The title of this blog post is based on the feedback I’ve received so far on yesterday’s UNFILTERED article (which is freely emailed to subscribers). The article was republished on the Beyond Evangelical website. It’s called Revival, Reformation, Restoration, and Revolution. I’m thankful to everyone who has been sharing the link to the article all over social media as part of the conversations on the revival. READ THE ARTICLE HERE. Read more

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I’m encouraged that some people are saying that my new book 48 LAWS OF SPIRITUAL POWER is the best leadership book they’ve ever read. We recently dropped another interview on the content. You can check it all out at 48Laws.com Would love to know what you think about it. best, fv Read more

As I continue to work on the complete rewrite, revision, and expansion of my very old and incomplete book The Untold Story of the New Testament Church, I have immersed myself in empire theology. On that score, Christoph Heilig has come out with a new book entitled The Apostle and the Empire: Paul’s Implicit and Explicit Criticism of Rome. I caught up with Christoph recently to discuss his new book. Enjoy! What provoked you to write this book? I have... Read more

First-rate New Testament scholar Jeffrey Weima has written an intriguing book on the book of Revelation. It’s called The Sermons to the Seven Churches of Revelation I caught up with Jeffrey recently to discuss his book. Enjoy! There are countless books on the book of Revelation, including the seven “letters” (which you call homilies) in the beginning. Why did you write this one? I regularly exhort my students to “surround yourself with a good cloud of witnesses.” In other words,... Read more

First-rate New Testament scholar David deSilva has written an intriguing book on Revelation entitled Discovering Revelation. Recently, I caught up with David to discuss his book. Enjoy! There are countless books on the book of Revelation. Why did you write this one? The short answer is that I was invited to do so by the publisher.  The longer answer is that writing this book gave me the opportunity to explore the entire text of Revelation from start to finish (rather... Read more

The following article was written by Kate Westwood. All types of relationships have unique challenges. However, forming broken relationships is a lot easier than forming healthy ones. Although most people understand that relationships take work, you may have difficulty determining the type of work needed. Here are a few tips for strengthening your relationship with your spouse. Spend Time Together While this idea may sound obvious, it can significantly benefit your relationship. Quality time with your spouse helps you understand... Read more

Stephen Westerholm has just released an interesting new commentary on the book of Romans. It’s called Romans: Text, Readers, and the History of Interpretation. I caught up with Stephen to discuss his new book. Enjoy! There are countless books on Romans. Why did you choose to take the time to write yours? That’s a very good question! I was writing a book on important figures in the history of biblical interpretation (Reading Sacred Scripture, to which my son Martin also... Read more