This review was originally published in the Fall, 2009, Midwestern Journal of Theology. Why Johnny Can’t Preach. By T. David Gordon. New Jersey: P&R Publishing, 2009, 108 pp., $9.99 on Amazon. Dr. Gordon was diagnosed with stage III cancer. Uncertain of how long he had left to live, he wrote what he thought could be …
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‘True’ and ‘Truth’ in the Gospel of John and John’s Writtings
This is a reprint of Geerhardus Vos‘ article, “‘True’ and ‘Truth’ in the Johannine Writings”, The Biblical Review 12 (1927):507-520. We are accustomed to say that there is but one truth, and that what is not true is ipso facto false. And yet the New Testament knows of two kinds of “truth.” It may be …
Theologian of the Cross
For the Louisburg Herald, June 23rd, 2010. In his 1518 Heidelberg Disputation, Martin Luther classified two ways of looking at the world and God. Positively, a person is a Theologian of the Cross, or negatively, a Theologian of Glory. These are two rival theologies, and every person is one or the other according to how …
Tuesday Night Hebrew — New Class: June 22nd, 2010
Read the Old Testament book of Ruth in Hebrew. No Experience Required. This new class starts June 22nd, 2010. Pastors: Please consider setting aside some time on Tuesday nights to prepare a sermon series on Ruth. This course is for pastors, but it is also for anyone who loves Christ and his Word. This is …
Richard Gaffin on the Resurrection
Why was Jesus raised from the dead? What does it mean? What does it have to do with redemption? What is its relationship to the doctrine of Justification? I ask, because Romans 4:25 puzzled me when I first read it. I remember reading it back in 1997. I remember it like yesterday. I was stunned. …
Review of The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. 306 pp. $14.95. Jenkins seems to disparage his friend’s view of “Christian” as referring to one who has been converted to Christ. Jenkins dismisses this as a “North American” type of Christianity (p. 100) despite the fact …
Publishing Milestone: 100 Articles and 275 pages (also: How Message and Media Merge)
With the publication of my last article, this site has reached 100 articles and 275 pages in length. Indeed, I have reached the 100th article mark, and in blog-spheres it is customary to announce this. A moment of reflection is in order, especially as one considers the relationship between the medium of communication, its form …
Remove the bands, and many churches will empty
Most worship is false precisely because it is relevant.
Wingreen English-to-Hebrew Answer Key and Software
I have been working on Hebrew software that lets a student type in English and Hebrew and build their own English-to-Hebrew database. The reason for this is a way for them to quickly complete the English to Hebrew exercises in Weingreen’s Practical Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. It lets the student build on previous work and …
Download Sofware for the Greek Old Testament
How do New Testament passages quote Old Testament passages? Is it possible that a New Testament author made his own immediate translation of the Hebrew (i.e., not quoting from a Greek manuscript, but translating on the fly)? If that is the case, is is possible that some Old Testament allusions have been missed by readers …