How the Manger Mocks Death
Christ’s treading over death turned the once feared enemy into an object of jeering. As Christ rose from the dead, so every dying believer, in their resurrection, proclaims his overwhelming victory.
Getting America’s Most Famous (Or Infamous) Sermon Right
The God of Edwards was not a tyrant or unfair. But he is holy. And thankfully, he is slow to anger.
The Transgender Revolution as a Happiness Crisis
With the transgender revolution, we’re not just facing the rejection of God’s blueprint for sexuality—we’re facing a crisis in God’s blueprint for happiness.
Do Facts Care about Your Feelings?
Feelings and facts work together because our feelings, when properly ordered, perfectly align with truth.
Why Every Theologian Should Be a Good Historian
With one foot in systematic theology and the other in church history, historical theology can be the bridge to take our study of God to the past or our study of the past to God.
Making Theological Education Accessible
Distance students can now get degrees online in seven different areas from biblical counseling to worship.
Resilient In a Time of Crisis
SBTS not only coped with the pandemic, but thrived financially and numerically.
Study Theology Knowing You’ll Never Plumb the Depths of God
If we ever appear to have exhausted our knowledge of God, we’ve certainly committed idolatry because we’re no longer talking about God.
Luther’s Dying Words are True: We are Beggars.
We’re beggars because the words of man will never fill our spiritual appetite. We need food from heaven. We need to hear from God.
Your Eschatology Has Consequences
How you live now is correlated with how you believe God is working towards eternity.
4 Ways to Make Church History Come Alive for Your Bible Study Group
If you’re someone who loves old books—because you love church history and want others to share your enthusiasm—group Bible study can seem like a balancing act between trying to be helpful on one hand and appearing prideful on the other.
Young Pastor, Your Ministry Heroes May Be Right There in Your Church
We should all be Timothy and Paul. That is the Kingdom of God. Disciples making disciples and the faithful learning from the faithful.
Want to Know Your (Spiritual) Family’s History? Then Read What They Wrote
While we may grasp the need for running to Scripture as the source for our faith and practice, where are we looking for our family history?