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The Giver of Life: The Biblical Doctrine of the Holy Spirit and Salvation
God’s Spirit unites believers to Christ, conforms them to his image, and equips them for witness and ministry. In The Giver of Life (Lexham), J. V. Fesko reflects on the…
Read MorePray Before You Study
One of the casualties of the modern theological curriculum is the division of the different theological disciplines. In the nineteenth-century theologians created the fourfold division of theology: biblical studies, church…
Read MoreLectio Divina in a Distracted Age
I did not need Samuel James’ excellent book Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age to convince me I’m distracted. Like many of you, I feel the palpable…
Read MoreNew Credo Alliance! Why We Retrieve Thomas Aquinas
You’ve most likely been told that Thomas Aquinas is off limits, a theologian who will corrupt Protestants and turn them into Roman Catholics. And yet, Protestant history tells a different…
Read MoreCredo Alliance: Why We Retrieve Thomas Aquinas
You’ve most likely been told that Thomas Aquinas is off limits, a theologian who will corrupt Protestants and turn them into Roman Catholics. And yet, Protestant history tells a different…
Read MorePoker Face
One of the most important elements of being a good pastor is maintaining a good poker face when you’re counseling, that is, showing no reaction. I promise, chances are you…
Read MoreIs Sola Scriptura Medieval? Most Definitely Yes.
In this video Credo Fellow Gavin Ortlund discusses views on the authority of the church and Scripture among Wessel Gansfort and other medieval theologians, suggesting there is medieval precedent for…
Read MoreAgainst the Prattling Preacher
I used to be a good listener. Then I became a Senior Pastor and Senior Pastors talk. On Sundays we read Scripture from elevated platforms and, with the eyes and…
Read MoreNew Biblical Theology Podcast! Bonhoeffer as Exegete?
Would Dietrich Bonhoeffer be comfortable signing the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy? To quote the man himself, “The theory of verbal plenary inspiration will not do.” Isn’t that confusing? He…
Read MoreBonhoeffer as Exegete?
Would Dietrich Bonhoeffer be comfortable signing the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy? To quote the man himself, “The theory of verbal plenary inspiration will not do.” Isn’t that confusing? He…
Read MoreHow Classical Theism Has Shaped My Spiritual Life
I have spent the last ten years or so thinking about God. This is not to say that God held no interest for me before the early 2010s. My preoccupation,…
Read MoreThe Best Pastoral Theology Ever Written?
In this video, Credo Fellow Gavin Ortlund explores several themes in Gregory the Great’s Book of Pastoral Rule. See Gregory’s Book of Pastoral Rule here: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Pastoral-… Truth Unites exists to…
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