Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever.... Read more

Here is the beautiful cover of the Korean edition of The Apostle Paul and the Christian Life: Ethical and Missional Implications of the New Perspective, edited by my friend Joe Modica and me. We are deeply honored this book was chosen to be translated. Read more

Paul’s Theology of Preaching Duane Litfin is President Emeritus of Wheaton College where he served for seventeen years. He holds a PhD from Purdue in Communication and a second doctoral degree (DPhil) from Oxford in New Testament Studies. His dissertation was published by Cambridge University Press as St. Paul’s Theology of Proclamation: 1 Corinthians 1-4 and Greco-Roman Rhetoric. That book was later expanded by InterVarsity Press to Paul’s Theology of Preaching: The Apostle’s Challenge to the Art of Persuasion in Ancient... Read more

Thanks again to those of you sending me links, especially this week JS. George Yancey, a good read: I hate the fact that Donald Trump is President of the United States. Sometimes I just stop what I am doing and think, “We have a reality TV show conman who is our president.” Then I consider what sort of world I live in. I was one of those who was convinced that Trump would not win the Republican nomination and then... Read more

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From Betty Schmidt: I cannot agree to participate in the reconciliation effort currently undertaken by the Willow Creek elder board. This attempt is out of place, time-wise, as what is called for now is truth telling and repentance. Before reconciliation can be attempted, Willow Creek elders and leaders must focus and address their own actions and failings, which have been accruing since the unfortunate family meetings of late March and for the four years prior.   The elders must specifically... Read more

Roland Allen, and it’s too bad more don’t know about him. He anticipated the “mission of God” (missio Dei) theology, he fought hard for indigenous, local, and culturally-shaped local churches, and he continually pushed against missionary societies and denominations having too much control of what was happening on the mission field. Preach the gospel, form churches, move on … that was the vision of Roland Allen. Steven Richard Rutt did his PhD at Lancaster on Allen and has turned that... Read more

Please read this post by Wade Burleson, who has for a long time courageously stood up against the powermongering of Paige Patterson. I have only a short clip… it’s a long article but the whole is valuable reading. Wade Burleson calls on the SBC folks to clear Paige off the seminary’s campus. Burleson’s article has within a confession by Rick Patrick that is a sign that one man is doing the right thing. The recent controversy surrounding Paige Patterson’s counsel to... Read more