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Word from the Front Lines
Paul taught us that we fight a spiritual battle, both within ourselves and in our world. Both fronts will ultimately be conquered in the end through Christ, but today the battle rages. Fortunately, the Scripture and Spirit continue to empower … Continue reading
Understanding Proverbs without Overpromising or Undermining
Proverbs has presented peculiar challenges for church and classroom. These obstacles may discourage some from teaching or preaching Proverbs. “With the exception of Leviticus, it is doubtful that any biblical book is viewed with less enthusiasm by the preacher.”[1] Some … Continue reading
The Contextual, Thematic and Literary Context of Romans 7:14-25
Introduction This article complements an article that appeared in the Fall 2011 Dedicated Journal.[1] That article proposed an interpretation of Gal. 5:16-18 that promotes a more encouraging prospect for living a godly life than is often communicated in popular presentations. … Continue reading
Book Review: Women, Slaves, and the Gender Debate
Women, Slaves, and the Gender Debate By Benjamin Reaoch Phillipsburge, NJ: P&R Publishing 2012 Reviewed by Gary Derickson, Ph.D. Professor of Biblical Studies Corban School of Ministry Not only is our world changing, but our theological world is … Continue reading
Book Review: A Better Way: Making Disciples Wherever Life Happens
Review: A Better Way: Making Disciples Wherever Life Happens Author: Dale Losch Reviewed by Paul Johnson, D.Min. Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies Corban School of Ministry Dale Losch, veteran missionary and President of the mission agency CrossWorld, believes that … Continue reading
Picking Up the Pieces
A quick glance at the headlines, a short listen to the water cooler, a look around most communities. It doesn’t take much to reveal that our world is broken. Frayed around the edges and crumbled at its core. We’d be … Continue reading
God, the Fall, and Prison: Opportunities for Engagement in a Sin Struck World
I. Introduction If we were to claim that America’s prison system is fraught with problems and plagued by difficulties, it is likely that no one would object. Public opinion has come to associate prisons with overcrowding, racial disparity, human debasement, … Continue reading
Ineffectual But Not Missing: The Figurative Use of “Dead” in New Testament Literature
The noun, “dead” (νεκρὸς), when used figuratively in New Testament literature, has a relational sense when used of people, and an effectual sense when referring to other realities such as sin, the law, and faith. Its consistent use indicates something’s … Continue reading
Intimacy With God and the Fall
INTRODUCTION People feel God is distant, far away, absent. People run from God, are estranged and separated from Him. People feel God is their enemy, that He hates them. The challenge of relational intimacy is illustrated in the famous … Continue reading
Eden and After
“Every way of knowing is blessed by bootleggers.” Robert Bly Bootleggers know some of the best things in life can’t be bought out in the open. They know our thirsts are vagrants, our hungers liars and cutthroats. In the back … Continue reading
The Crucified King Book Review
The Crucified King: Atonement and Kingdom in Biblical and Systematic Theology Author: Jeremy R. Treat Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014. 305 pages Reviewed by Dr. Gary W. Derickson, Professor of Biblical Studies What is the relationship between Jesus’ crucifixion and … Continue reading
Review of Slow Church
Review of Slow Church Authors: C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2014. 246 pages, including end notes Reviewed by Mark A. Jacobson Inspired by the Slow Food movement in the late 80s and motivated by the … Continue reading
