As promised, in the last day of my class on the Messiah in the Old Testament, I delivered this rap that I wrote as I was preparing for the forum on Christ in the OT that was held earlier this semester here at SBTS. I think one of the students got the audio, so if it becomes available to me, I’ll link it here.  ———— The Messiah in the Old Testament in Seven Minutes  One of my brother’s room-mates left some clothes that somehow I inherited. My brother makes fun of me for wearing some of the shorts because they are of the FUBU brand—FUBU means “For Us By U... [read more]

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Michael Haykin has reviewed Francis Beckwith’s book Return to Rome.  One of the reasons I think that the ETS needs to do what Denny Burk and Ray Van Neste are proposing is to help people like Beckwith understand that the founders of the society did not mean to welcome “evangelical” Roman Catholics. The proposed amendment is actually rendering a service to such people. Otherwise they think they can sign on . . . So unless the ETS wants to let them sign on, in my view, we have a responsibility to make our views clear so that they understand that we don’t mean the word... [read more]

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If Porter and Fanning are over your head and out of your price range, Constantine Campbell has come to your rescue (and mine!).  Campbell has produced a volume that is accessible in terms of content, and the price won’t bomb your book budget.  And there’s even a preview: Campbell has done a series of posts at the Zondervan blog on verbal aspect. Take some notes on these posts, memorize a few basic definitions, get familiar with his examples, and you’ll be ready to read the book, which will get you ready to answer questions and dialogue on these issues when you get asked ... [read more]

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I’m on board with what my friends Denny Burk and Ray Van Neste are trying to do. I think doctrinal boundaries are beneficial for those within them and for those outside of them. The doctrinal boundary markers being proposed are hardly restrictive. What evangelical couldn’t sign the Tyndale Fellowship statement? This seems to me to be entirely appropriate, therefore, for the Evangelical Theological Society.  For more information, see Denny’s blog, and the list of people who have endorsed this measure is here.       

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All this week the folks at the CBMW blog will be posting installments of Thomas R. Schreiner’s review of Scot McKnight’s book, The Blue Parakeet.  Part 1 is up. Part 2 is up. Part 3 is up. Part 4 is up. Part 5 is up.       

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Here’s a great deal from Covenant Life Church. Tell 5 friends and get some great hymns done well, done traditionally, for free! Enjoy!       

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This article quotes Mark Dever as follows: working to reduce the number of abortions misses the point: “It’s like saying, ‘Let’s work to make sure they kill fewer Jews in the concentration camps this year,”‘ said the Rev. Mark Dever, a pastor in Washington D.C. HT: DLP       

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Denny Burk has the details on a resolution passed this week by the Kentucky Batpist state Convention on the need to protect the unborn. For the full resolution, see Denny’s post. Here’s the bottom line:  WHEREAS, some religious leaders in the United States have called for churches to move beyond the abortion discussion so that the sanctity of unborn human life is reduced to one of a litany of other issues. . . NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we reiterate our conviction that the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision was based on a fundamentally flawed understanding of the... [read more]

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My friend and former pastor, Tommy Dahn, has been interviewed by my friend and former co-pastor, Travis Cardwell.  These are two dear saints and faithful servants of the Lord. I praise God for them both and count myself privileged to know them.       

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There was a time when the elites of the United States of America thought it beneficial for the country as a whole for black people to be enslaved. There were economic advantages. It was convenient (for the slaveholders). It was accepted as normal in the society.  Then some people began to object. They objected that the right of some human beings to be free was of greater concern than economics and convenience. But let us remember—though there were times (too many) when slaves were cruelly murdered—the right of the slaves to live was not taken from them. It was a life in bondage. But it... [read more]

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