Two great New Testament scholars, Jason Myers (Greensboro College) and James W. Thompson (Abilene Christian University), have teamed up to edit a new commentary series: Proclamation: Preaching the New Testament (Cascade Books, 2021-). A new series, really? (You might be wondering.) My buddy Jason kindly sent me the launch volume (2 Corinthians, by Thompson) and I gotta say I think this is a great idea. First things first, here is the series description (edited to keep it short): In these volumes,… Read more

I am excited to help announce a couple of new initiatives at Northern Seminary: Feel free to reach out to me or message @nseminary  for more information.  Master of Arts in Women’s Studies (54 credit hrs, 3-4 years, distance-friendly)                           A New Northern Seminary Podcast: The Alabaster Jar, weekly conversations on women and theology, co-hosted by Dr. Lynn Cohick, Dr. Ingrid Faro, and Dr. Beth Felker-Jones.    … Read more

A.J. Swoboda, PhD – Bushnell University Nijay K. Gupta, PhD – Northern Seminary On Good Friday, April 2, we published an (admittedly too-short) article with Christianity Today entitled “Jesus was the God-man, not the God-Superman.” Within, we (A.J. as a theologian and pastor; Nijay as a New Testament scholar) sought to identify what we believed was an array of integral, pressing, and pertinent set of questions regarding the nature of doubt. First, did Jesus ever experience doubt? And, secondly, if… Read more

On Anti-Asian Misoxenia: The Christ Hymn and God’s Reckless Love for the Outsider Did you watch the video? The one where the Asian woman gets assaulted in plain sight? And bystanders not only turn a blind eye, but they close the door to their building to keep the ruckus outside, to keep themselves safe. I watched the video several times in disbelief, even though I knew it would give me nightmares. The news reports keep calling it “xenophobia.” I know that… Read more