Archive for June 2018
Enduring Pastoral Hardships
The pastor is not immune to pain. Some of the greatest sermons from one of the greatest preachers were born from times of great distress. Note the words of Charles…
Read MoreWhat Did Circumcision Mean?
The topic of circumcision in the Bible is probably not one that usually occupies our attention, and yet it is a surprisingly central biblical theme. It occurs in many of…
Read MoreWho Runs the Southern Baptist Convention?
Southern Baptists will gather today and tomorrow in Dallas for the 2018 Annual Meeting. In our new book, SBC-FAQ’s: A Ready Reference (B&H Academic, 2018), Amy Whitfield and I seek to…
Read MorePodcast episode #3: Does God suffer? A theological conversation with Thomas Weinandy
The new Credo podcast is here and we highlighted the first episode with James Dolezal: What is simplicity and does it matter? and the second episode with Fred Sanders: Does eternal generation…
Read MoreDoes God Suffer?
Can God still be loving and personal if he is not susceptible to emotional change? How are we to think about God’s impassibility in light of his immutability? How can…
Read MoreWhen Jesus Comes to Dinner: Gluttony and the Cross of Christ
In his Nicomachean Ethics, the philosopher Aristotle claims, famously, that virtue is often the mean between two extremes. One extreme is marked by deficiency, the other by excess. Thus, we…
Read MoreExperiencing Contentment in a Difficult World
Sometimes I create in my mind a misguided picture of contentment. I believe if I can work out all the circumstances of my life, I’ll enjoy inner contentment. I picture…
Read MorePresence: The Essence of Parenting
Presence is the essence of parenting. Parenting is more than accomplishing a task, choosing the most effective method of discipline, or producing a well-integrated contributing member of society. As Scripture…
Read MoreNew Credo video: What is the order of salvation?
As part of the relaunch of Credo, not only will we be releasing new podcasts every other week with top theologians, but we will be releasing videos aimed to introduce…
Read MorePodcast episode #2: What is eternal generation? A theological conversation with Fred Sanders
The new Credo podcast was released a week ago as we highlighted the first episode with James Dolezal: What is simplicity and does it matter? This week we excited to…
Read MoreWhat Is Eternal Generation?
What is eternal generation and does it matter?
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