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Evangelism
Kenneth Berding — July 19, 2021
This morning I talked with someone who was describing some items on their bucket list. A “bucket list,” if you don’t know the term, is “a list of...
John McKinley — July 16, 2021
The following is the final post in a series looking at the ways the Bible functions for believers as they read, meditate on and live by the word...
John McKinley — July 14, 2021
The following is the second post in a series looking at the ways the Bible functions for believers as they read, meditate on and live by the word...
John McKinley — July 12, 2021
The following is the first post in a series looking at the ways the Bible functions for believers as they read, meditate on and live by the word...
Markus Zehnder — July 09, 2021
The Dutch theologian Bernhard J.G. Reitsma has recently published a book entitled “Vulnerable Love: Islam, the Church and the Triune God” (Langham,...
Marriage and Family
Talbot Faculty — July 07, 2021
Suppose a Christian young man or woman is considering attending a Christian college. Which college should he or she attend? What criteria should be...
Octavio Esqueda — July 03, 2021
En el verano del 2018 tuve la oportunidad de estar en seis países diferentes. En cada uno de ellos se notaba un orgullo patriótico que unía a los...
In the summer of 2018, I had the opportunity to be in six different countries. In each one of them I perceived a patriotic pride that united their...
Sean McDowell — July 02, 2021
We live in a golden age of apologetics. There are more books, curricula, blogs, conferences, academic programs and people interested in apologetics...
Culture
Clinton E. Arnold — June 28, 2021
I began teaching Greek at Talbot in the fall of 1987. Part of teaching Greek grammar is in helping students understand the nuances of the Greek...
Ministry and Leadership
Kenneth Berding — June 23, 2021
Are you a people pleaser? Do you do things for others so they will like you, thank you or just not get upset at you? The Urban Dictionary...
Apologetics
Sean McDowell — June 13, 2021
Many people believe Christianity is a white man’s religion. Others believe the Biblical God only cares about the Jews. Is this true? The truth is...
New Testament
Kenneth Berding — June 03, 2021
There must be something in the water of the Sea of Galilee. Otherwise, how can you explain why so many people allegorize stories from the life of...
David Horner — June 02, 2021
Faith and Reason were brothers. More than that, they were friends — indeed, best friends. Faith and Reason loved each other deeply and did...
Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig — May 26, 2021
This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question Hi Dr. Craig! I hope you're doing well. I wanted...
Kenneth Berding — May 21, 2021
Have you ever been present when God’s manifest presence breaks into a prayer time, a sermon, a worship service or a Bible study? This happened...
Historical Theology
Kenneth Berding — May 14, 2021
Early in the second century A.D., Papias, one of the Apostolic Fathers, penned an interesting paragraph about which my students sometimes ask. In...
Rob Price — May 10, 2021
Isaiah is a remarkable book, renowned for its rhetorical power, vivid imagery, sweeping historical vision, stinging rebuke of injustice and...
Spiritual Formation
Joanne Jung — May 07, 2021
The following is the fifth post in a series on how to stop hate from a biblical perspective. Join The Good Book Blog and Professor of Biblical and...
Biblical Exposition, Theology
Kenneth Berding — May 05, 2021
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...
New Testament, Theology
Mick Boersma — May 03, 2021
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...
Church Life, Ministry and Leadership, Spiritual Formation
Joanne Jung — April 30, 2021
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...
Octavio Esqueda — April 28, 2021
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”....
Theology
John McKinley — April 26, 2021
In 14 chapters, scholars from Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States collaborate on the many difficult issues of Jesus' impeccability...