Archive for April 2015
Inheritance of Tears, by Jessalyn Hutto
Credo Magazine contributor Jessalyn Hutto has written a very helpful book called Inheritance of Tears: Trusting the Lord of Life When Death Visits the Womb. Jessalyn Hutto lives near Houston, Texas where she serves alongside her husband in his ministry as a church planter. They are blessed to have four young children: Elliot, Hudson, Owen, and…
Read MoreC.S. Lewis Speaks to Fifty Shades of Grey (Dillon T. Thornton)
The film version of the erotic novel, Fifty Shades of Grey, was released on February 13, 2015. E.L. James’ first installment in the trilogy follows the liaison between the timorous Anastasia Steele and the tormented “epitome of male beauty,” Christian Grey. I have not read the books, nor do I plan to see the movies.…
Read MoreRecommended Resources on Exodus, Part 1: Relevant Books (By Timothy Raymond)
I’m currently preaching through the book of Exodus at my church. (In the event anybody is interested, here’s a link to the audio of the first several sermons.) The Lord enabled me to do a good bit of research into Exodus before I began the series and to collect some excellent books and commentaries on…
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 the Trinity Should Shape Evangelism: By Erik Raymond– Raymond says: “Sometimes we may get caught in a bit of a trap of thinking about God simply in broad, non-precise terms.…
Read MoreAn Interview with Vern Poythress on the “Big Questions”
Quick, can you think of any Evangelical scholar who has the intellectual credibility to single-handedly reconstruct several modern academic disciplines on a thoroughly Christian and biblicist foundation? The only name that comes to my mind is Vern Poythress. With books out on Logic, Science, Sociology, Chaos theory, and Mathematics this professor of New Testament interpretation at…
Read MoreWhat Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality?
Kevin DeYoung’s new book is out: What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality? You can buy it at Westminster Bookstore right now for only $9.00. Here is what it is all about: In this timely book, award-winning author Kevin DeYoung challenges each of us–the skeptic, the seeker, the certain, and the confused–to take a…
Read MoreWhy Christians Should Embrace Skeptical Theism (Matt Manry)
“Ultimately, we need to admit that we don’t know God’s reasons for permitting evil. It is beyond the realm of human knowledge, and that is part of our creaturely condition.” -J. Todd Billings “Given our real cognitive limits regarding God, a quest for a full explanation of God’s purposes in allowing evil is sure to…
Read MoreWho did Jesus die for? Review by Fred Zaspel
Perspectives on the Extent of the Atonement: Three Views. Edited by Andy Naselli and Mark Snoeberger. Nashville: B&H, 2015. As we set ourselves to read another “Perspectives” book many of us have already staked out our own position on the question. I don’t recall ever reading a reviewer confess that as he opened the book…
Read MoreReformation in the Wings: Far West Regional ETS
This Friday, April 10th, California Baptist University (Riverside, CA) will be hosting the Far West Regional ETS conference. The conference looks very promising, with Timothy George, Dean of Beeson Divinity School, giving two plenary addresses. The titles of each are as follows: “The Reformation as Tragic Necessity” “William Tyndale: Translator, Theologian, Martyr” Having read George’s…
Read MoreSunday’s Easter Sermon: The Last Beatitude
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. Writing “Sending” Into Your Church’s DNA: By J.D. Greear– Greear says: “Early in my pastorate, a well-meaning pastor told me that we shouldn’t think that much about sending people out…
Read MoreThe Resurrection of Jesus (John 20)
As you prepare to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus, here is the resurrection account from John 20 for your reflection. The Resurrection Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the…
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