James Crenshaw is a retired professor who has spent his entire life studying the Wisdom Literature of the Bible. He is an expert on Job, Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. He has written numerous books on these subjects, and he is widely hailed as a scholar. In a recent interview, he was asked how he would… Read More »
You probably are familiar with the story of Jim Elliot and the five missionaries who were killed by the Aucas in South America in the 1950s. I recently read the story of their work by Elisabeth Elliot and I thought that she made a valuable observation in the second epilogue (written in 1996). She considers… Read More »
As I mentioned before, one of the classes I have this semester is New Testament Backgrounds. The chief goal of this course is to acquaint us with the primary literature from the centuries before and after the time of Christ. I’ve mentioned previously some of my readings in the Apocrypha, but I haven’t had time… Read More »
Throughout my life the Lord has led me places where at the time I had no idea of just how significant it would be in preparing me for the future. It’s astonishing to me how many of these there are and how clueless I have been along the way. One example is that in my… Read More »
John MacArthur preached on “The Centrality of Forgiveness in Unity” last year in TMC Faculty/Staff chapel and it was so beneficial that copies were made for everyone. Fortunately, I’m on the list and was mailed a copy. The whole message is good, but I especially liked this portion and so I typed it out and… Read More »
This is a long quote from a dead guy, so you ‘re going to be tempted to skip it. Go ahead, I dare you. Epictetus was a Stoic philosopher who lived in the 1st century AD. This is a portion of his section entitled “Of Providence.” “I declare, by Zeus and all the gods, one… Read More »
Tonight in Arlington, Texas, in venues only a few miles apart, crowds have gathered to witness their heroes. In one of the venues, the heroes are distinguished by their physical ability. Most of them have big muscles. Some of them can run fast. Many of them are large, loud, and tough. In the other venue,… Read More »
We ‘ve talked here before (with 27 comments) about Piper’s eschatology and the place of national Israel in it. In that regard, I would note that his upcoming “Evening on Eschatology” has representatives for three viewpoints, but no one for dispensational premillennialism. In other words, there may be multiple legitimate viewpoints, but dispensationalism is not… Read More »
My friend Craig wrote last week about the (short) life of his daughter in connection with a Dallas Morning News story on a couple who enjoyed every day with a son they knew would not live long. The story prompted Craig to say more about his daughter than I recall him writing in the past. … Read More »
If you ‘re swimming in the academic waters of Biblical Studies all day, every day, it’s good to have a reminder of what the Bible was written for. I think that for too many, the means become the ends. Desire for ministry becomes replaced by desire for expertise. A. W. Pink has a wise word… Read More »