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...

I recently read John Piper’s little book, Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ. In this book, Piper wrote three short biographies of Christian...

This post is also available inSpanish. The former Jerome monk, Antonio del Corro, was one of the most important and influential reformers in Spain...

This post is also available in English. El ex monje Jerónimo, Antonio del Corro, fue uno de los reformadores más importantes e influyentes de...

Jesus’ statement to the disciples on the road to Emmaus has long provided Christians with a hermeneutical key to reading the Old Testament: “...

Some years ago, I counseled with a student who was paralyzed by a fear that she had committed the unforgiveable sin because of some terrible words...

The story of Jesus and his parents fleeing from Bethlehem to Egypt is one of the biblical passages that is often seen as supporting immigration...

As we start this new year, numerous tensions divide our churches and the nation, and even turn us against one another. So perhaps a few words about...

A hymn I learned as a child was running through my mind. I was perched on the side of a mountain overlooking the town of Idyllwild, California—one...

Last semester, I had the privilege of touring the works of the great North African bishop, Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Students from Talbot’s new...

As we start a new year, I’m wondering if your “check engine” light is on—not the check engine light in your car, but your “check engine” light. I...

What is the longest Greek word ever to appear in written form? Here it is:λοπαδοτεμαχοσελαχογαλεοκρανιολειψανοδριμυποτριμματοσιλφιολιπαρομε...

With the tensions and tragedies piling on top of each other in our country, it can feel like the world is pulling apart at the seams. I find myself...

Following are seven books I read in 2020 that I found beneficial in my Christian life. This year I read quite a few biographies, so three of my...

My recent book on Old Testament theology was an experiment in co-authoring. While articles in the sciences almost always have multiple authors, in...

God broke into history by bringing a surprise announcement to a peasant girl in Nazareth. Mary’s response to this astonishing—and scandalous…even...

This post is also available in Spanish. The song of Mary known as the Magnificat is one of the most beautiful psalms of praise in the Holy...

I recently published the book Understanding Old Testament Theology: Mapping the Terrain of Recent Approaches (Zondervan, 2020). Unlike most books...

One of my earliest college teachers taught me to ask a certain question every time I encountered the word “therefore” in the Bible. He told me to...