The Primacy of Expository Preaching in the Local Church
PAPER • As tempting as it may be to try to replace biblical preaching with promising novelties of various sorts, nothing actually can replace biblical preaching. This paper gives three arguments for why and three applications for how to prioritize the expository preaching of biblical texts in the gathered assembly.
Read time: 24 min
From Eden to the New Jerusalem: An Introduction to Biblical Theology
Book Review • Alexander, T. Desmond. From Eden to the New Jerusalem: An Introduction to Biblical Theology. Nottingham: InterVarsity Press, 2008. 208 pp. $16.86.
Read time: 12 min
A Philosophy of Christian Leadership
PAPER • This paper makes a case for the biblical and theological underpinnings of Christian leadership, exploring key qualities and practices for effective leadership within the church. It integrates the Path-Goal Theory with the 4-R Model.
Read time: 21 min
The Best Things in Life: A Contemporary Socrates Looks at Power, Pleasure, Truth and the Good Life
Book Review • Kreeft, Peter. The Best Things in Life: A Contemporary Socrates Looks at Power, Pleasure, Truth and the Good Life. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1984. $13.10.
Read time: 11 min
What Might Sharing the Gospel Look Like?
ARTICLE • There are innumerable ways to initiate a gospel conversation. Below, you’ll find a concrete example of a gospel encounter I had and journaled about.
Read time: 4 min
Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels
Book Review • Craig A. Evans, Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2006). 290 pp. $18.
Read time: 14 min
The Unaborted Socrates: A Dramatic Debate on the Issues Surrounding Abortion
Book Review • Kreeft, Peter. The Unaborted Socrates: A Dramatic Debate on the Issues Surrounding Abortion. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1983. Kindle Edition. $12.01.
Read time: 10 min
The Lost Letters of Pergamum: A Story from the New Testament World
Book Review • Bruce W. Longenecker, The Lost Letters of Pergamum: A Story from the New Testament World, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group, 2016), 210 pp. Kindle. $14,
Read time: 8 min
Four Views on the Apostle Paul
Book Review • Bird, Michael F., Thomas R. Schreiner, Luke Timothy Johnson, Douglas A. Campbell, and Mark D. Nanos. Four Views on the Apostle Paul. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012. Google Play. $13.99.
Read time: 13 min
Tell the Truth: The Whole Gospel to the Whole Person by Whole People
Book Summary • Metzger, Will. Tell the Truth: The Whole Gospel to the Whole Person by Whole People. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002. 267 pp. $12.95.
Read time: 9 min
The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalogue
Book Summary • James W. Sire, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalogue, 5th edition (Downers Grove, IN: IVP Academic, 2009). Kindle Edition. 293 pp. $9.
Read time: 12 min
Doctrinal Statement: A Personal Systematic Theology
PROJECT • This doctrinal survey states my theological views on key topics including Bibliology, Theology Proper, Anthropology, Christology, Pneumatology, Soteriology, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, and Missiology.
Read time: 3 min