Robert Plummer of Southern Seminary is co-editor of Paul’s Missionary Methods published by IVP and he offers four reasons why the book is important: 1. Rarely do you find a book that effectively brings together the disciplines of biblical studies and missiology as this book does. 2. Contributors to this book are some the best thinkers in their respective fields: Craig Keener, Michael Bird, Eckhard Schnabel, Ben Merkle, David Hesselgrave, David Sills, Ed Stetzer, etc.  The writers are luminaries in New Testament studies and... Read more

My good friend and former colleague Alan Stanley of Crossway College (Brisbane) is editing a book with Zondervan titled “Four views on the Role of Works at the Final Judgment.” Looks like it will be one to read! Nijay Gupta has a description of it and it features some big stars like James Dunn, Thomas Schreiner, Michael Barber, and Robert Wilkin. Read more

Probably one of the best courses I ever took in graduate school was a leadership course from Howard Hendricks in 1993 at Dallas Theological Seminary. I will always remember, and count it a privilege, having him for that class. I remember “Prof” teaching leadership by telling stories about individuals who became giants of evangelicalism in the 20th century: “Billy” (Billy Graham) and Jim Rayburn (founder of Young LIfe) and Henrietta Mears (influential college pastor in Hollywood and founder of Gospel... Read more

Justin Brierly, who hosts the UK Radio show “Unbelievable,” had N.T. Wright and James White on his show discussing “St. Paul and Justification.” Below is a 1.:25 hrs of audio: HT: Near Emmaus Read more

Hilarious video where Mitchell and Webb do a mock conversation between Dawkins and his publisher. HT: Jim West Read more

Glad to see the volume I edited with Preston Sprinkle on The Faith of Jesus Christ: Exegetical, Biblical, and Theological Studies is still getting some reviews, this time over at Diglotting by Kevin Brown. Read more

Over at Jesus Creed is Brian Harris’s (Vose Seminary, Perth Western Australia) review of Michael Jensen, Sydney Anglicanism: An Apology. Read more

On Friday I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at Moore Theological College for the official launch of Con Campbell’s new book Paul and Union with Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study. It was great to be able to honour Con by offering praise for the book and also trying push him on one or few topics that I think needed to be re-thought and re-loaded. Here’s the complete text of talk: Location, Location, Location: Con Campbell on Union... Read more

For those who have the privilege and responsibility to preach the Bible week in and week out, the burden of speaking God’s Word to God’s people can be a daunting task. While in my current vocation I don’t preach ever week, I have many good friends that do and I know the blessed struggle preaching is. It has been said that a good preacher is able to both exegete the text of Scripture and also his or her congregation. Preaching... Read more

Fellow Neutestamentlers. I need your help. Do you know of  recent published work on the concept of the “image of God” in the New Testament? Could you give me a name and some bibliography? Read more