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According to the online Urban Dictionary, the word 'beepbop' is not really a word at all: it is a nonsense word to be used only when you want to really annoy someone. In that case, the British Broadcasting Corporation, otherwise known as the BBC, or more affectionately as 'the Beeb', has aired its...

If I remember correctly, I began my last article in this series on the Apostles' Creed by saying, 'There is nothing more central to the Christian message than the cross of Christ'. That is indeed the case; but it is a statement that needs to be qualified. Just as the cross on which Jesus died...

If I remember correctly, I began my last article in this series on the Apostles' Creed by saying, 'There is nothing more central to the Christian message than the cross of Christ'. That is indeed the case; but it is a statement that needs to be qualified. Just as the cross on which Jesus died...

Since arriving in the US some seven years ago, I have become accustomed to questions asking me what it is like to come from a socialist country. Now, I'm not sure exactly what constitutes a `socialist' country; but in the popular American imagination it seems to focus on the provision of a national...

Since arriving in the US some seven years ago, I have become accustomed to questions asking me what it is like to come from a socialist country. Now, I'm not sure exactly what constitutes a `socialist' country; but in the popular American imagination it seems to focus on the provision of a national...

Our God is a storytelling God. Much of the Bible is narrative, and a lot of that narrative is something that would give our children nightmares. I was 18 years old when I first read the story of the Levite's concubine from Judges 19. I was disturbed and disgusted by this story when I first heard it...

Fit for a King: Convocation Address at Reformed Theological Seminary Some of you who looked at the title of my address may think I have been co-opted by the development department. That is not the case. I would like for us to look at how our lives at seminary can get us fit to serve the king. In...

In August 2008, Professor John Jefferson Davis of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary posted a serial paper on the proper exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:12, titled, "1 Timothy 2:12, the Ordination of Women, and Pauline Use of Creation Narratives." His paper argues that the Greek word authentein,...

In August 2008, Professor John Jefferson Davis of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary posted a serial paper on the proper exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:12, titled, "1 Timothy 2:12, the Ordination of Women, and Pauline Use of Creation Narratives." His paper argues that the Greek word authentein,...

Recap Previously we examined the place of the atonement in the covenant theology that unfolds for us in the pages of the Scriptures. We discovered that there were three theological covenants [1]: the covenant of redemption that occurred between the three members of the Trinity in eternity, the...