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What is Progressive Dispensationalism?
Kenneth Berding — June 15, 2022
Progressive Dispensationalism is a pattern of biblical interpretation that focuses — not entirely, but most particularly — on the question of how...
Faithful Wisdom for Significance and Suffering
Kenneth Way — May 02, 2022
The wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible is found in the five poetic books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs. This biblical...
Great Grandma Captola Finds Her Way into a Term Paper
Kenneth Berding — April 14, 2022
Every once in a while, I encounter a spiritually impacting paragraph while grading a term paper. Granted, this doesn’t happen often, but I really...
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy
Kenneth Berding — April 11, 2022
One Christian book has spiritually helped me more than any other book during these past four months. God has used Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy , by...
Who Wrote the Book of Daniel? Part 3: The Prayer of Nabonidus
Tom Finley — April 08, 2022
This is the third post in a series on who wrote the book of Daniel. Here you can find Part 1 and Part 2 . From history, we know that Nabonidus...
More Skubala: Did the Apostle Paul use Swear Words?
Gary Manning Jr — March 24, 2022
In a previous post, Did the Apostle Paul Use Profanity?, I debunked the claim that σκύβαλα (skubala, rubbish or waste), a word used by Paul in...
Is it Possible Not to Sin? Can the Tongue be Tamed?
Kenneth Berding — March 15, 2022
How can James write: “But no one can tame the tongue” (James 3:8 NAU) in one breath, and then in another write “this ought not to be so” (James...
Who Wrote the Book of Daniel? Part 2: Who Was Darius the Mede?
Tom Finley — March 02, 2022
This is the second post in a series on who wrote the book of Daniel. Read the first post, Who Wrote the Book of Daniel? (Part 1) and the third...
Integrity Is the Essential Distinctive for a Follower of Christ
Octavio Esqueda — January 24, 2022
Integrity is the essential distinctive for a follower of Christ. Our character defines, proclaims and demonstrates our faith in a holy God to all...
Fun with Biblical Languages
Carmen Imes — January 07, 2022
I'm excited to introduce a set of resources from GlossaHouse publishers that make language learning a lot more fun: The Illustrated Hebrew Bible...
Jeremiah 29:11-13: “For I know the plans I have for you…” Do these verses apply to us or not?
Kenneth Berding — October 29, 2021
It has become increasingly popular in recent years for teachers of the Bible (myself included) to disparage people who apply Jeremiah 29:11-13 to...
The Love of Christ Controls Us: But What is “The Love of Christ”?
Kenneth Berding — May 05, 2021
Paul boldly and famously asserts: “the love of Christ controls us” (2 Cor. 5:14). But what does he mean by “the love of Christ”? If you’re willing...
The Problem with Principlizing: How Do We Move From Biblical Text to Application?
Kenneth Berding — January 28, 2020
When you read the Bible, how do you connect what you read to practical life? When you preach or teach from the Bible, how do you move from a...
La fe y las obras siempre van juntas
Octavio Esqueda — January 16, 2020
Últimamente he escuchado con bastante frecuencia a muchos líderes cristianos afirmar que la fe en Cristo es lo más importante de todo y que todo lo...
Jesús es el Señor
Octavio Esqueda — December 16, 2019
La frase “Jesús es el Señor” puede considerarse como el fundamento principal del cristianismo. Estas palabras indican un reconocimiento sobre la...
When I Reach for a Book from my Reference Shelf
Kenneth Berding — June 05, 2019
When I reach for a book from my reference shelf, which books do I reach for most often? Apart from biblical commentaries, here is a list of the 20...
Jesus is the Gospel
Octavio Esqueda — April 15, 2019
This post stems from the Kern reading group on Faith, Work and Economics at Talbot, a small group comprised of Talbot and Crowell faculty that...
El cántico de María: las actitudes del corazón que agradan a Dios
Octavio Esqueda — March 20, 2019
El cántico de María conocido como el Magnificat es uno de los salmos de alabanza más bellos de las Sagradas Escrituras. Este cántico tiene una...
Solving Interpretational Problems
Gary Manning Jr — January 02, 2019
When you are trying to make sense of a passage of Scripture – that is, a full scene or paragraph –you often need to decide between two competing...
José, el personaje olvidado de la navidad
Octavio Esqueda — December 20, 2018
José, es el personaje olvidado de la navidad. Obviamente en la navidad celebramos el nacimiento de Jesús, el Cristo o Mesías, quien vino a este...
Amar a Dios y a las personas
Love God and people
Octavio Esqueda — November 22, 2018
“¿Papi, me puedes enseñar la educación cristiana? ¡Quiero saber el doctorado en educación cristiana!” Estas fueron las palabras que mi hija de seis...
God-Talk: Our Father in Heaven
John McKinley — October 29, 2018
Many Christians typically follow the model of directing prayer to “our Father” but switch to the term “God” for conversation and theologizing. Why...
Prediquemos el evangelio completo
Octavio Esqueda — October 24, 2018
El término “evangelio” es muy importante ya que resume el mensaje central del cristianismo. Esta palabra tiene su origen en el griego εὐαγγέλιον [...
The Meaning of the Minor Judges
Kenneth Way — October 22, 2018
Kenneth C. Way expands on some comments that were made in his recent commentary on Judges and Ruth.
Life of Jesus, Part Four
Jesus Cast Out Demons
Matthew Williams — February 27, 2018
When we begin to talk about spiritual warfare, Christians either overemphasis it, or underemphasize it. It is important to have a balanced and...