Adam Winters

‘Exercise, Preacher’: Exhortations from John Broadus

Southern Seminary co-founder John A. Broadus is best remembered for his instruction of men for the preaching ministry, but he also demonstrated concern for the health of the preacher’s body. Collected here are quotes from Broadus’ published and personal writings regarding the importance of maintaining a sound mind and body, with special applicability to one…

Defending the Bible, protecting the faith: Jones equips believers in response to skeptics

EDITOR’S NOTE: In what follows, Timothy Paul Jones, C. Edwin Gheens Professor of Family Ministry at Southern Seminary, discusses his book How We Got the Bible with Towers news writer Andrew J.W. Smith. AJWS: You open the book with a discussion of the theology of Scripture, inspiration, inerrancy, and similar doctrines. Why was that an important…

Book Review: ‘How We Got the Bible’

In How We Got the Bible, Timothy Paul Jones defends the Scriptures against skeptics’ arguments and describes the transmission of the Old and New Testaments from manuscript to canon. Aimed at young believers, particularly high schoolers, the book attempts to equip Christians with sound reasons for the Bible’s authenticity. The book is a unique contribution…

Book Reviews: ‘NIV Zondervan Study Bible,’ ‘Mormonism 101,’ ‘Onward,’ ‘Church With Jesus as the Hero’

NIV Zondervan Study Bible Review by S. Craig Sanders The emergence of the NIV Zondervan Study Bible raises the question: Do we really need it? For every translation there appears to be at least three study Bibles, each more colorful and more in-depth. With legendary scholar D.A. Carson at the helm, the NIV Zondervan Study…