Guretzki, An Explorer’s Guide to Karl Barth (Review)
David Guretzki, An Explorer’s Guide to Karl Barth (Downers Grove, Il.: IVP Academic, 2016). Pp. xiii + 223. ISBN: 978-0-8308-5137-9 Last week I reviewed Galli’s recent introductory biography of Karl Barth for evangelicals, and expressed the hope that evangelicals might engage with the …
Galli, Karl Barth for Evangelicals (Review)
Mark Galli, Karl Barth: An Introductory Biography for Evangelicals (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2017). Pp. xvi + 176. ISBN: 978-0-8028-6939-5 Mark Galli entitles his recent book on Karl Barth an ‘introductory biography for evangelicals.’ As a biography it is a faithful though simplified …
New Issue of Crucible is Out
The new issue of Crucible has been published and includes several articles and other resources to do with homiletics. I note that the editors have called an hiatus on the journal for now, given their work loads and other commitments. If you are …
Ash Barty, Don Bradman, Grace and Virtue
I have enjoyed watching Ash Barty play tennis for several years now, and her win in Paris last weekend—her first Grand Slam title—was the icing on the cake. What is it I like? To begin, she has extraordinary talent. Ash is …
Re-Thinking Baptism
The new edition of the Pacific Journal of Theological Research is now available. I am very pleased to have been part of this issue. It began when I was asked, over a year ago now, to speak at the induction of my friend, …
Beauty from Brokenness
I wonder if you have ever had the opportunity to view a piece of ceramic art which has had the ancient Japanese Kintsugi treatment? Kintsugi advocates that something which has been broken can be even more beautiful if the cracks and breaks …
Love, and the Law: A Meditation
And because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold (Matthew 24:12). In my devotional reading this morning, this verse stood out for me, specifically, the relation between love and the law. Many contemporary Protestants think in terms …
The call to live a good life: with Monica O’Neil
The start of a new year is a good time to reflect on the call to live a good life. I’m Monica O’Neil from Vose. Aspiring to rob, cheat and become meaner is not on most of our New Year lists. Usually …
Justine Humphreys on the call to live an original life
It’s the start of a new year, and a good time to reflect on the call to live an original life. I spend a lot of time pondering my purpose. Assessing pro’s and con’s of options. Brainstorming ideas with trusted friends and …
Jon Bergmann on the call to live an original life
At the start of this new year, we are reflecting on what it means to live an original life. There’s a passage in the Bible which talks about a character called Moses, and what it says is that “he was born no …