Eugene H. Peterson's Under the Unpredictable Plant (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992) is one of those books to which I keep returning to be challenged and yet encouraged. One of my favorite sections of the book is where he describes the novelist Chaim Potok's (1929–2002) lecture at Johns Hopkins in the 1980s. Potok's Jewish mother tried … Continue reading The Regenerated Heart
Boccaccini, Paul’s Three Paths (2020)
Gabriele Boccaccini is a University of Michigan professor teaching Second Temple Judaism and early rabbinic literature. He's also a renowned Enoch specialist. I've been reading his 2020 book Paul's Three Paths to Salvation (Eerdmans). I am planning to write a (very) critical book review soon and have it published somewhere. Today's post only concerns a … Continue reading Boccaccini, Paul’s Three Paths (2020)
Sproul, Can I Be Sure I’m Saved? (2010)
Robert Charles Sproul (1939–2017) was an American Reformed theologian and ordained pastor in the PCA. He founded Ligonier Ministries. This short book Can I Be Sure I'm Saved? (2010) is the seventh in the Crucial Questions series (1983–2019) which includes 31 books (e.g., 1. Who Is Jesus? [1983] . . . 31. How Does God’s … Continue reading Sproul, Can I Be Sure I’m Saved? (2010)
I Am a Child of God
Yesterday (Jun 19th, 2022) was Father's Day, which led me again to J. I. Packer's (1926-2020) great chapter titled "Sons of God" (Packer, Knowing God. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2004 [1973]). The chapter begins with the following line: "What is a Christian? The question can be answered in many ways, but the richest answer I … Continue reading I Am a Child of God
Arrogant Sin of Rejecting Christ
Imagine traveling from Canada to, say, Japan by a paper plane. It is impossible. We need a passenger jet. Even with it, it will take more than ten hours. Imagine then you're flying from Toronto to Tokyo with your friends. One of them--let's call him Tom--however, shows up at the airport with a bag of … Continue reading Arrogant Sin of Rejecting Christ