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Resource Review: “Journey to Bethlehem: A Treasury of Classic Christmas Devotionals” by Leland Ryken
Ryken, Leland. Journey to Bethlehem: A Treasury of Classic Christmas Devotionals. Wheaton, Ill: Crossway, 2023. ISBN: 978-1-4335-8419-0. $29.99. Available From (click to access and purchase): Crossway (the publisher; get 30% off or more by signing up for a free Crossway-plus account) Christian Book LifeWay Barnes and Noble The Sword and Trowel Bookstore (Midwestern Baptist Theological…
Resource Review: “The Greek New Testament: Reader’s Edition” by Crossway
Resource Review: Crossway’s The Greek New Testament, Reader’s Edition, Produced at Tyndale House, Cambridge Also Available from: Crossway.org (the publisher – save 30% after signing up for a free Crossway+ membership) Christianbook.com Download a sample of the Tyndale House Greek New Testament: Reader’s Edition It is the question that plagues every new seminarian or undergraduate student…
Resource Review: The ESV Study Bible
Also available from: Crossway.org (the publisher – save 30% after signing up for a free Crossway+ membership) Christianbook.com Lifeway.com Download a sample of the ESV Study Bible (Click Here) Resource Review: The ESV Study Bible The ESV Study Bible, published by Crossway, is one of the most helpful and handy resources available for Christians today. While…
Book Review: “A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War” by James P. Bird
Byrd, James P. A Holy Baptism of Fire and Blood: The Bible and the American Civil War. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. 276 pp. $34.95. Biographical Sketch of the Author James P. Byrd serves as Professor of American Religious History, Cal Turner Chancellor’s Chair of Wesleyan Studies, and Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research…
Revelation 1:9-20 – The Son of Man: the Glorified Christ
“I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit, on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet 11 saying, “Write…
Revelation 1:4-8 – “The Announcement of the Glorified Christ”
“4 John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits, before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him…
Resource Review: HILARY OF POITIERS’S “THE TRINITY”
Hilary of Poitiers (ca. 315-367) was born ca. A.D. 315 at Poitiers in Aquitaine.[1] Often called the “Athanasius of the West,” Hilary was a well-educated convert from paganism who became Bishop of Poitiers between A.D. 353-354.[2] Hilary experienced an array of challenges and difficulties throughout his life and ministry, including a four-year exile to Phrygia…
Revelation 1:1-3 – “The Book of Revelation: An Overview”
“The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed…
Book Review: Carlos Eire’s “Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650”
Eire, Carlos M. Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. 758 pp. $21.00. Also Available from: ChristianBook.com AbeBooks.com Books-a-Million Barnes & Noble Biographical Sketch of the Author Carlos M. N. Eire is T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University.[1] Eire’s areas of research have focused…
Book Review: “The Way to Nicaea” by John Behr
Behr, John. The Way to Nicaea. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2001. 234 pp. $20.00. Also available from: The Sword & Trowel (Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Bookstore) ChristianBook.com St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press (SVS Press) Biographical Sketch of the Author John Behr is presently Regius Professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.…
“Pondering the Power of Prayer”
I firmly believe that one of the many ways God teaches and shapes His children is by setting a deep question before them to consider. That question can come from a book, fellow church member, family member, friend, co-worker or colleague, individual we spoke with in line at the grocery store, a hypothetical question posted…
What’s the Big Deal About Easter?
What’s the big deal about Easter? Perhaps as you’ve scrolled through your news feed over the past several days, you’ve been pondering that question a lot. Why all of these posts? Why all of these events? Why all of this invitation to go to church to worship on Easter Sunday? What is the big deal…
Isaiah 1:1-10 – The Courtroom of God
“1 The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah. 2 Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth, for the Lord has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. 3 The ox knows its owner, and…
Exodus 28:1-5 – “The Garments of Faith and the Calling of God”
“Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. 3 You shall speak to all the skillful,…
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