27 Nov 2023

Visiting the Mission Field (Part 2)

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So far, I have suggested that visiting the mission field does wonderful things for a pastor’s knowledge about missions and his zeal for missions, and both of these help him be a better leader in the local church’s missionary efforts. Learning and leadership are great reasons to go to the field. I’d like to add...
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20 Nov 2023

Visiting the Mission Field (Part 1)

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In 1999, I had the privilege of accompanying a missionary on his survey trip to Tanzania. I had been overseas before, but never for this kind of missions trip. It was incredible. It was life-changing. Since then, I’ve traveled many times to foreign fields, and I’d like to offer a series of brief posts as...
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13 Nov 2023

Spring Class Schedule Now Available

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The Spring 2024 class schedule has just been released. If you’ve been thinking about starting seminary, there’s still time to apply for the spring semester. To start your online application, just go to https://dbts.edu/apply-to-dbts/.  
7 Nov 2023

Wisdom Psalms or a Wisdom Psalter?

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Over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to study the Psalms for various academic projects. One of the areas of research has been the presence of wisdom elements in the Psalter. This study culminated in the recent publication of an article in Old Testament Essays entitled “The Wisdom Shaping of the Psalter: From...
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31 Oct 2023

Some Thoughts About Halloween

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Halloween, as many of us have probably noticed, seems to have taken a darker turn in recent years. It’s a stark contrast to our childhood memories, characterized by innocence, candy, and dressing up as our favorite characters. Now, we may find ourselves averting our eyes from the macabre displays at Home Depot and Lowe’s or...
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30 Oct 2023

The Sufficiency of Scripture and Transcendental Knowledge

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A few weeks ago I was alerted to a criticism raised about an old blog post of mine—a post in which I argued for a universally shared a priori awareness of linguistic laws that make possible the successful reading of Scripture by all image-bearers. We all know generally how language “works,” and for this reason communication is possible....
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24 Oct 2023

John Calvin: Six Reasons for Prayer

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Perhaps you’ve wondered before: if God already knows all things and knows what we need, why should we pray? Even more, if God has already planned all things, why should we pray? These concerns and questions are not new. John Calvin dealt with these issues in his work, Institutes of the Christian Religion. But, someone...
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9 Oct 2023

Now Available: The 2023 Issue of the Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal

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The 2023 issue of the Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal has just been posted online. This new issue contains six articles and dozens of book reviews. In addition to this year’s issue, all past issues of the DBSJ can also be viewed or downloaded here. Print copies of the journal will be available soon.
2 Oct 2023

Why Would We Give Up Our Hands and Feet?

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It is refreshing to read a new commentary that not only says something new (i.e., it is not merely repeating what others have said) but also supports that new statement with good arguments, ideally arguments that build upon what other believers have seen in the text. The recent commentary by Charles Quarles on the Gospel...
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25 Sep 2023

Dealing with Pastoral Sin

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An article published recently by the Religion News Service, “Is a Pastor’s Sin a Private Matter?” addresses a matter of great consequence and relevance in the Christian Church. Unfortunately, the article offered an answer that was terribly incomplete. It bandied about questions of (1) whether the sin under review was immoral/consensual or criminal/abusive, (2) whether the perpetrator...
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