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Thabiti Anyabwile has written a brief review of Iain Murray’s new book, Life of Arthur W Pink. I have not had the chance to read Murray’s biography of Pink, but I really appreciated what Anyabwile wrote. Arthur Pink was raised in a Christian home and later rejected the Christian faith to join the occult. Several [...]

Justin Taylor has recently provided David Powlison’s answers to fifteen important questions related to Christian counseling. I’ve found them extremely helpful, wise, and biblically saturated. If you have an interest in providing Godly counsel and understanding the human heart, I’d encourage you to read through the following links. These questions are taken from Powlison’s essay [...]

Last year at the Clarus conference—where Wayne Grudem and Randy Alcorn will be the keynotes at this year’s conference—Sam Storms and Ray Ortlund fielded a number of great questions from Pastor Ryan Kelly of Desert Springs Church in Albuquerque, NM. The links below take you to the YouTube videos for each question. Questions on Worship [...]

I’m pretty excited about our new contributor. She is known as Church Lady. Her biography is as follows: Church Lady is a recent convert to Christianity and has found herself deeply entangled in the midst of a ministry. Yeah, she works with Christians now! She’s opinionated as all heck, and is making observations that constantly [...]

Understanding our culture is part of what being intentional with the gospel is about. Understanding the people and what they do will help us find ways to share the gospel effectively with them. Those in the Missional movement have been saying this for years. I spent the last couple of years processing through the Emerging [...]

Trevin Wax has four of the most insightful thoughts on how Christians can do a better job of discussing the issue of homosexuality within Christianity. His thoughts are in response to Jennifer Knapp’s recent public announcement and her appearance on Larry King Live. Wax has four suggestions to help us discuss this subject in a [...]

Bible Interpretation In a Nutshell. Patton has some very simple insights for properly interpreting the Bible. I love the subject. I like his methods. Check it out. There’s even the world famous Michael Patton charts!

Today Earth Day is being celebrated as a non-partisan observance in public schools and universities across the country; but as anyone who has been reading lately knows, the subject of global warming and how to deal with it is anything but a non-partisan issue.  Kevin DeYoung will give you some encouragement here on how to [...]

In the ever increasing desire to take over the blog world, Think Theology has a new addition. It’s our version of having a baby, which this person knows a lot about! Welcome Paul Poppe. As you’ll read in the Contributors section, Paul is a husband, father, and thinker. I’ve been blessed by his friendship and [...]

Last week I commented on an interesting post @ CNN. Well, it seems that there are some further developments in what may be very important for our culture to recognize. They have now posted another article, No hooking up, no sex for some coeds. Wow. Two in a row! The story is about a decision [...]

I have five younger sisters, so I can appreciate this picture… Justin Taylor writes the following insights: I’m not sure how many out there are the eldest brother in their family. The benefits are many. Here’s a simple but effective little trick that older brothers know. It is easily employed when you can have your [...]

CNN has an interesting article that I think a lot of people should read – The downside of ‘friends with benefits.’ The article, interestingly enough, actually gives some good raw data that shows how foolish it is to have a ‘friends with benefits’ type of relationship. Granted, I’m sure the article is not arguing from [...]

Dr. Albert Mohler posted some interesting thoughts on animal homosexuality. I really enjoy Mohler’s consistent interaction with topics that conservative fundamentalists often ignore and pretend do not exist. What are we to think about what appears to be animal homosexuality, especially from a biblical world-view? What does animal homosexuality suggest about the evolutionary world-view, given [...]

John Piper is taking a leave of absence. Piper’s desire for sanctification for the glory of God inspires me. He’s taking a complete break from ministry until December and I pray he comes back stronger than ever and that his family relationships are stronger and deeper than ever.

Justin Taylor points us to Vanhoozer’s thoughts on Redramatizing Theology. I love Vanhoozer. He writes such rich and thought-provoking ideas, so read this.

My good friend Cary Cox, pastor of Conway Celebration Church, has written a great list of lessons that he learned in Kenya. Take a look at them! I concur! “Lessons I Learned in Kenya” Cary’s a great preacher, a godly husband and father, and a good friend. I’m thankful for God bringing him into my [...]

Michael Patton, who is neither a Charismatic nor a traditional Cessationist, has written an interesting piece at Reclaiming the Mind – “If there are Modern Day Prophets, then the Canon is Still Open,” which is part of his “stupid statements” series. Patton more or less points out that a statement like that misunderstands both the [...]

Justin Taylor points out an interesting discussion by Doug Wilson – Sproul and Wright: Judging by the Paperwork vs. Judging by the Heart. Taylor quotes the following gem from Wilson: The irony is that the mistake Wright makes about first century Jews, R.C. makes about the Reformed, and the valuable insight that Wright offers pastorally [...]

Shai Linne with “Spread His Fame.” from Grace EV Free on Vimeo. All praise to the name of the savior who reigns. He’s taken our blame, embraced all our shame, He’s raised from the grave so his fame we proclaim. Salvation by grace through faith in his name. All praise to the name of the [...]

Mark Dever – Study Video from Together for the Gospel (T4G) on Vimeo.

Happy Holidays Merry Christmas. I’ve been extremely busy the last couple of days, but I wanted to wish all you readers a wonderful time of year that would extend beyond this season and would continue for the rest of your lives. The Incarnation is to be celebrated far beyond a few weeks in December! Some [...]

Somewhat related to my previous post is this book review at the Christians in Context blog of The Bible Among the Myths by John Oswalt. I am currently teaching on the Patriarchs and have purchased four commentaries on Genesis to aid my studies as follows: Gordon J. Wenam (Word series, 2 vols.) John H. Walton (NIV [...]

As many of you may know, I am a Christian Hedonist (defined here and here). My vision for “enjoying God” has been shaped greatly by Dr. John Piper, Dr. Sam Storms, and affectionately through the writings of Jonathan Edwards. So with great joy and boldness I declare that I believe with all of my heart [...]

I’m pretty excited to announce that we have some new contributors joining our ranks here! – Tyler and Casey are going live! I’m still working on begging asking a couple other contributors to start being a part of the Think Theology project, but we’ll take it one step at a time. I wanted to share [...]

Tim Chester, one of the authors of my favorite book of this year (Total Church), has written three reviews of books tackling the subject of sexuality from a Christian perspective. Chester reviews Les Parrott’s Crazy Good Sex: Putting to Bed the Myths Men Have About Sex,Craig Gross and Mike Foster’s, Questions You Can’t Ask Your Mama [...]