By Craig Bartholomew It may seem laughable in our present media-dominated context to imagine that a long, three-volume exposition of doctrine, written by a thoroughly orthodox Reformed theologian in another place and time, might hold vital clues for...
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. Which one is it? Answer the fool or not? On the surface, these verses appear contradictory. But...
Dr. Craig Evans discusses the intersection between archaeology and theology (0:10), and get a Faithlife Proclaim tip on exporting and sharing slides (3:30). Study archaeology with Craig Evans In Archaeology and the New Testament, Dr. Craig Evans...
atheism [ ey-thee-iz-uhm ] Also called: Godlessness Disbelief in God. Top Bible Verses about Atheism Psalm 14:1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good...
By Kevin Vanhoozer One of the key prophetic tasks of theology is to free the church, a holy nation, from idols. This includes false ideologies and metaphors and stories that guide and govern a people’s way of life. That’s the negative task of...
Today is the National Day of Prayer in the United States, a day when millions of Christians join together to pray for our country. This stirring reflection from A.W. Tozer challenges Christians to consider whether their desires in prayer are sincere...
May 2 is national Days of Remembrance, an annual day to remember the six million Jews murdered by the Nazi regime and its collaborators in the Holocaust. The Ten Boom family of Haarlem, Netherlands, hid, fed, and cared for Jews during World War 2 in...
We’re approaching wedding season—full of June brides, scenic destinations, and as many gift cards and blenders as one heart could desire. Yet as Matt Chandler points out in this excerpt from The Mingling of Souls , weddings aren’t about the setting...
With collected works in Logos, you bring renowned Christian theologians right into your studies. It’s like having them next to you to say, “Psst, if you don’t mind, I have a thought on that.” For example, let’s say you’re preparing a sermon on...
In order to know God and his perspective, people need to access his stream of consciousness or to have it opened up to them. Engagement with God requires more than being able to state things about him: it involves a person-to-person relationship in...
By Francis Chan and Lisa Chan Truth be told, Lisa and I have very little in common. I love sports, she doesn’t. She loves the mall, I hate it with a passion. She likes to sing, and I sound like a cow. I love weird Asian food, she thinks it’s creepy...
Enjoy these quotes on salvation and repentance from Carson, Barth, and Spurgeon. (Bonus quote from Tozer at the end, too.) D.A. Carson If God had perceived that our greatest need was economic, he would have sent an economist. If he had perceived...
“If I could only own one full set of commentaries, the New International Commentary on the Old and New Testaments would be my choice. . . Like a fine wine, it has continued to improve with age.” — Randy McCracken, author and professor Like BDAG...
By Elisabeth Elliot When I came to the realization that my husband was missing, not knowing for another five days that he was dead, the words that God brought to me then were from Isaiah the 43rd chapter, “When thou passest through the waters I will...
There’s no better way to grow in your faith than to get God’s Word into each day—or rather, to let God’s Word get into you. To gain a truly deep understanding of the Bible, you have to learn to study it inductively—to suspend judgment about a text’s...
Creating your media presentations with Proclaim is even faster with our latest feature update: Suggested Media. Proclaim can now automatically suggest media to add to your presentation based on the season. Here’s a step-by-step guide to using the...
For Christians, everything hinges on the resurrection. But without Jesus’ death to pay for our sins (atonement), there would be no resurrection. Here are 10 recommendations to learn more about these two most important events in history, the...
Just as Son of David implies far more than that Jesus is merely David’s descendant, so Son of Abraham implies far more than that Jesus is merely born of Abraham’s line. The title Son of David indicates that Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s...
By Grant Osborne Most ancient books trace the “acts” of heroes like Odysseus, Alexander the Great, or Julius Caesar. Luke’s is unique because these are the “acts” of a movement. As the second part of a two-volume work, it is a historical narrative...
The final days of Jesus’ earthly ministry are surrounded in truth and eternal significance from which we’ll never stop learning. In his devotional And the Angels Were Silent from the Chronicles of the Cross Collection, Max Lucado presents an Easter...
By Timothy Keller What is this “gospel” for which Paul is willing to glory in being a slave? What gospel would make Paul happy to lose everything in order to share it? First, it is worth reflecting on the word itself. “Gospel”—euangeloi—is literally...
Bonhoeffer "most clearly points to the Christ as God’s Word for us, not simply to us, but emphatically on our behalf."
By Lucas O’Neill, author of Preaching to Be Heard Many sermons are like meals from typical fast-food chains—flavor at the expense of nutrition. It’s easy, fast, cheap, and tastes addictively good. Your We begin with the text and we surrender the...
Editor’s note: This excerpt from The God of All Comfort provides a brief but fascinating reflection on human perception before the fall. It appears in the earlier part of the book, where the author is contrasting the beauty of perfection with the...
In any given sentence—be it a worship song lyric or a church announcement—some words are more important than others. That’s why it’s fun to be able to draw attention to those words with just a few clicks, like you can through...
If you want the deepest experience of your vertical relationship with God, check your horizontal relationships with the family of God. You are not an only child in God’s family. People in healthy families always share responsibilities. The Church is...
By David Helm Scottish poet Andrew Lang once landed a humorous blow against the politicians of his day with a clever line indicting them for their manipulation of statistics. With a slight alteration in language, the quip could equally be leveled...
John Bunyan’s famous Christian allegory has become an animated feature film. Watch the trailer: Written by John Bunyan in 1678, The Pilgrim’s Progress is one of the most enduring pieces of religious literature ever written. It’s been cited as the...
The word mission is used today in a plethora of contexts. Diplomats, fighter pilots, and some elementary school teachers refer to their work as a mission. Virtually every business, from auto-parts distributors to fast-food restaurants, possesses an...
By Mark J. Keown, ThD At the time of the New Testament, Israel had been an occupied country, at least in part, since the eighth century BC. Its location on the Fertile Crescent meant that anyone seeking to dominate the region had to take control of...