Lord, Make Me More Like the Unbelievers!
He comes around to stun and trouble us every three years whether we want him to or not (and a part of me certainly does not want him around). He is the strangest protagonist in ...
The Beauty of Intolerance: Setting a Generation Free to Know Truth & Love
Josh McDowell is a graduate of Wheaton College and Talbot Theological Seminary. He has written or co-authored over 150 books. He is an influential humanitarian and apologist, and is affiliated with Cru. How do you ...
Four Branches September – 2019
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Prominence Indicators - Adverbial (Circumstantial) Participles Preceding Their Main Verbs All of God’s Word is equally inspired, but not all of God’s Word is inspired equal. Nothing ...
The Pastor
Wilhelm Loehe (1808-1872) was a Lutheran pastor in Germany who was the main founder of the Missouri Synod’s seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and who sent many missionaries to America in the nineteenth century. These ...
Yes, Pastor, You Too Walk in Danger All the Way!
Who hasn’t wondered about the curious question in Sunday’s gospel (Luke 13:22-30)? “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” (22) We shake our heads at the unbelieving world and wonder: “Lord, are ...
Preach the Word – September/October 2019
Volume 23, Number 1 Simple Preaching “Preach to the milkmaids, and the doctors will be edified.” When I first heard that comment by Martin Luther, it instantly became one of my favorites. Let’s preach the ...
Did Jesus Speak Greek? The Emerging Evidence of Greek Dominance in First-Century Palestine
G. Scott Gleaves is the Dean and Associate Professor of New Testament Studies and Christian Ministry of the V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies and Kearley Graduate School of Theology at Faulkner University in ...
Four Branches August – 2019
Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology: Justification by Faith in Genesis 15:6 The first Sunday in September provides an opportunity to consider Genesis 15:6, which contains a nuanced presentation of the doctrine of ...
Saint Augustine of Hippo: An Intellectual Biography
Hollingsworth is Visiting Research Fellow in the History of Ideas at St. John’s College, Durham University, in the United Kingdom. He specializes in philosophy, history, religion, and political theory. His work on Augustine’s life and ...
My Dear Brother, My Dear Brother, Please Sit Down!
In Sunday’s gospel (Luke 10:38-42), did Martha walk away disappointed because Jesus didn’t sanction her well-meaning but distracted busyness by rebuking Mary? Or, perhaps, initially stunned when Jesus’ gentle, loving rebuke came her way and ...