Preach the Word – January/February 2021
Joy and Confidence from the Basics - Part 3 I watch a pastor from three rows behind and a little to the left. He is celebrating 25 years in the ministry. He is listening to ...
Book Review: Blood Work: How the Blood of Christ Accomplishes our Salvation
Overview Anthony J. Carter is lead pastor of East Point Church in East Point, Georgia and a member of the council of the Gospel Coalition. He is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary. Author Anthony ...
Four Branches – December 2020
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Tell Me Up Front – More on Topic and Focus We’ve seen two reasons why words are moved to the front of the clause: As foci, to ...
The Sun of Righteousness Shines …on You! Malachi 4:1-2
It had to be frustrating. God had been so good to the people! He had blessed them in so many ways! But the worship was half-hearted, the offerings were disappointing. Most disturbingly, at least some ...
Book Review: Doctor of Souls
Doctor of Souls: The Art of Pastoral Theology, by John Schuetze. Milwaukee: Northwestern Publishing House, 2017. 348 pages. John Schuetze serves as a pastoral and systematic theology professor at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. He has a ...
Preach the word – November/December 2020
Joy and Confidence from the Basics - Part 2 If there were such a thing as “Paustian’s Famous Home-Cooked Chili,” I imagine creating each new batch by some combination of habit, instinct, and muscle memory. ...
Preach the Word – September/October 2020
Joy and Confidence from the Basics What a thing it is to be someone’s pastor. A young woman lies in her hospital bed lost in a fog of bad news. You walk in the door. ...
From Eden to the New Jerusalem: an Introduction to Biblical Theology
From Eden to the New Jerusalem: An Introduction to Biblical Theology, by T. Desmond Alexander. Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic & Professional, 2009. 210 pages. T. Desmond Alexander is senior lecturer in biblical studies and director ...
Four Branches – October 2020
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Tell Me Up Front – Topic Last month we saw that one reason a word or phrase will be moved up front ahead of the verb is ...
Four Branches – September 2020
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Tell Me Up Front - Focus In Greek, word order doesn’t tell you the syntax like it does in English, but it still does tell you something. ...