My wife gave a delightful 27-minute biographical sketch of Martin Luther’s wife, Katie, at the Godward Life Conference a month ago:
This was part of a session titled “Womanhood: Lost and Found.”
I attempt to answer that question with help from Francis Schaeffer in this short article:
Naselli, Andrew David. “Chapter 2: Foundations for Faith and Morality.” Christ Over All, 7 October 2022.
The article is part of Christ Over All’s October theme: “A Christian Manifesto for the 21st Century.”
In 1981 Crossway published Francis Schaeffer’s A Christian Manifesto. In his analysis of church and culture, Schaeffer brought a word of prophetic warning to a church threatened by the rising tide of statism, or encroaching government control. Four decades later many of his concerns have been validated, and we will listen to and reflect upon this critical work.
Crossway Publishers is graciously providing a free PDF of Schaeffer’s A Christian Manifesto to readers of Christ Over All for the month of October.
Christ Over All is a new fellowship of pastor-theologians—including David Schrock, Steve Wellum, Trent Hunter, and Brad Green (good men!). More info here.
I taught on justice in Bethlehem College and Seminary chapel last week: “Justice: Divine, Imputed, Imparted, Public, and Ultimate.”
Here’s the pocket definition of justice I work with in the talk:
Justice is (1) getting what you deserve and (2) giving others what they deserve.
Here’s the talk’s outline:
Related:
I attempt to answer that question in this article:
Naselli, Andrew David. “Harmony of the Gospels.” In The Gospel Coalition Bible Commentary, 2022.
Outline:
1. Presuppose That the Gospels Do Not Contradict Each Other
2. Understand Why the Gospels Have Apparent Contradictions
3. Compare the Gospel Accounts with Each Other, and Responsibly Discern How They Harmonize
4. Focus on Understanding Gospel Passages in Their Literary Context
Further Reading
My two new books are on Romans:
Naselli, Andrew David. Romans: A Concise Guide to the Greatest Letter Ever Written. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022. [Available from Logos, Amazon, and Westminster Bookstore.]
Naselli, Andrew David. Tracing the Argument of Romans: A Phrase Diagram of the Greatest Letter Ever Written. Bellingham, WA: Logos, 2022. [Available only electronically from Logos.]
Each book can stand on its own, but I designed the book with Logos to supplement the book with Crossway:
More:
Update: On 11/16/2022, I recorded some short videos for Crossway on Romans:
The Message of the Book of Romans in One Sentence (2:39 min.)
Why Did the Apostle Paul Write the Book of Romans (1:47 min.)
I’ve Heard It Said, “Once Saved, Always Saved” (2:54 min. | transcript)
This is a momentous occasion for us to give thanks to God and to celebrate what God has done in his meticulous and purposeful sovereignty. Don’t let social progressives steal your joy by making you feel sad or guilty about the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
—from my thoughts on the overturn of Roe v. Wade in my school’s prayer letter: “Thank God for the Overturn of Roe v. Wade.”
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In summer 2021 I prepared a talk for the young adults in my church on resources that have helped me make sense of our pagan culture. I recently updated that for the Spring 2022 issue of CBMW’s journal Eikon:
Andrew David Naselli. “Ten Resources That Have Helped Me Make Sense of Our Current Culture and How Christians Are Responding to It.” Eikon: A Journal for Biblical Anthropology 4.1 (2022): 116–41.
These are the ten resources I commend and annotate (the first five are by non-Christians):
1. Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure (New York: Penguin, 2018).
I recently taught a two-hour seminar on the conscience for North Hills Church in Taylors, SC (March 4, 2022). I survey the book I coauthored with J. D. Crowley and take Q&A along the way:
The book:
