Joe Tyrpak, a gifted, godly young pastor and one of my close friends (e.g., he’s one of my accountability parters), recently posted a five-part series on fighting lust.
Joe also recently preached a sermon on 1 Cor 6:12–20 entitled “Gospel-Controlled Sexuality.”
Kevin Bauder argues in “Liberal Education” that colleges and seminaries should train pastors to think precisely, namely, to deploy “the skills of grammar, logic, and rhetoric.” Why?
A pastor’s main task is to do the work of the mind. His calling requires him to interpret texts and bring them to bear upon the issues of life. In other words, a pastor is constantly confronting ideas. He stands as a bridge between the ideas in the world of the Bible and the ideas with which his congregation is, or ought to be, wrestling. In short, a pastor’s main work is to think.
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I mentioned previously that I live-blogged this event.
Audio and video is now avaiable on DG’s site:
On Tom Schreiner‘s birthday last Friday, his son Patrick honored him with a tribute for (1) family devotion, (2) humility, and (3) loving wisdom.
David G. Peterson‘s The Acts of the Apostles is hot off the press (it’s not due until June 19, but it’s already available from WTSBooks), and I enjoyed spending some time surveying it this morning. It’s another outstanding addition to the Pillar NT Commentary series. (See my review of the PNTC series, which also notes the authors slated for the forthcoming volumes.)
Peterson, a seasoned scholar on Acts (see his publications on Acts listed below), includes a 45-page section on “The Theology of Acts” (pp. 53–97) in between the “Introduction” (pp. 1–53) and “Commentary” (pp. 99–725).
Anyone writing a commentary on the Acts of the Apostles faces several challenges unique to this book. [Read more…] about David Peterson on Acts
I contributed three related book reviews to the latest issue of Themelios.
1. Review of The Story: Read the Bible as One Seamless Story from Beginning to End. Themelios 34 (2009): 106–7.
“The Story is an edifying tool for a variety of situations: a supplemental textbook for students (junior high, high school, or college), an introduction to the Bible’s storyline for non-Christians or young Christians, and a creative refresher for mature Christians.”
2. Review of The Books of the Bible: A Presentation of Today’s New International Version. Themelios 34 (2009): 108–9.
“The Books of the Bible is ingenious. The way it presents the Bible as a library of literature is unique, simple, and elegant, and it naturally encourages better Bible reading.”
3. Review of Christopher R. Smith, The Beauty Behind the Mask: Rediscovering the Books of the Bible. Themelios 34 (2009): 109–10.
“Smith clearly and persuasively argues that visually presenting the Bible in a single column without chapter or verse references encourages reading that is more informed and engaged.”
The latest issue of Themelios was released this morning. It is available as a 155-page PDF or in HTML.