Glenn Kreider is professor of theological studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He also serves as the editor of Bibliotheca Sacra. Among other things, he has written God with Us. Michael Svigel is the chair and professor of theological studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. Svigel has authored Retro Christianity. The following interview revolves around A Practical Primer on Theological Method which Kreider and Svigel co-authored. The interview was conducted by David George Moore. Some of Dave’s interviews and teaching videos can... Read more

Hello from Houston! We are here for the Lanier Library Lecture. Some Trick-or-Treaters may need a watch: (Meredith) — Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me a… Class 4 misdemeanor? In six Virginia cities, that’s exactly what will happen to any child who is found trick-or-treating after 8 p.m. or is older than age 12. According to WAVY-TV, the city code of Virginia Beach, Virginia states that trick-or-treating hours are from sunset until 8 p.m. for children 12 and under.... Read more

The Story of the Bible Project (Conversation with Tim Mackie and Jon Collins) – KR 140 How did an idea to make a few videos about understanding Bible books turn into a vast library of videos with over 100 million views?  Tim Mackie and Jon Collins tell the story of how The Bible Project came to be and share what drives their creative process. The Bible Project has created some of the most helpful resources for the Church today and I... Read more

By Mike Glenn The other day I was talking to a member of our church and, knowing he had changed jobs, I asked what he was doing. He told me he was working with a consulting firm as a “life coach”.  Interesting, I thought, what does a life coach do? That was the opening he needed to tell me everything about his new career and all of the good things that would happen in my life if I would choose... Read more

One of the best discussions I have observed, and participated in, about the Gospels of our New Testament is the discussion of genre. What kind of books are these? Are they biographies? histories? myths? fiction? sermons? early Christian discussions retrojected onto the life of Jesus? What were they? Inside this question is Are the Gospels unique in genre, a special kind of early Christian genre, or are they part of the ancient world’s already-existing genres? In his customary cautious and... Read more

Merriam-Webster defines a miracle as “an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs.“ How can a modern, educated Western adult believe in miracles? More personally, How can a scientist believe in miracles? Isn’t believing scientist something of an oxymoron? Given that Christianity is a resurrection religion, the miraculous is part of the package. As Paul wrote: If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. …. If only for this life we... Read more

Most everyone claims to be “biblical” when it comes to Christian convictions. If one listens carefully, however, one will grow weary with the confusion created by the term “biblical.” Complementarians say their view is biblical while egalitarians clap back with the same claim and the complementarians then go to social media to announce the egalitarians have a false hermeneutic. We could use the same illustration for all sorts of biblical claims: politics, church and state, soteriology, theologies of the atonement,... Read more

I’ve known a number of pastors who became professors. I known none who don’t know this experience articulated by Calvin Miller, in his autobiography, Life is Mostly Edges (#ad). Between being Pastor Miller and becoming Professor Miller lay a broad chasm. Crossing this wide divide required a running leap I barely managed to make. And once I had cleared the chasm, my new teaching career left me uncertain that the choice I had made was a wise one. Pastors are the... Read more

By Kelly Edmiston Growing up, I was almost always a compliant child in school. Very rarely did I get in trouble. I remember one of the only days in Kindergarten that I had to pull a popsicle stick for whispering something to my neighbor during the instruction time. I can still recall the heavy dark cloud of shame that washed over me, head to toe, as I walked to the front of the classroom to pull the treasured popsicle stick.... Read more

Paul, in 1 Cor 14 (text below), states that women should be “silent” in the churches, but this statement is right on the heels of women praying and women prophesied in Paul’s presence. So, what gives?  Andrew Bartlett, in his new book Men and Women in Christ, probes this most difficult of texts. (#ad) Since the disputed verse (14:34) comes in the middle of a discussion about church prophecy, I have the whole context in the NRSV: 1Cor. 14:26   What should... Read more