Guest AuthorBy Leland Ryken, excerpted from J. I. Packer: An Evangelical Life. *** Preachers are only half of the equation in preaching. The other half is the people who listen to preaching. Just as it is easy to think of education in terms of what...
jonathanhomrighausenIn 2017, David Pleins and I released a new resource designed for students of Biblical Hebrew: Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary by Conceptual Categories: A Student’s Guide to Nouns in the Old Testament (Zondervan, 2017), a user-friendly book from Zondervan...
Logos StaffEven though believers may approach generosity from different theological viewpoints, we can all agree that generosity is close to the heart of God. The Bible contains thousands of verses about money, stewardship, and generosity. The beautiful (and...
Why read a book of Protestant appreciation for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI/Joseph Ratzinger? First, it helps clarify some misunderstood doctrines of the Catholic Church. Second, the prevalence of Catholicism should challenge Protestant pastors...
Phillip E. Johnson (1940–2019), sometimes called the “godfather of intelligent design,” died on November 1 at age 79. Johnson, author of well-known books such as Darwin on Trial, became a formidable voice on creationism, science, reason, and faith...
Before I share with you how I study God’s word using the inductive Bible study method, I want to share with you why I study it this way.
By Leland Ryken, excerpted from J. I. Packer: An Evangelical Life. The idea of calling or vocation is important to [J. I.] Packer. It could hardly be otherwise for a latter-day Puritan, inasmuch as no subject occupied the Puritans more than the...
Bible Study MagazineBy Neal A. Huddleston The literary genius of the Pentateuch—the first five books of the Bible—embodies the tangled strands of ancient history. The narrator weaves a vibrant tapestry beginning in Genesis with the journey of the first recorded human...
Mark WardThe brand-new Bible Study Magazine Podcast launches today. The theme of the first season is “Biblical Literacy”—how to achieve it and how to promote it. Many people Faithlife serves have already achieved biblical literacy; they know how to get...
In almost any discussion of the Reformation, Luther’s name comes up first—as it should. Or should it? Meet Ulrich (sometimes spelled Huldrych) Zwingli, one of the three most well-known Reformers. Zwingli helped the Reformation take root in...
The below John Calvin quotes are taken from 300 Quotations for Preachers from the Reformation. Or delve into John Calvin’s most influential works with the Calvin 500 Collection (108 vols.). The collection contains three English translations of the...
"To spend such an extended time immersed so deeply in a text of Scripture was a wonderful experience, and a number of my writing weeks offered me a profound sense of being in the presence of God."
Ah, theological journals. They’re outstanding resources for keeping up with scholarship in theology—and so much more. But until now (with the new Galaxie Theological Journal Library Subscription), there’s been a problem. Three problems, actually . ...
Logos users have been asking for years, how can I give someone else the gift of Logos? Unless you were buying a specific library or resource, we didn’t have a good way for you to add a gift card to someone’s account. . . . Until now. The wait is...
The Bible is full of verses that describe Jesus: who he is, what he’s like, and the love he has for each of us. There are also many names for Jesus: Son of Man, Son of God, Emmanuel, Messiah, Prince of Peace, Alpha and Omega, The Way, and many more...
Nijay GuptaNijay Gupta shares his final post in this helpful series on best commentaries by listing two essential works on Philemon. Here I will comment briefly on Philemon. For an excellent, up-to-date technical commentary, check out Scot McKnight (NICNT)...
Jennifer GrishamChurch advertising? Isn’t that a bit . . . commercial? I felt that way when I first started using Facebook ads for my church. But then I saw who was liking my church’s ad. Far from the usual suspects, dozens of people I’d never seen at our church...
Abraham Kuyper was a pastor, journalist, theologian, politician, institution-founder and -builder, church reformer, and cultural critic. His peers regarded him as a theological genius. But it was his sustained concern for ordinary Christians and...
This excerpt about the Puritans is adapted from A Quest for Godliness by J. I. Packer. *** . . . the suggestion that we need the Puritans—we . . . Westerners, with all our sophistication and mastery of technique in both secular and sacred fields—may...
Michael S. HeiserStudents of the cultural context of the Bible are familiar with the association between animals and idolatry. The idolatrous worship of the golden calf (egel; Exod 32:1–24) makes the connection explicit. Even after the Israelites entered into a...
For 40 years, Dr. Douglas Moo has been studying, teaching, and writing about Paul and Romans. These words from theologian Johann Albrecht Bengel hang on his wall: “Apply yourself wholly to the text. Apply the text wholly to yourself.” It’s with that...
Chris looked around the room full of pastors, ministry directors, and administrators, offered thanks and a winsome smile, and began to speak. He wore a t-shirt that read: “Dis·a·bled /ˌdisˈāb(ə)ld/ adjective: equally human.” A second-year seminary...
After the Reformer Martin Luther died, his friends who came to his room to remove his corpse found a note he had scrawled sometime in his final days: “We are beggars, that is true.” With those scribbled phrases, Luther summed up his own hard-won...
1. Deuteronomy 6:4–7 “Hear, Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is unique. And you shall love Yahweh your God with all of your heart and with all of your soul and with all of your might. And these words that I am commanding you today shall be on your...
"At some point in his decades of teaching Biblical Hebrew, David Pleins realized there was a gap in his students’ education."
[In James 3:14–16,] James . . . told what heavenly wisdom is not, and now [in James 3:17–18,] he turns and tells what it is. . . . Purity The false wisdom is “earthly [and] unspiritual,” while this true wisdom is “first of all pure.” The four...
Historically the Church has understood the nature of Scripture much the same as it has understood the person of Christ—the Bible is at the same time both human and divine. “The Bible,” it has been correctly said, “is the Word of God given in human...
Michael F. BirdThe information age is changing how we deliver teaching and learning in seminary education. Accordingly, our pedagogy needs to catch up with the technology and the needs of our students. My mind changed on this very slowly and very reluctantly, but...
This excerpt is adapted from Common Misconceptions about Common Church Problems by C. Gary Barnes. Myth 1. Anxiety always results from sin or lack of faith Now, of course, biblically, it’s clearly established that sinful choices can bring forth...
Karen EngleThe Bible establishes specific qualifications for pastors (see 1 Pet 5:3, 1 Tim 3:2–7, Titus 1:8, Eph 6:4). But above all, they are to “set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity” (1 Tim...