Archive for December 2019
How to Read Matthew Theologically
When someone asks me about my role in mentoring PhD students, I sometimes half-jokingly say that it is my job to teach PhD students to read. Obviously, PhD students are…
Read MoreWhy Pastors Should Engage Lucy Hutchinson
Among the several seventeenth-century female Puritans who wrote letters, meditations, and narratives, Lucy Hutchinson (1620-1681) stands out as a particularly erudite and prolific figure. Though often only remembered for her…
Read MoreWhat is Theology and What Should We Do with It? Two Theological Works That Shaped my Decade
In a simple five-word sentence laced with wisdom and insight, Katherine Sonderegger stopped me in my reading tracks. “Theology awakens a grateful heart” she penned in the opening sentence of…
Read MoreWhy Pastors Should Engage Gregory of Nazianzus
The Council of Nicaea convened in 325 to deal with Arius and his heresy concerning the relationship of Jesus to the Father. Arius proclaimed that the Son was not eternal…
Read MoreHow to Read Isaiah Theologically: Part Two
Isaiah’s near-death experience and his pronunciation of a judgment oracle on himself becomes the theme of much of his preaching, when he does become a prophet. Before a holy God,…
Read MoreHow to Read Isaiah Theologically: Part One
Imagine for a minute a young man going to the temple court in Jerusalem sometime around 740 BC. The nation’s king, Uzziah, has just died after a long, illustrious and…
Read MoreNew Credo Video: Who was William G. T. Shedd?
Who was William G. T. Shedd? How did Shedd connect English Literature, Church History, and Systematic Theology? Why should we read Shedd’s Dogmatic Theology? How might Shedd’s writings serve as…
Read MoreWho was William G. T. Shedd?
Who was William G. T. Shedd? How did Shedd connect English Literature, Church History, and Systematic Theology? Why should we read Shedd’s Dogmatic Theology? How might Shedd’s writings serve as…
Read MoreYear End Reflection: Credo Podcasts
The Lord has been exceedingly kind to us in 2019. We’ve had numerous guests and contributors who have blessed, admonished, and encouraged many to press on to grow in their…
Read MoreHow to Read Hosea Theologically: Part 3
The Theological Reading of Hosea Hosea, as the first of the Twelve, should be understood in association with the “Twelve,” with the Former and Latter Prophets, and with the Torah…
Read MoreHow to Read Hosea Theologically: Part 2
Theological Interpretation of Scripture[1] The Two-Testament Bible has the canonical function of reminding the Church that God has spoken and that the Scripture of the Church is the Word of…
Read MoreHow to Read Hosea Theologically: Part 1
Reading Hosea Canonically: The Law and the Prophets At the time of our Lord Jesus, and still today wherever the Hebrew Old Testament is read, it was customary to speak…
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