1. The July 2010 issue of Themelios came out today. It’s loaded (as usual).

2. It includes my review of the 87-volume Zondervan Reference Bundle.

1. The April 2010 issue of Themelios came out this afternoon. It’s loaded.

2. It includes my review of Pablo T. Gadenz, Called from the Jews and from the Gentiles: Pauline Ecclesiology in Romans 9–11.

The latest Themelios issue includes articles by both Ray Ortlund and his son Dane.

1. Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. | Pastoral Pensées  Power in Preaching: Delight (2 Corinthians 12:1–10), Part 3 of 3
2. Dane C. Ortlund | Christocentrism: An Asymmetrical Trinitarianism?

How cool is that? If I were Ray, I’d be filled with gratitude to God! (And he is—he told me this morning.)

• Ray Ortlund (blog) is pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee. He served as Associate Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois from 1989 to 1998, and he has pastored churches in California, Oregon, and Georgia.
• Dane Ortlund is a a PhD candidate in New Testament at Wheaton College under Doug Moo.

The November 2009 issue of Themelios, which came out this morning, includes ten book reviews I contributed:

1. Review of Barry J. Beitzel, The New Moody Atlas of the Bible. Themelios 34 (2009): 367. [Amazon]

2. Review of Douglas Bond, The Betrayal: A Novel on John Calvin. Themelios 34 (2009): 409. [Amazon | WTS Books]

3. Review of John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come (ed. C. J. Lovik; illustrated by Mike Wimmer). Themelios 34 (2009): 409–10. [Amazon | WTS Books]

4. Review of Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will: or, How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Fleeces, Open Doors, Random Bible Verses, Casting Lots, Liver Shivers, Writing in the Sky, etc. Themelios 34 (2009): 451–52. [Amazon | WTS Books]

5. Review of Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck, Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion. Themelios 34 (2009): 457–58. [Amazon | WTS Books]

6. Review of C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters: First Ever Full-cast Dramatization of the Diabolical Classic (produced by Focus on the Family Radio Theatre). Themelios 34 (2009): 453–55. [Amazon]

7. Review of The New International Commentary on the Old and New Testamentst (40 vols.) in Logos Bible Software. Themelios 34 (2009): 455–57.

8. Review of Timothy Keller, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters. Themelios 34 (2009): 452–53. [Amazon | WTS Books]

9. Review of Timothy Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith. Themelios 34 (2009): 458. [Amazon | WTS Books]

10. Review of Gregory A. Wills, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1859–2009. Themelios 34 (2009): 403–5. [Amazon]

This appears in the latest issue of Themelios:

Review of Anchor Yale Bible commentary series (84 vols.) in Logos Bible Software. Themelios 34 (2009): 226–27.

The latest issue of Themelios was just released this evening. It is available as a 129-page PDF and in HTML.

1. Editorial | D.A. Carson
2. Minority Report: A Question of Accountability | Carl Trueman
3. The Relationship Between Justification and Spiritual Fruit in Romans 5–8 | Jonathan R. Pratt
4. Sola Fide Compromised? Martin Luther and the Doctrine of Baptism | D. Patrick Ramsey
5. The Inexhaustible Fountain of All Good Things: Union with Christ in Calvin on Ephesians | Lee Gatiss
6. Pastoral Pensées: Power in Preaching: Desire (1 Thessalonians 1:2–5), Part 2 of 3 | Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.
7. Book Reviews
   1. Old Testament | 4 reviews
   2. New Testament | 5 reviews
   3. history and historical theology | 6 reviews
   4. systematic theology and bioethics | 17 reviews
   5. ethics and pastoralia | 5 reviews
   6. missions and culture | 2 reviews