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Paul boldly and famously asserts: “the love of Christ controls us” (2 Cor. 5:14). But what does he mean by “the love of Christ”? If you’re willing...

When I was a child and younger adult, I struggled with anxiety a lot. Being a pastor didn’t help (Haha!). A wonderful wife, a few good friends and...

The following is the fourth post in a series on how to stop hate from a biblical perspective. Read The Good Book Blog series written by Professor...

This post is also available in Spanish. “To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek Him the greatest adventure; to find Him, the...

This post is also available in English. “Enamorarse de Dios es el mayor romance; buscarle, la mayor aventura; encontrarle, el mayor logro humano”....

In 14 chapters, scholars from Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States collaborate on the many difficult issues of Jesus' impeccability...

The following is the third post in a series on how to stop hate from a biblical perspective. Join The Good Book Blog and Professor of Biblical and...

A few years ago, I was asked by the editor of a publishing company to dream up a volume that contained some of the greatest critical hits...

One of the more controversial questions for Christians that I have seen a lot of discussion about in the past few months is this: If you are...

[The following is adapted from Thaddeus Williams’ Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask ���պ��� Social...

The following is the second post in a series on how to stop hate from a biblical perspective. Join The Good Book Blog and Professor of Biblical...

The world-wide pandemic of 2020-2021 certainly hindered mainstream living at many levels including work, recreation, social gatherings and the...

Muslims are coming to Christ all around the world. But what should a church composed of Muslim-background believers in Jesus look like? How...

The following is the first post in a series on how to stop hate from a biblical perspective. Join The Good Book Blog and Professor of Biblical and...

In this post, we interview Darian Lockett, author of the new book Letters for the Church: Reading James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, and Jude as Canon ....

Last year, I was at home with my family on Good Friday because of the Covid-19 crisis. My home church streamed a somber and beautiful online...

“For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death,...

Below is a short prayer I felt led to pray over our nation in light of recent events. Father, release the power of the Holy Spirit to convict the...

You may have seen one of the many articles about some new fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) that were recently discovered. Fascinating stuff!...

In this post, we interview Kyle Strobel, one of two authors of the new book, Where Prayer Becomes Real: How Honesty with God Transforms Your Soul....

¿Recuerda su primera Biblia? Yo sí. Me la regaló mi futuro esposo cuando acepté a Jesús como mi salvador el verano de 1994. Pero este enorme...

I recently led a class session on how to interpret the second half of Romans 7. During the early part of the discussion, I presented four...

As all of us are too well aware, the COVID-19 pandemic upended life as we knew it, and campus life was certainly no exception. With the closure of...

Michael Heiser has done some good academic work during his career as an Old Testament scholar, and I will not hesitate to draw upon his insights in...

It seems especially important in these days to draw attention to a life lived well. Dr. Bruce Demarest, Senior Professor of Christian Theology and...