Archive for May 2017
Do We Treat Sunday the Way the Earliest Christians Did?
I was recently asked by Christianity Today to write a review of Justo González’s new book, A Brief History of Sunday: From the New Testament to the New Creation. The title of my review is: “Do We Treat Sunday the Way the Earliest Christians Did? Historian Justo González charts how observance of the Lord’s Day…
Read MoreA Place to Stand
Primer, the journal of FIEC, has released a new issue: “A Place to Stand.” In light of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, this issue is devoted to the doctrine of justification. Contributors to this issue of Primer include Paul Gibson, Gregg Allison, David Starling, Steve Timmis, as well as Matthew Barrett, executive editor of…
Read MoreWhat is your favorite book by Martin Luther?
In the recent issue of Credo Magazine, “Luther at 500,” four pastors and scholars identified their favorite book by Martin Luther. This week we will be highlighting each. Here is what Anthony Selvaggio had to say… “My favorite book by Martin Luther is his The Bondage of the Will (1525). Luther was, in general, not…
Read MoreWhat is your favorite book by Martin Luther?
In the recent issue of Credo Magazine, “Luther at 500,” four pastors and scholars identified their favorite book by Martin Luther. This week we will be highlighting each. Here is what Daniel Hyde had to say… The Ninety-Five Theses are my favorite Luther “book” because they were the first thing I read by him as…
Read MoreNew interview: Cracking the Foundation of the New Perspective on Paul, by Robert Cara (REDS)
J. V. Fesko, Academic Dean and Professor of Systematic Theology and Historical Theology at Westminster Seminary California, and Matthew Barrett, Lecturer and Tutor of Systematic Theology and Church History at Oak Hill Theological College in London, are the editors of a new series with Mentor (the academic arm of Christian Focus) called REDS: Reformed, Exegetical…
Read MoreWhat is your favorite book by Martin Luther?
In the recent issue of Credo Magazine, “Luther at 500,” four pastors and scholars identified their favorite book by Martin Luther. This week we will be highlighting each. “It is Luther’s great commentary on Galatians, because I read it immediately after my confirmation class (as I was 14-15 years). In fact, twice. Approximately 700 pages…
Read MoreWhy a Baptist Can Be Thankful for the Protestant Reformation
This year marks the 500th anniversary of Luther’s 95 theses. Last week I reflected on a recent trip I made to Germany and Switzerland to see the Luther and Calvin sites. I was fairly sympathetic to Luther in particular and to the Reformation in general. One reader, pushing back a bit, wondered if I would…
Read MoreLeonardo De Chirico: Roman Catholicism Today
At a recent Ligonier Ministries conference, Leonardo De Chirico gave a message called, “Roman Catholicism Today.” Leonardo planted and pastored an Evangelical church in Ferrara (northern Italy) from 1997 to 2009. Since 2009 he has been involved in a church planting project in Rome and is now pastor of the church Breccia di Roma. He…
Read MoreBarrett’s Book Notes: Chalcedon, Fathers, and the history of the Bible and its interpretation
William G. Rusch, ed. Henry Chadwick: Selected Writings. Eerdmans, 2017. I was pleasantly surprised the other day to receive a copy of Henry Chadwick’s Selected Writings from Eerdmans. The more history I read the more I am drawn to certain historians of the past who have that rare talent of opening your eyes to facets…
Read More“Sacred Schizophrenia” – John Piper’s Commencement Address at Boyce College
This past week, on May 12, John Piper delivered the 2017 Commencement Address at Boyce College. His message is called “Sacred Schizophrenia.”
Read MoreWhat happens to babies when they die?
What happens to babies when they die? Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Professor of Biblical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, answers this question in the latest from Honest Questions: <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/KaiGy-EJKsE” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Read MoreLast day! 45% off The Five Solas series and Reformation Theology
Today is the last day that The 5 Solas Series (Zondervan), edited by Matthew Barrett, is on sale for 45% off at Westminster Bookstore! The entire series is now available and includes: God’s Word Alone: The Authority of Scripture, by Matthew Barrett Faith Alone: The Doctrine of Justification, by Thomas Schreiner God’s Glory Alone: The…
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