Four Branches – May 2021

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Direct Speech, Indirect Speech and Reported Consequences Linguistically speaking, the Gospels read a bit like a Hemingway novel, only with less wine consumed. Hemingway, in contrast to ...

Book Review: The New Syriac Primer

George Kiraz is the president of Gorgias Press and the director of Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute. The New Syriac Primer is an introduction to the Syriac language. In 1984 Kiraz immigrated to the United ...

Book Review: Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy

Stephen M. Garrett, associate professor at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, and J. Merrick, assistant professor at Grand Canyon University, present Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy much like the climate of the evangelical church: ...

The Reminders I Need! Luke 24:50-53

I need reminders. I’d guess some of you – many of you? – can relate. It seems as if one of the effects of sin is that it’s messed up our ability to remember properly.  ...

Preach the Word – May/June 2021

Joy and Confidence from the Basics - Part 5 You’ve heard that communication is 93% nonverbal. What does this say about sermon delivery? Clearly, we ought to spend way more time than we do in ...

Book Review: The Whole Story of the Bible in 16 Verses

Dr. Chris Bruno has served at Northland International University, Cedarville University, and Trinity Christian School in Kailua, HI. Before that, he was pastor of discipleship and training at Harbor Church in Honolulu, HI. He has ...

Four Branches – April 2021

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Proclaiming Life with 1 John - Part Two Last time, we began to look at a sampling of ways the apostle John pairs an empty tomb to ...

Four Branches – March 2021

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Proclaiming Life with 1 John - Part One A series of readings from 1 John blankets the Sundays of Easter from Easter 2 to Easter 7. 1 ...

Book Review: Walther’s Works: All Glory to God

Soli Deo Gloria—To God alone be the glory. This motto of the Lutheran Reformation is also the premise of a series of doctrinal essays written by C.F.W. Walther from 1873 to 1886. Walther gave this ...