Terry DelaneyBibleWorks8 (BW8) is the latest in the Bible Works computer software series. Building upon the huge successes and renovations made to BW7, this new edition has much to offer while at the same time remaining constant in most of its functionality...
Chad BrooksI know of a student (through a friend at a different seminary than mine) that is finishing his M.div in 5 semesters. This means that in two and a half years, he finished a 90+ hour masters level degree. While it had to be cheaper, and quicker, I...
Ryan BurnsWe passed a milestone yesterday with our 400th post! In a little over 1 year we’ve written 402 posts, fielded 929 comments, dodged 263 bits of spam, and grown from 600 visitors the month we launched to over 4,500 visitors last month. Thanks to...
We are now through the first month of using the Letters of Samuel Rutherford as a devotional in 2009. If you are reading along, I pray you have been as blessed as I have been. I would like to take some time to reflect back on some quotes as well as...
Ed Stetzer of LifeWay has a wonderful post about balancing ministry with family. This is just as important for the seminarian and it deserves a careful read.
Jeff PattersonIX Marks asked a roundtable of seminary presidents two questions: Why is your seminary needed? What’s an exciting example you have seen being done in a local church that would encourage pastors to think of raising up the next generation? Read...
Jake BelderAt one point in the past, I posed the question on my blog of how long a pastor should remain with one church. Every now and then I look back at the most thoughtful response I received to the question (which came from an Orthodox priest) and spend...
Suffering and the Goodness of God, ed. Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2008. 253 pp. $23.99 Introduction Suffering and the Goodness of God is the first book in a new series being published by Crossway Books...
This February Sic et Non is giving away a bunch of Bible software. Go check out the site for details.
Paul BurkhartRecently, my family and I made a trip down to Texas to see my extended family. My grandfather is nearing death. Every time we see him could very well be the last. There’s so much I want to ask him. What’s his greatest fear in all this...
With a renewal of Reformed Theology spreading throughout Christendom in the last couple decades, it is truly to our benefit that we look to the past in order to understand how to move forward. This is aptly stated in the Introduction to each book in...
Words, words, words. If you’re in seminary, then your world is based wholly on words. Deep words. Big words. In seminary you will hear many words, you will read many words, you will write many words, and you will speak many words. This being...
As we are beginning a new semester of classes, I have been reflecting on what I have learned during the first three semesters and where that learning has taken place. Personally, I have learned more outside of the classroom than I have inside. That...
I got an email last night from Rob Schumaker. He wanted me to let everyone know that his Schumaker Foundation is giving away a $1,000 scholarship for Divinity students. Check out his site for detials. Deadline to apply is March 9, 2009.
Dr. Kistemaker is my favorite professor. Maybe it is because it was in his class that I, for the first time, finally understood the letter to the Hebrews. Maybe it is because he retired 12 years ago, but still teaches almost every semester! Or...
Since I apparently have too much time on my hands (uh, yeah right) I decided to create a fun little online quiz to help people see if they have what it takes to survive seminary. Go take the Seminary Survival Quiz and be sure to post your badge on...
I don’t know about you, but I live in a strange tension. I’m a preacher at heart. Every conversation no matter how casual somehow turns to Christ and his impact on our hearts and lives. Every biblical text I read goes through the...
Carr, Simonetta. John Calvin. Illustrated by Emanuele Taglietti. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2008. 64 pp. $18.00. With 2009 being the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, Reformation Heritage Books has published a wonderful...
One of the opportunities that I have while in seminary is working as an Intern in the Chapel office here at Asbury. This year, I am leading the student team that designs and coordinates three services a week as well as many special events. I came to...
One of our readers recently commented that he was in the process of deciding whether or not God was leading him towards starting studies at a seminary. He had a few friends who had already graduated or were going through seminary themselves, and was...
You go to every blog, you speak to every pastor, you read every book. They all say the exact same thing about seminary. Sure there are varied articulations, but they all have the same heart: “Don’t lose sight of what matters most.”...
For the past several months I have been “winging” it with our finances. This was somewhat intentional since we’ve been in a crazy transitional period and tracking everything was just too complicated at the time. Rather than...
Today’s post is by Josh Bleeker. Josh is the Director of Admissions at Dallas Theological Seminary. Really, only two questions? More questions will certainly arise. However, two key questions will provide the quickest and most important...
Banner of Truth (BoT) has once again served up some thick Puritan theology in bite-sized morsels. I previously reviewed Heaven by Jonathan Edwards, Anger Management by Richard Baxter, Living Faith by Samuel Ward, and Impure Lust by John Flavel. Now...
The information for this post can be found in Meet The Puritans by Joel Beeke and Randall Pederson available at Reformation Heritage Books or Westminster Book Store. As part of Going to Seminary’s devotional initiative, we would like to...
I know we all don’t have a lot of time for extra reading, but I also know that we all end up making some time for it anyway. Terry has been recommending a lot of good books here recently, and let me add to it by pointing you to a recent post...
Beale, G.K. The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evagelicalism: Responding to New Challenges to Biblical Authority. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2008. 300 pp. $20.00. Westminster-$13.20. I think the teaser for the second Jaws movie says it best, “Just when...
Have you ever stopped to think about what you are actually saying whenever you say things? Unfortunately, I do not always think before I speak, but that is changing. Recently, I was helping a friend out with some yard work and was corrected for...
Just a reminder that the Letters of Samuel Rutherford will be on sale only until 15 January from Banner of Truth. If you have started reading already for the year, I pray you have been blessed as much as I have.
Introduction Zondervan’s A Reader’s Greek New Testament 2nd Edition uses the eclectic texts that was used in the translating of Today’s New International Version (TNIV) which differs from the Standard Text which is used in Nestle...