Baker, 2010. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) Prolific Old Testament scholar John Goldingay here offers us the fruit of his many years of thinking,…
IVP, 2003, 2006, 2009. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) Now that the third and final volume of John Goldingay’s tremendous work is now available,…
So who am I reading a lot of? Five years ago I posted an article listing all the authors I happen to have ten or…
Faith and secret sins: As I was walking the dog this morning I was thinking about other believers – as well as myself. We all…
Some thoughts on some puzzling texts: I suppose I could add this to my series on “Difficult Bible Passages,” although I will actually be looking…
They are few and far between: One could go in all sorts of directions with a title like this. Am I talking about an honest…
Whither evangelical theological education? If you were an American evangelical Christian growing up in the second half of the 20th century, looking to get some…
Here are some tools to help you understand and enjoy the book of Hosea: The first of the twelve “minor prophets” is Hosea, one of…
Freedom may not be what you think it is: Freedom, in the biblical understanding, is much different than what most folks think when discussing freedom.…
Here are some aids as you read and study Jeremiah: The book of Jeremiah is a vitally important Old Testament book. He is one of…
If you want to know of some recommended authors, here is my list of 70: OK, I may have three strikes going against me in…
Everyone suffers. The question is, how do we cope with it? The Christian believes various things about suffering, including the wonderful truth that we are…
Whenever another horrible Islamic terrorist attack takes place – and these are now daily occurrences sadly – you will get various Christophobes and/or Islamophiles trying…
It always happens: whenever a devout Christian does the biblical thing and calls out sin, pleads with sinners, and warns of judgment to come, plenty…
OK, another post about books, reading and theology. There goes 95 per cent of my potential reading audience. But for the 5 per cent of…
I have lost count of the number of times I have heard some Christians say that believers should not seek to impose their morality on…
Jeremiah is one of the most well-known and most-read prophets, and for good reason. His persistence in proclaiming the whole counsel of God, even in…
Isaiah is the first of the major prophets and one of the most important. His ministry took place before the Babylonian exile of 587 B.C.…
The true prophet identifies with and represents the people of God before God, but he also identifies with and represents God before the people of…
Having debated atheists, homosexual activists, and hard-core lefties for many decades now, I find that there is nothing new under the sun coming from these…