Last week I attended a fascinating online event hosted by Langham Partnership. Mark Labberton (president of Fuller Seminary and editor of Still Evangelical?) was the speaker and his topic was: Evangelicalism: Still or Not Yet? How the crisis of American (White) Evangelicalism requires the restoration of its soul by rediscovering its source and hope. An impetus …
Month: February 2021
John Stott Centenary
This is the centenary of John Stott's birth (April 27, 1921). Stott left a rich legacy of global-gospel engagement and I find myself more and more drawn to and appreciative of him. His book The Cross of Christ was a big part of my early theological development. Besides the value of the content, Stott showed …
A World History of Christianity, Adrian Hastings (Editor)
The short version: an excellent and rich resource which fills in the global gaps left by the main stream of Church History writing. It is a lot to tackle because of its size and scope, but should likely be included as foundational for any person (or church) setting up a theological library. This book is …
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Septuagint Day 2021: Armin Schmitt
I am putting my oar in to help celebrate Septuagint Day. Rather than explaining what the Septuagint is and why it is worth celebrating, or looking at why Septuagint Day is February 8th, I am giving you a paragraph from Armin Schmitt. I have two reasons for this. First, Schmitt was a German scholar and …
Change, Translation, & Reinvention…
For Adrian Hastings, the history of the Christian church is a story of renovation. In his introduction to A World History of Christianity, he gives this summary of the last 2,000 years: “It is a history of change and translation, of the regular reinvention of itself in new languages and regions.” So what has the church …
Too Small A Thing 