By Thomas R. Schreiner – One of the greatest texts in all of the scriptures is found in Revelation chapter 5. The course of history is found in the seven sealed book, and God holds history in the palm of his hand. He is sovereign over every event that occurs. But what will happen to [...]

By Todd Miles—   “And Jesus answered them, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.’” Growing up, I always wondered why we called Good Friday, “Good.” After all, the historical events that this day commemorates do not exactly constitute humanity’s finest hour. It was on this day that sinful humanity [...]

By Luke Stamps – A couple of weeks ago I suggested that those who wish to read the classics of Christian theology should develop a personal “canon of theologians” and should try to work through their list during the coming year.  Having completed my readings for January, I thought it would be helpful for me [...]

By David Schrock -  Solomon advises us that there is nothing new under the sun.  Indeed, in the history of Christian thought, one would expect that under the Lordship of Christ and his church, the essentials of the gospel would remain consistent over time.  Thus, while they need repeating in every generation because slippage is [...]

By Matthew Barrett Typically when we think of the Reformation and the effect it had “art” is not usually something that comes to mind. However, the theology of the Reformation had a profound impact on art. Francis Schaeffer explains that “to say that the Reformation depreciated art and culture or that it did not produce [...]

By David Schrock The cost of a book is never indicative of its value. This point was driven home for me a few years ago when I found George Smeaton’s The Doctrine of the Atonement As Taught By Christ Himself (1871) on a dollar shelf at a used bookstore near the University of Chicago. Without [...]