A few people have asked my why I am independently publishing my new book, That You May Know: A Primer on Christian Discipleship. In other words, I’m not using a traditional publisher to get my book to design the book cover, edit the text, market the book, and...
When Jesus describes the kind of relationship that he wants with us, he tells us, “Come, follow me.” This is what he said to his first group of disciples, and this is still what he tells those of us who would be his disciples today. If we want to have Jesus, then we...
Today, I’m excited to make an announcement that has been nine years in the making. If you want the history, just keep reading. But if you are only interested in the announcement itself about the new book I’m about to publish (oh, sorry—spoiler alert!),...
In 1931, a theologian named Gustav Aulen published a book about the atonement called Christus Victor, a book that challenged the historic doctrine of atonement sometimes called “penal substitution” or the “satisfaction.” In it, Aulen argued...
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: On the other hand, [John Owen (1616-1683)] insisted that the Christian’s experience of God be molded by God’s trinitarian self-revelation. Why is the biblical doctrine of the Trinity crucial for Christian...
A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life in a Year: Furthermore, the experience of God as the Trinity confirms and strengthens faith in the doctrine of the Trinity. [John Owen (1616-1683)] wrote, “And this is the nature of all gospel truths, they are fitted and...