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Scripture Alone, Not Exegesis Alone: How the Reformers Used the Church Fathers

Steven TyraMay 13, 202614 min read

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Practical Theology

What Does the Bible Say About Abuse? Probably More Than You Think

Steven TracyMay 11, 2026

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Biblical Studies

Who Was Nimrod? The “Mighty Hunter” Explained

Wyatt GrahamMay 5, 2026

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Culture and Context Ministry

3 Traits of Faithful Pastors in a Convulsing Culture

Ed StetzerMay 12, 2026

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May14

What in the Word

Who Are Paul’s Law-Abiding Gentiles? | Jarvis Williams on Romans 2:14–15

Kirk E. Miller13 min read

When Paul says that gentiles “do what the law requires” and have “the work of the law written on their hearts,” is he describing morally conscious pagans who have God’s natural law or believing...

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May06

What in the Word

What Is the Curse of Ham? | Chad Bird on Genesis 9:18–29

Kirk E. Miller12 min read

Join Kirk E. Miller and Old Testament scholar Chad Bird as they discuss the so-called "Curse of Ham" in one of the Bible's most cryptic and infamously abused passages. Discover the different views on...

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Apr29

What in the Word

Did Paul Allegorize Sarah & Hagar? | David deSilva on Galatians 4:21–31

Kirk E. Miller13 min read

In Galatians 4, the Apostle Paul refers to the story of Sarah and Hagar as an allegory: Hagar corresponds to Mount Sinai and the present Jerusalem, while Sarah corresponds to the Jerusalem above. Is...

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Apr22

Logos Live

The Importance of Theological Education | Albert Mohler

Kirk E. Miller10 min read

In this episode of Logos Live, Kirk E. Miller speaks with Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr. about the purpose, necessity, and enduring value of theological education. Their conversation centers on a basic but...

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Apr22

What in the Word

Why Couldn’t Moses Enter the Promised Land? | Michael Morales on Numbers 20

Kirk E. Miller17 min read

Why did God forbid Moses from entering the promised land? What exactly was the nature of Moses’s sin, and why was God’s response so harsh? In this episode of What in the Word?, Kirk E. Miller and...

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Apr15

What in the Word

Who Is Melchizedek? | Madison Pierce on Hebrews 7

Kirk E. Miller15 min read

Melchizedek is one of the most mysterious figures in the Bible, with only two incredibly brief mentions in the Old Testament. Yet in Hebrews 7, the author makes the astounding argument that this...

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Apr08

What in the Word

What Is the Image of God? | Richard Middleton on Genesis 1:26–28

Kirk E. Miller13 min read

In this episode of What in the Word?, Kirk E. Miller talks with Richard Middleton about one of Christian theology’s most foundational and widely discussed ideas: humanity as the image of God (imago...

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Apr01

What in the Word

Did God Forsake Jesus on the Cross? | Tom McCall on Matthew 27:46

Kirk E. Miller15 min read

Thomas H. McCall joins Kirk E. Miller to discuss one of the most emotionally arresting lines in the Gospels: Jesus’s cry of dereliction from the cross, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? These...

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Mar30

Logos Live

The Afterlife & Intermediate State | Author & Bible Teacher Nancy Guthrie

Kirk E. Miller15 min read

In this episode of Logos Live, Kirk E. Miller talks with Bible teacher and author Nancy Guthrie about one of the most tender but often misunderstood subjects in Christian theology: What happens to...

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Mar25

What in the Word

Does Paul Allow Divorce & Remarriage? | Craig Keener on 1 Corinthians 7:15

Kirk E. Miller13 min read

Did the apostle Paul allow for divorce and remarriage? In this episode of What in the Word?, Kirk E. Miller sits down with renowned New Testament scholar Craig Keener to navigate a challenging and...

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