Over at Zondervan’s Koinonia blog is a short video I did on advice to my students, specifically, advice to younger scholars. Michael Bird, contributor to Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy, has three things to say to young Bird and young up-and-comers: (1) Don’t be a man pleaser. “Because if you go chasing respect or chasing some sort of validity in a certain camp, ultimately you’re going to sell out.” (2) Work in the primary languages and sources. Bird admits this... Read more

Just announced, I’ll be teaching some courses for Houston Baptist University over the next few years. In an announcement, I’ve been appointed to an adjunct role as Distinguished Research Professor of Theology. Looking for Just to be clear, I am remaining at Ridley College where my primary responsibilities lie and where I’m very happy at. But its good every now and then to teach Americans phrases like “put the biccie in the bin,” that “thongs” are really “flip-flops,” the virtues... Read more

Over at Books at a Glance, I did an interview about HGBJ … if anyone is still interested in that debate. Read more

In interesting news, an Australian chapter of The Gospel Coalition has been launched, see the details here. Good to see so many folks with Ridley College and Moore College connections featuring prominently. The Aussie Bible Society also has a write up on the organization. I do have several questions going through my mind, but on the whole, I think this is a good thing. Anything that gets churches centered around the gospel and active in promoting the gospel is a... Read more

The Paul as Pastor conference is scheduled for 1-2 August at Ridley College. It features speakers like Robert Yarbrough, Brian Rosner, Paul Barnett, Glenn Davies, Peter Orr, Sarah Harris, and others.  You can see the list of presents and topics with their synopses here. Here’s Bob Yarbrough’s key note: Robert Yarbrough (Professor of New Testament at Covenant Seminary in St. Louis, MO, USA.) “Paul as Working Pastor: Exposing an Open Ethical Secret” This paper will highlight a key aspect of Paul’s pastoral ethos:... Read more

I was interviewed by Logos Academic about Evangelical Theology, read it here. Also includes a coupon for a discount code to buy the book through Logos. Read more

Zondervan has a great bargain sale for great ebooks on biblical studies going for only $3.99. See the link here. Books like: Kevin Vanhoozer, Is There A Meaning in This Text? Scot McKnight, Blue Parakeet. Al Mohler et al, Five Views on Inerrancy. Fee/Stuart, How To Read the Bible For Al its Worth. And more goodies to choose from. Sale ends on Sunday!!! Read more

Over at the website Come and See, is a great post by Yohanna Katanacho on A Palestinian Baptist in the bombarded Gaza shares his thoughts and prayer requests. Do read it. Interestingly, Shadi is not harboring anger and revenge. He is part of a church that has a martyr who was murdered by Muslim extremists, and a church that suffered from Israeli air strikes. Instead, he told me that the church of Gaza has asked all of its members to pray... Read more

Graham Veale New Atheism: A Survival Guide Fearn, Ross-shire: Christian Focus, 2013. Available at Amazon.com This is a good little book on the New Atheists written by an Irish Presbyterian high school teacher. Veale also has a website called saintsandsceptics.org with various apologetics resources including articles and videos. Veale notes how atheism has been spurned on with new energy by views of religion post-9/11 and by the array of atheists blogs that are around (interesting also he calls blogs “intellectual... Read more

Con Campbell (TEDS) is a very naughty boy as he’s done a parody video about my Evangelical Theology. Evidently I’ll have to do my own parody video on Verbal Aspect and Jazz! Read more