Paul Then and Now by Matthew Novenson is a new book published by Eerdmans. The book is yet another work that I’ll be citing in my upcoming mammoth work, The Untold Story of the New Testament: Revised & Expanded. Novenson’s book is more scholarly than popular. So it’s a bit dense for the average reader. That said, I found some interesting insights in it that I’ll be citing in my upcoming book. This description by the publisher says it all:... Read more

Creating the Canon is a new book published by InterVarsity Press. We live in a day where there are many attacks against the reliability and authority of the Bible, yet scholars have decimated the arguments against Scripture’s accuracy. This new book by Benjamin P. Laird covers the composition, the controversy, and the authority of the New Testament.  Here’s a great description by the publisher: Despite the profound influence of the New Testament, a variety of questions related to its background... Read more

Israel’s Scriptures in Early Christian Writings: The Use of the Old Testament in the New is a new work in the line of others that show the connections between the First Testament and the Second Testament in the holy Scriptures. Students of Scripture will find this book useful. I cannot improve on how the publisher describes this work: Use, misuse, appropriation, citation, allusion, inspiration—how do we characterize the manifold images, paraphrases, and quotations of the Jewish Scriptures that pervade the... Read more

Mark Fairchild is a force of nature. He’s an expert on Paul’s travels, having been to the sites firsthand. His research is broad, and he’s known as “Indiana Mark.” His book Christian Origins in Ephesus & Asia Minor is an excellent look at the sites. And his film The Last Apostle — which you can watch on Amazon — is worth the time. Mark has been helpful in answering many of my questions for my upcoming book that reconstructs the... Read more

Today we are featuring one of the podcasters who is part of The Deeper Journey Podcast Cross-Promotion Group, which is a group of Christian podcasters who are seeking to make an impact in the world. Question 1: Introduce yourself by your name and something that your friends find interesting about you. Our names are Brian Johnson and Cory Ozbun. We’ve been running this podcast together for about three years. Most people tell us they love how much fun we have... Read more

Today we are featuring one of the podcasters who is part of The Deeper Journey Podcast Cross-Promotion Group, which is a group of Christian podcasters who are seeking to make an impact in the world. Question 1: Introduce yourself by your name and something that your friends find interesting about you. Hello my name is Lovell Fleming. I am a husband and the father of two.  I live in Lancaster California. Some interesting things about me are: I enjoy creating... Read more

This just dropped yesterday. It’s especially for those who preach and/or teach. Pastors, missionaries, church planters, Bible teachers, etc. If you’re not a pastor or teacher, no doubt you know some who will benefit. It’s only 24 minutes. It could change your life. Not for the faint in heart. GO HERE TO LISTEN TO IT. Also check out the IXP Mastermind for Leaders.         Read more

If you are a Christian podcaster, you’ll want to read this right away. If you’re not, but you KNOW a Christian podcaster, please pass this on to them. Because so many Christian podcasters want to have more impact with their podcasts, I recently created a new cross-promotional group for Christian podcasters. GO HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS. The offer lasts until August 15th. The group is growing quickly, so get in before then. Again, please pass this on to any... Read more

As most of you know, I’m deep into my complete rewrite, revision, and expansion of my book The Untold Story of the New Testament Church, which I hope to release over the next few years. (If you’re are new to my work and you weren’t aware of this, DO NOT buy the old version. It’s flawed and grossly incomplete. Wait until the new version releases.) As I write the new revision, which currently is triple the size of the old... Read more

As most of you know, I’m deeply into my complete rewrite, revision, and expansion of my book The Untold Story of the New Testament Church, which I hope to release over the next few years. (If you’re are new to my work and you weren’t aware of this, DO NOT buy the old version. It’s flawed and grossly incomplete. Wait until the new version releases.) As I write the new revision, which currently is triple the size of the old... Read more