Converse with Scholars - Nicholas Perrin episode now available

The latest edition of Converse With Scholars with Nicholas Perrin is now available. You can access it here: LINK.

Bible Geek Gone Wild breaks 3000 uniqure visitors

Today, another milestone has been achieved for my little web site. It's exciting to finally break 3000 unique visitors. Now on to 4000. : )

Top 5 List - Scholars / Professors of Influence

If it wasn't for Nick Norelli, I don't think I'd know what to write about some days. : ) He went with a 10 person list. Well, I'm going to go with a 5 person list.

• Mark Schuler - Professor of Religion & Theology at Concordia University - Dr. Schuler introduced me to the wonderful world of New Testament Greek. He was my adviser at CSP. I've always considered him an important figure in my early theological studies.
  
• Thomas Trapp - Professor of Religion & Theology at Concordia University - I had the pleasure of taking Dr. Trapp's 7 AM Hebrew I class twice. One of the things I remember about Dr. Trapp is that he had wooden shoes. He would wear them to class most every day. You could hear him walking to class from a long ways away.
• Greg Boyd - Senior Pastor of Woodland Hills Church (MN) - Dr. Boyd was my adviser while I attended Bethel university. I didn't always agree with all of his ideas, but I truly appreciated the way he challenged all of us in class and encouraged us to think critically about our beliefs.
• Daniel Block - Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College - Dr. Block taught my Old Testament class while I was attending graduate school at Wheaton College. He's a very kind and gentle man. I really loved the way he taught. His lectures had a very "pastoral" and caring / nurturing quality to them. He's an asset to Wheaton's faculty.
• Paul L. Maier - Russel H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University - Although I've never studied under Dr. Maier, I've read pretty much every book he has ever written. Also, I had the pleasure of meeting him when he lectured at a local church in MN back in 2004. I want to be like Dr. Maier when I grow up. : )
  

Christianaudio.com - Free Download of the Month - Martin Luther in his own Words, Unabridged

Surf on over the Christianaudio.com for their free download of the month. The current featured audio book is Martin Luther in his own Words (unabridged). It is narrated by David Cochran Heath. The run time is 2 hours & 45 minutes. You can find out more information here: LINK. Happy listening!

Ehrman vs N.T. Wright - Theodicy Debate at Beliefnet.com

Surf on over to beliefnet.com to see Ehrman & Wright face off in a written debate on Theodicy. You can access it here: LINK.

Extreme Praise Report!!!

A few of you know that I started a new job at a new company a week and a half ago. I found out about this job through a random hit on my resume on monster.com. It was about a 6 week process of interviews and such, but I did get the job. All in all, it was a good promotion for me. I'm enjoying my new role very much. All things considered, it seemed odd that this great opportunity fell from the sky, but we felt it was in God's timing. Today, I found out that a significant amount of people were let go at my old place of employment. I don't know for sure if I would've been on the chopping block, but I do know that everybody can be expendable. Thanks and praise be to God for protecting me from those difficult circumstances and brining me to this new opportunity. I pray that those who were laid off will find better opportunities quickly.

Mark Driscoll - Doctrine Sermon Series Week 6 Posted

Mars Hill Church posted week 6 of Mark Driscoll's current sermon series on doctrine. This sermon is titled Covenant: God Pursues. You can access it here: LINK. Happy listening!

Converse With Scholars - Nicholas Perrin - Lost in Transmission?

Wheaton College Professor Nicholas Perrin is this week's guest on Converse with Scholars. He will be talking about his book: Lost in Transmission? You can read my review of that book here: LINK. Be sure to check out the broadcast on Thursday May 8 from 10-11:30 PM EST.

Mark Driscoll - More Vintage Jesus

Check out Mark Driscoll's sermon series on Vintage Jesus here: LINK. You can also take a look at the website for the book: www.vintagejesus.net. If you order the book through Crossway books you will receive a free PDF of the book with your purchase. Crossway's Vintage Jesus order page is available here: LINK.

Way of the Master picking on xxxchurch?

I'm not quite sure where to stand on this one. I really appreciate the ministries of both Way of the Master & XXXchurch. In this segment from the Way of the Master radio program, Todd Friel raises some questions about one of xxxchurch's commercials. While I certainly see his point, I feel the folks at xxxchurch deserve props for tackling the difficult issue of pornography and sexual addiction and bringing the gospel to a section of society that most Christians are afraid to minister to. What do you think?

Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics (3rd edition)

The third edition of William Lane Craig's Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics is scheduled to be released on June 30, 2008. This updated edition will be a great addition to your personal or church library.

4 new Mark Driscoll titles coming soon from Crossway Books

Crossway Books has 4 new titles coming this summer from Mark Driscoll. Each of these little books could be read in about an hour and offers clear Biblical answers to tough theological questions.

Table Talk Magazine from Ligonier Ministries

I recently subscribed to Table Talk magazine, which is produced by Ligonier Ministries. This great little magazine is packed with articles and a daily devotional reading for each day of the month. I feel that it's a great bargain for only $23 per year. You can check out sample articles and subscribe here: LINK. A special thank to Tim Challies @ www.challies.com for pointing me to this great resource.

John Piper - TULIP Seminar

Desiring God has just updated their website with the TULIP Seminar John Piper delivered recently for The Bethlehem Institute. You can access it here: LINK.