Brent NiedergallWhat if there was a lexicon that required less art and more science?
Michael S. HeiserThis post is excerpted from The Bible Unfiltered by Dr. Michael S. Heiser. Israel’s crossing of the Red Sea in Exodus 14 has been spectacularly depicted several times for television and movies. But anyone who retraces the steps of Moses and the...
Logos StaffBy David Instone-Brewer, adapted from Moral Questions of the Bible: Timeless Truth in a Changing World. Prison is a great place to find Jesus. A friend of mine in Cambridge offered to work in a prison as a chaplain and found that prisoners...
Guest AuthorFor all the help that Edwards has given scholars and pastors in the areas of theology, philosophy, and missions, it is probably due time that someone devote a doctoral project to Edwards’ organizational genius.
Nijay GuptaColossians is an underappreciated jewel in the Pauline corpus, often sidelined from academic conversations because of its debated authorship. It is a beautifully-crafted meditation on the cosmic-and-crucified Christ.
This post on knowing Christ is adapted from In Season and Out: Sermons for the Christian Year by David A. deSilva. *** Paul, of course, was not just a seeker of Christ on Sundays. His passion for knowing Christ Jesus spilled all over his calendar...
This post has been adapted from The Bible Unfiltered by Dr Michael S. Heiser. We’ve all heard the old saying that certain things get better with age—wine, cheese, common sense. Anyone who’s watched Antiques Roadshow also knows that the longer you...
By Mark Holmen, adapted from Faith Begins @ Home Grandparents. When you read the first 13 verses of Joshua’s farewell address in chapter 24, you see that Joshua begins by recalling all the things that God has done for the people of Israel. It is...
With Logos Bible Software, we’ve been helping people explore Scripture in more depth for over 25 years. And now with Bible Agent 7, we’re helping you share those insights with your kids. The newest episode of Bible Agent 7 just released on Faithlife...
Reading takes you to new worlds, immerses you in unfamiliar cultures, even transports you in time. But it’s more than an experience. It teaches, informs, challenges, and engages. It expands vocabulary, improves memory, and sharpens concentration. It...
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Lexham PressWhen it comes to biblical mysteries, the temptation that most Christians face is . . . to favor our own thinking, to trust our own minds. If we do this, however, we exclude the rich mysteries of the Christian faith.
Tavis BohlingerThis is the book every scholar, pastor, and lay theologian will be referencing for years to come.
Who here wants to enter the world of the New Testament by learning from one of the greatest living biblical scholars? Well, with Zondervan’s release of N. T. Wright’s new book The New Testament in Its World, you can do just that. In just under 1,000...
By John Stott, adapted from The Radical Disciple. In the introduction to his book Knowing God, Dr. J. I. Packer writes that we are “pygmy Christians because we have a pygmy God.” We could equally say that we are pygmy Christians because we have a...
Christine Christophersen used to be a graphic designer for a megachurch in Omaha, Nebraska. Now, she’s the art director for Pro Media, a feature of Proclaim Church Presentation Software, and she equips churches with relevant, high...
This short Pauline epistle has long fascinated scholars, especially the so-called “Christ Hymn” (2:6-11), offering the possibility that Paul embedded here a piece of liturgy or tradition from earliest Christianity (or Paul proves himself here a poet...
Nearly 1600 years ago today, Augustine of Hippo passed out of this life and into eternity. Has any other thinker had such a profound influence on the course of Christian theology and philosophy? On the indwelling of God Confessions, Book I, Ch. 3:...
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Digital Signage is a smart new approach to church announcements. It allows you to display announcements and Bible art on monitors throughout your church building—all wireless. And it’s totally free. It’s a simple and effective way to keep...
Christians are often taught to interpret the Bible literally, which can lead to some pretty interesting questions like, “Did Yahweh Father Cain?” I wrote about the problems that can come out of overemphasizing literal interpretation, but...
By Matthew Kim, adapted from Preaching Points: 55 Tips for Improving Your Pulpit Ministry. I once sat under the preaching ministry of a pastor who loved his people. He cared about them. Everyone knew it. Everyone felt it. But after years of...
Mark WardIf you go to seminary, there are certain tasks you will be asked to do. I don’t have to know which school you’re going to or what classes you’re taking. You’ll be doing these things. Three of them. Promise. I’ve used pretty much all the major tools...
An obscure monk hammers a list of grievances onto the doors of a church: what could be more revolutionary—or more symbolic of the Protestant Reformation—than that? But when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Wittenburg Church door on October...
This is the most thought-provoking book I have read in a long time . . . none of the weak portions undermine his general thesis that the supernatural personages envisioned in the OT are both central and coherent in the text.
There’s no shortage of advice on how to interpret the Bible. One maxim that I’ve already mentioned advises, “When the plain sense makes sense, seek no other sense.” I’ve heard it quoted when it comes to biblical prophecy—encouraging people to...
Remember ERP: Estimated Relationship Potential. This is a social science theory from the field of interpersonal communication which demonstrates that when we meet someone we quickly form an estimate of the potential for a relationship. We start to...
DidaktikosInviting Students to Confront Their Misrepresentations About Jesus Michael Kibbe | Great Northern University “The Gospel of Mark can be summed up in two words: Rome wins.” I speak these words about sixty minutes into my first hermeneutics session of...
Matthew BoffeyBreeze through the Paideia commentary series description and you might miss its distinguishing mark: The Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament approaches each text in its final, canonical form, proceeding by sense units (pericopes) rather than...