23
Jan
2014
New Issue of Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal
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The Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal has been produced annually by DBTS since 1996. The 2013 edition (vol. 18) was recently published: “Why a Commitment to Inerrancy Does Not Demand a Strictly 6000-Year-Old Earth: One Young Earther’s Plea for Realism” by Mark A. Snoeberger “Paul, the Law, and Dispensationalism” by William W. Combs “The Debate over the Ordo Salutis... Read More
21
Jan
2014
What to Do After Graduation? Why Not Go Back to Your Home Church
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Many college and seminary students are either preparing for another semester of school to start or have already begun working on classes. For some, this will be their final semester before graduation. Though some may have already determined the next step, others are still weighing options (or trying to find some). A myriad of factors... Read More
20
Jan
2014
Book Drawing—Winner
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Congratulations to Matthew Rickett of Roseville, MI. He won our recent book drawing and should be receiving his books later this week. Thanks to all who participated.
19
Jan
2014
Review Link for New Book on Apologetics
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I just finished Scott Oliphint’s generally excellent book on apologetics, Covenantal Apologetics (P&R, 2013) and was fixing to write a review when I stumbled upon an insightful review by Paul Henebury to which I had very little to add. In short, I would agree with the reviewer that Oliphint’s book is a superb explanation of VanTilian presuppositionalism that... Read More
15
Jan
2014
The Leadership Revival
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Just yesterday I came across a brief op-ed piece with that title (see here), written by New York Times columnist David Brooks. If you don’t yet follow Brooks’ work, you really should. His work is not only well-written and informed, but consistently fair. In any case, in this particular piece Brooks laments the quality of... Read More
11
Jan
2014
Book Giveaway – 3 Books
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Let’s say you recently bad-mouthed Santa a bit and ended up not finding much reading material under the Christmas tree. Here’s your opportunity to win three books: Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism, edited by Andy Naselli and Collin Hansen Quo Vadis, Evangelicalism? edited by Andreas Köstenberger The... Read More
7
Jan
2014
To Duck or Not to Duck
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The Duck Dynasty controversy has finally slipped into the periphery, and most are glad to leave it that way. Franklin Graham, however, recently fired a parting shot—and one that crossed a key line of demarcation. Specifically, he expressed “amazement at how many churches have apparently ‘ducked’ out on the issue,” failed to enter the “culture... Read More
4
Jan
2014
Refresh Your Greek in 15 Minutes a Day
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If you’ve decided to shake out of your Greek-less stupor in this new year but aren’t yet sure how to do it, let me try to offer you some help. Here’s a link to a refresher schedule I recommend my first year students complete during their Winter break between Greek semesters 1 and 2. In... Read More
1
Jan
2014
The Resolutions of Adoniram Judson
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The Student Global Impact national conference begins tomorrow, and I am presenting a workshop titled, “Give of Your Best to the Master: The Life and Lessons of Adoniram Judson, Missionary to Burma.” I would highly recommend the reading of one of the many biographies of this hero of missions history, particularly To the Golden Shore:... Read More
30
Dec
2013
Book Note: Tri-Faith America: How Catholics and Jews Held Postwar America to Its Protestant Promise
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According to author Kevin Schultz, in 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt asserted that the United States is “a Protestant country,” and that “Catholics and Jews are here under sufferance” (Tri-Faith America, 10). In this fascinating book, Schultz argues that between the 1930s and the 1960s America underwent an important ideological shift that has been largely... Read More