An Ortlund Update
A lot of you have asked about our plans this summer, so I thought I’d share an update on our blog to catch everyone up to speed. This summer we will be moving to the...
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A Review of Adam and the Genome
Dennis R. Venema and Scot McKnight, Adam and the Genome: Reading Scripture After Genetic Science (BrazosPress, 2017). $19.99. 224pp. The aim of Dennis R. Venema and Scot McKnight’s Adam and the Genome: Reading Scripture After...
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Just Babies Making Up a Game
One of my favorite passages in all of literature is Puddleglum’s response to the Lady of the Green Kirtle in The Silver Chair. The Lady (an evil sorceress) has several characters trapped underground, and with...
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Suffering is a Doorway, Not a Dead End
Suffering for Christ is the calling of every Christian. It is like a doorway we cannot get around, but must walk through. “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22); “all...
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The Problem of Evil is a Problem for Everyone
“If God is all-good and all-powerful, why is there so much evil and suffering in the world?” This question, the age-old โproblem of evil,โ is probably the single greatest argument of all time against the...
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My Three Favorite C.S. Lewis Poems
C.S. Lewis’ prose is far more acclaimed than his poetry. But poetry was always important to him. He wrote poems continuously from age 14 until his death; his first publications were poetry (Spirits in Bondage,...
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Is “Consistent Preterism” Really Consistent?
Our church is working through I and II Thessalonians, and I recently had the privilege of preaching on II Thessalonians 2:1-12, which is the passage about the infamous “man of lawlessness” whom most people identify...
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5 Principles for Studying the Trinity
The Trinity has been “trending” lately in the blogosphere. I think that is a good thing insofar as theological debate often leads to greater theological clarity. Rather than wade into the contested areas, I thought...
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Why Study Anselm?
For the past four years, Iโve been pursuing a PhD in historical theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. I graduated this past Saturday. The whole experience has been very rewarding, and Iโm grateful that the Lord...
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