We have tried to reinvent the wheel when it comes to modern education, and for a majority of the students who are being pumped out of our education system, the wheel is not rolling. Classical education—the education of greats like Luther, Locke, Bach, Rembrandt, Shakespeare, da Vinci, Jefferson—is really very simple. We must get back to…
Mark: Illustrated Greek-English New Testament
If ever I have the chance to teach a New Testament Greek reading class—at any level—I think I would try to incorporate this new, very cool resource. Michael Halcomb, Ph.D. Asbury Theological Seminary, has recently published a full-color, illustrated (it looks kind of like a graphic novel), Greek-English New Testament. You can view some sample pages…
Free Exercise of Religion is More Than Just Freedom of Belief
It is not an insignificant thing that Justice Kennedy has stood against the liberal tide that seeks to redefine the constitutional right of the freedom of religion. Constitutionally, the freedom of religion is the freedom to exercise one's religion both inside and outside the doors of one's place of worship. However, many today are striving to limit…
A Feminist Perspective on the Anniversary of Title IX
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Was the Conquest of the Promised Land Unjust?
Frequently, the account of the Israelites' conquest of the land of Canaan is lifted up as Exhibit A in the argument for why the God of the Old Testament should be denounced as a moral monster. Is there any warrant to this claim? Was the conquest of the promised land unjust? If so, the God of the Old…
Dempster’s Dominion and Dynasty
I just finished reading Dominion and Dynasty, a book by biblical scholar Stephen Dempster that comes highly recommended by Dr. Jim Hamilton. Allow me to second that recommendation. In this book, Dempster convincingly outlines the story of the Old Testaement (Tanakh) as one big Story that is centered around the thematic pillars of Dominion and Dynasty—Land…
The Tenets of the Religion of Secularism
Dogma: What is true is that there is no Truth and meaning is meaningless (Never mind that this statement logically entails the refutation of everything that follows, including this sentence). Commandments: Do not judge, except to judge those who judge. Do not tolerate intolerance. Ritual: The perpetual blood-sacrifice of abortion at the altar of Self-Actualization in the name…
George Washington on Education
The following is an excerpt from Ron Chernow's excellent biography of George Washington. One can't help but surmise that Washington's life would have been vastly different had he attended college. He lacked the liberal education that then distinguished gentlemen, setting him apart from such illustrious peers as Jefferson, Hamilton, Adams, and Madison. He would always…
The Final Days of Jesus
Andreas Köstenberger and Justin Taylor recently collaborated on a book titled The Final Days of Jesus which is about the fateful week that culminated in the death of Jesus of Nazareth. In conjunction with this project, the authors filmed and released these videos. In each video, various biblical scholars helpfully unpack some of the historical facts and events that surround each day of Holy…
Who Was James?
There are two prominent figures named James in the Bible. There is James the brother of John, son of Zebedee, who was an apostle of Jesus. He was one of the 12. The other is James the brother of Jesus. It is this James, the brother of our Lord, who wrote the book of James.…
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