1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (1031+ words) Ben Sasse is dying. In December, the former U. S. senator from Nebraska was diagnosed with stage IV metastasized pancreatic cancer'a death sentence. Clinical trials at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have thankfully extended his remaining time with his wife and…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (966+ words) Few Christian doctrines are as universally cherished and yet as casually misunderstood as that of heaven. For many believers, heaven functions more as emotional reassurance than an actual theological conviction. It is referenced in moments of grief, gestured toward in…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1328+ words) Are same-sex sexual relationships and transgender identities matters about which Christians can agree to disagree? The editors of Christlike Acceptance across Deep Difference, Karen Keen and Ronald Pierce, believe so. In fact, despite deep differences between them, most of the…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago  (812+ words) Jesus once chided the religious leaders of his day for their faulty reading practices, since, despite diligently searching the Scriptures, they failed to see how those texts bore witness to him (John 5: 40). Such a Christ-seeking reading habit'one that listens for…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (384+ words) Blomberg's style is clear and accessible, designed especially for students and pastors but with sufficient scholarly depth for academic research. It is a good "go to first" commentary, setting out well the central thrust and key interpretational issues in each…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (324+ words) When we think about the loss of shared moral narrative, it's little wonder our culture has lost its sense of virtue and purpose. The fairy tales that used to shape our imaginations have been largely drowned out by digital noise…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (352+ words) This is familiar territory. So even as I sit reading, chirping constantly under my breath, "Ellul, Ellul, Ellul," his apparition takes some 115 pages to manifest. But then it does. Ellul's Technological Society is Kingsnorth's "Machine," but with some extra add-ons…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1244+ words) First published in 1966, the UBS Greek New Testament hits its 60th birthday this year. It has long been the preferred hand edition for its intended audience of translators, students, and pastors. The arrival of this new, sixth edition is a major…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago  (524+ words) Darby Strickland's When It's Trauma is one of two 2025 book releases on trauma from a Christian counseling perspective that make tremendous contributions to biblical understanding and practice. (Steve Midgley's complementary work, Understanding Trauma: A Biblical Introduction for Church Care, is…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago  (958+ words) I am writing this review in Peru, a land of incredible variety. It stretches from the coastal region touching the Pacific and its plentiful sea life, through the desert region with its barrenness, into the mountainous areas terminating in high…...