Book Review: What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage

Overview Author Paul David Tripp is the president of Paul Tripp Ministries and the executive director of the Center for Pastoral Care in Fort Worth, TX. He majored in Bible and Christian Education at Columbia ...

Book Review: Martin Luther and the Called Life

Overview “Mark D. Tranvik is professor of religion at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, where he has taught since 1995. He also directed the college’s Lilly Endowment grant on vocation, Exploring Our Gifts. He has written widely ...

Preach the Word – March 2021

A drill sergeant is giving an order to a cadet.Sergeant: “There is no talking during drill.”Cadet: “Yes, sir. The fellas were just explaining that to me.”Sergeant: “Be quiet, cadet! There is no talking during drill!”Cadet: ...

“What a Wonderful Difference!” Numbers 21: 4-9

Are we much different? Do you, like me, sometimes get frustrated with the Old Testament Israelites, particularly that group whom God brought out of Egypt? They had seen such great things! And yet over and ...

Four Branches – February 2021

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: The Valley of Dry Bones – Part 3 In Ezekiel’s vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, God promised to give his exiled people new life as ...

Book Review: The Parables: Understanding the Stories Jesus Told

Overview Simon J. Kistemaker (Ph.D., Free University, Amsterdam) was a professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida (He passed away in September, 2017). He is the author of numerous biblical commentaries ...

Four Branches – January 2021

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: The Valley of Dry Bones – Part 2 Spiritual life comes through faith in the promises and grace of God. Commentators point out that spiritual life is ...

“A Change of Perspective” Mark 9:2-9

There are certain times in life, certain events in life which cause our perspective to change, correct? Perhaps it was graduating from high school (or maybe even grade school), and the recognition that a “chapter ...

Preach the Word – January/February 2021

Joy and Confidence from the Basics - Part 3 I watch a pastor from three rows behind and a little to the left. He is celebrating 25 years in the ministry. He is listening to ...

Book Review: Blood Work: How the Blood of Christ Accomplishes our Salvation

Overview Anthony J. Carter is lead pastor of East Point Church in East Point, Georgia and a member of the council of the Gospel Coalition.  He is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary. Author Anthony ...