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The Creedal Imperative
Carl R. Trueman, The Creedal Imperative. Wheaton: Crossway, September, 2012. 208 pp. Paperback, $16.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the review copy! Generally speaking, I try to read anything Carl Trueman writes. He is always thought provoking and I think his perspective on evangelical Christianity should be more widely heard (whether or not he’s actually right in some…
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End of the Month Mailbag
While we were gone last week, some prizes came in the mail: 1 and 2 Thessalonians (ZECNT) Acts (ZECNT) Colossians & Philemon (ZECNT) This keeps my collection of my collection of Zondervan Exegetical Commentaries on The New Testament current, but also means I’ve got 7 to review now! At least I got James done a while back, so…
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12 Reasons Jesus Had To Become A Man
Over this past weekend, I was able to sit down and read Bruce Ware’s latest book The Man Jesus Christ: Theological Reflections on The Humanity of Christ. I’ll post a full review sometime next week maybe, but in the meantime, here’s some food for thought. In response to a claim by some that Jesus’ male gender…
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Baseball + Theology = Theologian Trading Cards
A couple of weeks ago, I showed you that I got these Theologian Trading Cards in the mail courtesy of Zondervan Academic. I thought I’d give you a few more pictures, my thoughts, and link to where you can enter a giveaway to get some for yourself! Basically, this is a set of baseball cards,…
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Read The Fathers: An Online Reading Group
Recently, I stumbled upon this opportunity to join a reading group for the church fathers. Why would I want to do that? you might ask yourself. Well, for one, Patristic theology is for everyone. Two, it is a very reasonable pace, as you can see in the first year calendar. Three, even if you don’t already…
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Dusty the Mole: Oct. 17 – Nov. 23 2012
A little over a month ago, I noticed a small ball of fuzz making its way down the street across from our driveway. As usual, I investigated and to my surprise, it was a mole (picture above is about actual size). Given my predisposition to critters, I decided I needed to capture the mole. Shortly…
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Standard 3 Theme Licenses 30% Off
Holiday Sale! Here’s are the details: All self-hosted licenses are 30% off Deal is good until 11:59 PM EST on Mon, Nov 26 The Discount Code is BF2012 If you like the way my blog looks, that’s basically Standard Theme right out of the box. If you’re considering giving your blog a facelift without hiring a web guy,…
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A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life is 83% Off
Joel Beeke and Mark Jones’ A Puritan Theology is sold on Amazon for $60 Over at Westminster’s bookstore, you can get it for $45 But today at least, you can get the Kindle edition for only $9.99 Better jump on this deal before it goes back up!
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Have You Heard of Classic Christianity?
This may at first glance seem like an odd Black Friday post, but bear with me. When I was at Dallas, I remember seeing several students carrying around Thomas Oden’s 3 volume systematic theology. He even came for a lectureship about the early African origins of Christianity (which you can read more about here). I…
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Four Views On The Apostle Paul
Michael F. Bird ed., Four View on The Apostle Paul. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, July, 2012. 240 pp. Paperback, $17.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan Academic for the review copy! While Understanding Biblical Theology received the first vote, Four View on The Apostle Paul received the most votes for review. Though you may not know it, the day before Thanksgiving…
Got any book recommendations?