When Dorothy awoke in the Land of Oz, she experienced a world completely different from what she knew. In a similar way, if B. B. Warfield, Charles Hodge, and Gresham Machen were transported to 21st century Princeton, NJ, they wouldn’t… Read More ›
Seminary
Kurt and Todd
Tomorrow Kurt Bricker and Todd Williams will graduate from Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, Pa. Kurt was an elder in our church and left about 5 years ago with his wife Juleah and their 3 daughters to attend BBS…. Read More ›
The impact of Rod Decker
I have not been able to bring myself to talk about Rod Decker since he went home to be with his Savior four days ago. Rod would not want me to go on and on about him so I will try and… Read More ›
New Greek Grammar by Dr. Rod Decker
Dr. Rod Decker of Baptist Bible Seminary has recently announced that his first-year Greek grammar will be published by Baker in the near future. Titled Learning Koine Greek, this grammar will complement his intermediate grammar titled Koine Greek Reader, which has… Read More ›
ΜΟΡΦΗ in Codex Sinaiticus
I am auditing a class in New Testament textual criticism that I never was able to take during my Ph.D. studies. Today in the seminary Reference Room, we worked with several different copies of various kinds of manuscripts. The seminary… Read More ›
A warning from the past regarding Neology
I have been reading the life of Charles Hodge written by his son, Archibald Alexander and published by Banner of Truth. It is a different kind of biography, containing personal letters and excerpts from his journal with his son filling… Read More ›
New book on Bonhoeffer
I am about a third of the way through a new book by Eric Metaxas, titled Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. I enthusiastically recommend the book. It is well written, well researched, and an easy read, even though it is… Read More ›
Don’t put off Greek
When I was young, my father tried to get me to eat tomatoes and peppers. I looked at them and said, “I don’t like them.” He said, “You will.” He was right. That analogy works pretty well with men training… Read More ›
The changing face of seminary education
I just read a recent Christianity Today article (online of course) that chronicled the phenomenon of online seminary education. If you are involved in education in any capacity, you are aware of the impact that online education has had at… Read More ›
God Incarnate 