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  • William Shedd’s Dogmatic Theology

    You may or may not have noticed, but I changed out one of the books on my 12 Books I’m Looking Forward to Tackling in 2012 list. As much as I wanted to read Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics (and still plan to dabble in here and there), I just wasn’t going to have time to do…

  • 5 Symphonic Themes in Jonathan Edwards’ Theology

    Another book I’m tackling in 2012 is The Theology of Jonathan Edwards. So far, and not surprisingly, I’ve really been drawn into this one. Right off the bat, authors Michael McClymond and Gerald McDermott offer 5 recurring themes in Edwards’ theology. They use the metaphor of attending a symphony and how different hearers hear different…

  • 8 Points on Jesus’ Parables

    One of the books I’m tackling in 2012 is N. T. Wright’s Jesus and The Victory of God. Part of this is because I requested it to review, but it is also so it would shed light on our current church series in the book of Mark. We’re right at half-way through and are on…

  • Everyone Is A Theologian

    I’ve finally gotten around to interacting with Karl Barth. I was immediately struck by some things he pointed out on the opening page of Evangelical Theology. I’ll let Barth speak for himself, so consider him a sort of “Guest Blogger” for today. But many things can be meant by the word “God.” For this reason,…

  • The Presupposition of Tolerance

    Also truthfully ironic: More or less hits the nail on the head doesn’t it? (From the Liberal College Girl meme)

  • A Marturo Collective Reading Schedule: Frame, Calvin, and Horton

    If you’re part of our reading group, (which I decided to call The Marturo Collective) here’s the rundown for reading through John Frame’s Doctrine of the Knowledge of God: Week of 1/2: xv-29 Week of 1/9: 30-61 Week of 1/16: 62-100 Week of 1/23: 101-164 Week of 1/30: 169-214 Week of 2/6: 215-241 Week of…

  • Top 11 Posts of 2011

    Looking back on this last year, I think I can say I finally developed a consistent approach to blogging. For the most part, I posted 5 times a week from about March/April onward. Based on my stats, here’s the top 11 posts by pageviews from 2011: #11. Developing a Consistent Prayer Life (part of Reshaping Christian…

  • The Inception of Christmas

    Because it is Christmas Eve after all, I’ll keep this short. I would imagine you have plenty of last minute things to get done today, or you’ve gotten everything done and are spending time with your family and/or friends. In either case, you’re probably not interested in reading a lengthy post on theology, even if…

  • Union With Christ: In Scripture, History, and Theology

    Ever since my extensive foray into the doctrine of justification back in the Spring, I’ve wanted to also do a more in depth study of our union with Christ. Now with Robert Letham’s Union With Christ I’ve started that project and immediately struck gold. This was the first book I had read by him, but I…

  • Have You Heard of Credo House Yet?

    Here’s a short video explaining how you can help this ministry grow and maybe even make it to your neck of the woods: If you haven’t heard about Credo House yet, it’s something I’m particular excited about and hoping we’ll see here in Orlando sooner rather than later. Here’s some more info on what a…