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Did God command Joshua to slaughter babies?

Brian McLaren officiates his son's homosexual commitment ceremony...

Two major streams of Reformed theology...

The beauty of the impassible God...

Nine tips for picking good books...

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God and the "God Particle"

Misquoting St. Francis of Assisi

Does Jesus even care about homosexuality?

Six keys to getting your book published

5 practical thoughts on rest

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Homosexuality in the Ancient World...

Election According to Scripture: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, and Part Seven

You are trying to read too much if...

Why Getting the Bible Right is Critical for our Faith and The Story's Story

Complementarianism or Patriarchy?

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D. A. Carson responds to Peter Enns (in 1980)...

Why God doesn't tell you everything...

Baptism and church membership: Credo (i.e. Believer's baptism) and Paedo (i.e. Infant baptism)

Michael Bird's Top Ten Books for NT Grad Students...

Pat Robertson blames tornadoes on lack of prayer...

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Preston Sprinkle (a Pauline scholar) breaks down the New Perspective on Paul: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5...

Kevin DeYoung and Carl Trueman weigh in on the recent Elephant Room 2 chaos...

Sex-trafficking at the Super Bowl...

Should you publish your own book?

Why Jesus died...

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President Obama and Same-Sex Marriage - The Dance Continues...

Your favourite theologian was a slave-owner...

How I Pick Books I've Never Heard Of From Authors I May Not Know...

Pietism: What is it?

Christianity is bizarre but not absurd...

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3 book/reading lists worth considering: Please read books!

Trevin Wax compiles his top 5 weather videos of the year...

The five conundrums of Calvinism...

The 45 most powerful images of 2011...

The dark side of theology...

My 2012 Reading List

I’m currently trying to finish four books before the end of the year: Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert's "What Is the Mission of the Church? Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission", Christopher Hitchens' "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything", Darrin Patrick's "Church Planter: The Man, the Message, the Mission", and N. T. Wright's "Justification: God's Plan & Paul's Vision".

And, I think I’ve decided that I want to read approximately 20 books next year.

If you’re interested, here’s the list:

1. Bible (duh)
2. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"
3. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings"
4. Yousef and Brackin's "Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices"
5. Piper's "Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God"
6. Noll's "Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind"
7. Witherington's "Is there a Doctor in the House?: An Insider's Story and Advice on becoming a Bible Scholar"
8. Gupta's "Prepare, Succeed, Advance: A Guidebook for Getting a PhD in Biblical Studies and Beyond"
9. Dawkins' "The God Delusion"
10. Piper's "God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself"
11. McKnight's "The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited"
12. Jeffery, Ovey, and Sach's "Pierced for Our Transgressions: Rediscovering the Glory of Penal Substitution"
13. Payne's "Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul's Letters"
14. Saucy's "Women and Men in Ministry: A Complementary Perspective"
15. Webb's "Slaves, Women & Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis"
16. Bird's "The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective"
17. Bird's "Introducing Paul: The Man, His Mission and His Message"
18. Barclay and Gathercole's "Divine and Human Agency in Paul and his Cultural Environment"
19. Carter's "The Roman Empire and the New Testament: An Essential Guide"
20. Kim's "Christ and Caesar: The Gospel and the Roman Empire in the Writings of Paul and Luke"

Lastly, my goal is to begin reviewing, at least, some books upon completion. With that said, I am considering this to be a list in flux, specifically for the purpose of allowing “hot reads” to enter the list for reviewing purposes.

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Must we believe in the Virgin Birth?

I gave some advice for the young and aspiring theologian last week...here are some additional thoughts on seminary from a graduating seminarian...

Tebow, Calvin, and the Hand of God in Sports...

More noteworthy books...

A quick and easy lesson in hermeneutics...

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Millennials Have No Moral Framework...

5 Ways to Redeem Your Ride to Work...

Who is the most dangerous guy at your church?

Was the Apostle Paul married?

Books every Christian should read...

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Well...I didn't post anything on Tuesday because I got my days mixed up...

So, thanks to the American Labor Day Holiday, I've added a couple extra goodies on for today...

What Makes Evangelicalism Evangelical?

New York's Post-9/11 Church Boom...

Paul Did Not Teach "Stay in Slavery"...

Preaching, Manuscripts, and Fraternal Critique...

Evangelicals Divided on Gay Marriage...

What Kind of Leader Are You?

One Book for College...

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The Gift and Responsibility of Studying the Original Languages in Seminary...

Some additional thoughts on Chan's Erasing Hell by Jeff Cook and Trevin Wax...

What Do the Religions Teach About God?

A book list worth considering...

Al Mohler on the death of Anglicanism...

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I might not get to post anything on Thursday, so here are a few additions to the bi-weekly "Take a Moment..."

Evangelicals converting to Catholicism?

I'm done with living like a Christian!

Reading when you can't afford books...

Lust: Not for men only

A book worth your time...

Kevin DeYoung on Mark Driscoll and Effemigate...

Piper and Carson discuss hermeneutics and the use of extra-biblical sources...