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Reconstructing the Puzzle of Paul’s Life
By Bradley Bitner
Bradley Bitner shares, “In sum, Thielman’s “Paul” is an ambitious achievement.”
God, Christianity, and Scientific Study
By Gregg Davidson
Does science make God irrelevant? Madueme does more than just answer “no.” He gives us reason to see how God makes science relevant.
The Structure and Spirit of Presbyterianism
By David Cassidy
Sean Lucas’ “Presbyterianism” is theological without being dry, historical without being nostalgic, and pastoral without being sentimental.
By Their Fruit You Will Know Them
By Bryce and Ashley Hales
How might we live as fruitful disciples in a busy, disconnected, and polarized historical moment?
Discovering and Recovering the Reason for Church
By Bruce P. Baugus
Bruce P. Baugus reviews Brad Edwards’ “The Reason for Church,” describing it as “welcome, timely, and useful.”
The Value of Tim Keller’s Practical Theology
By Jason Helopoulos
Jason Helopoulos reviews Matt Smethurst’s book, “Tim Keller on the Christian Life: The Transforming Power of the Gospel.”
Learning from the Public Ministry of Francis Grimké
By DeMyron Haynes
Grimké’s life and ministry encourage us to stand firm, to shepherd well, and to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus.
God’s Love for the Unlovely
By Allison Van Egmond
Like so many people in the Bible, we are frail and tempted to doubt God’s love for us. Yet, he calls us beloved.
Christianity and the Collapse of Secular Materialism
By Rob Edwards
We must, as Douthat argues, make the most of the time, as there is growing dissatisfaction with secular materialism. But we must not encourage any to find solace merely in religious commitments.
Biology, the Bible, and Gender Identity
By Andy Jones
God only and always creates humans as male or female. And the body God gives us governs and guides our gender identity.