s Glory in Christ, by Thomas Schreiner
Credo Magazine contributor, Thomas Schreiner, is known for his expertise on Paul and the Pauline Epistles. Right now his book, Paul, Apostle of God’s Glory in Christ, is on sale at 50% off at Westminster Bookstore! Wow, now that’s a good deal! Here is a little about the book: Every serious student of the New…
Read MoreAlbert Mohler responds to Newsweek’s attack of the Bible
It has been all over the internet. Kurt Eichenwald article in Newsweek, “The Bible: So Misunderstood It’s a Sin,” has attacked the Bible’s credibility and relevance, but especially how Christians have interpreted and used the Bible in the past. He writes that Christians have been “God’s frauds, cafeteria Christians who pick and choose which Bible…
Read MoreReviving Prayer: Jonathan Edwards and a Practical Theology of Prayer (Peter Beck)
In the recent issue of Credo Magazine, “How Then Shall We Pray? The Necessity of Prayer for the Christian Life,” Peter Beck contributed an article titled, “Reviving Prayer: Jonathan Edwards and a Practical Theology of Prayer.” Peter Beck (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of Christian studies at Charleston Southern University, and…
Read MoreWhat Do We Have To Do With Sin?
Many times when we think of sin, we think of avoiding those kinds of transgressions that are considered heinous in our day. However, as Spurgeon points out, knowing that all sin is reprehensible before God, we must be aware of those habits of sin that chip away at our communion with God and our readiness…
Read MoreSale: The King in His Beauty, by Thomas Schreiner
Credo Magazine contributor, Thomas Schreiner, has written numerous books, but one of his most recent and most accessible is, King in His Beauty: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments. Good news…Westminster Bookstore is selling this book at 30% off! Here is a little about the book: Thomas Schreiner, a respected scholar and…
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 MoreNew Books by Historian, Michael A.G. Haykin
Credo Magazine contributor, prolific author, and Patristics and Baptist historian, Michael A.G. Haykin, has published several new books of late. Haykin is Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Haykin has a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Toronto (1974), a Master of Religion from Wycliffe College, the…
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. What to Say to Church Members Leaving for Bad Reasons: By Jonathan Leeman– Leeman says: “So how should you respond to a fellow member who is leaving for what sounds…
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…
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