Chronological Snobbery Works Both Ways
Above: Cuneiform signs from René Labat’s wonderfully handwritten Manuel D’Épigrahie Akkadienne. Great quotes from the Older-Is-Always-Better movement. “This agreed upon language is so prescribed.
[...]
Uncategorized
Biblical Theology is Public Theology
One need not look beyond the first chapter of the Bible to see that biblical theology is a public theology. We might even
[...]
Flannery O’Connor Is Getting Her Own Stamp
In honor of Flannery O’Connor’s newly announced stamp series, here is a link to a New Yorker article comprised of excerpts from her journal
[...]
Of Lithium and Grace
I have a new post at the OnFaith site about the new Kurt Cobain documentary Montage of Heck and a recent Sufjan Stevens show
[...]
Dynamics of Biblical Mystery
I have a review of Beale and Gladd’s recent book on inner-biblical exegesis, entitled Hidden But Now Revealed: A Biblical Theology of Mystery, over at
[...]
Meaning and Biblical Faith
Above: Rembrandt, “The Artist in His Studio” (c. 1628) Those who profess the Christian faith cannot rely on a general cultural literacy about
[...]
Saying It Anew: Preaching, Teaching, and Defamiliarization
(Above: a defamiliarized street sign in Montmartre) I have always been interested in how God’s Word is communicated in the Scriptures by the
[...]
Calvin the Exegete
In Richard Muller’s helpful article entitled “Calvin’s Exegesis of Old Testament Prophecies” he summarizes the great Reformer’s approach and in doing so touches
[...]
Palm Sunday and Unmet Expectations
Woody Allen famously said that 80 percent of life is just showing up. He was talking about the big plans that people make but
[...]
From Deep to Deep: Water in Psalm 42
I have considered Psalm 42 (“As a deer pants for water brooks…”) among my favorite psalms for some time. The highly intimate prayer speaks
[...]