Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum quote

For part of my thesis I am currently working on a detailed study of sayings by the Patriarchs in Pseudo-Philo’s Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum.  I came across this statement by the two faithful spies sent out by Moses which I thought was pretty cool:

Just as hard iron can overcome the stars, or as weapons conquer lightning, or thunder is extinguished by the arrows of men, so can these men fight against the Lord!

-LAB 15:2

Bear Grylls…a Christian.

See this interview on the ALPHA UK website. This is pretty cool!

And here is a link to his book Facing Up

The Future of N. American Anglicanism

Next week, I have the great privilege and honor to represent faithful Anglican churches throughout the Rocky Mountain Network of the Anglican Mission in the Americas as I will be attending the formation of the new Anglican Church in North America by being a lay delegate to the provincial assembly.  This is a nothing less than a highly significant historic event and I am unable to describe how excited I am to be a part of what God is doing in this movement.  I was at a conference this past week and got to talk to Todd Hunter (who was elected a “missionary bishop” this past Saturday-he has a vision to plant 200 churches on the West Coast), church planters, and other faithful Anglican priests including the pastor of Christ Church Plano, Fr. David Roseberry.  We will see what part I might be able to play in this movement as my wife and I are looking at opportunities in both the academy and in church planting.  Please pray for us as we seek to be participate in the building of God’s Kingdom.

Blessings!

Go here to see the ACNA website.

Our greatest sin: Apathy

I have often heard Dr. Douglas Groothuis (prof. of Philosophy at Denver Seminary) voice that one of the most prominent and dangerous problems of our generation is apathy.  President of World Vision, Richard Stearns, has now written an entire book claiming the same.  See the Christianity Today interview here.  His book entitled  THE HOLE IN OUR GOSPEL, sounds like a must-read!

Episcopal Caucus for…Sleeping Around!!!???!!!

It is hard to believe, but you must read this in order to believe it! This article appears to be satirical (according to Matt Kennedy).  However, this position is certainly consistent with revisionist theology given the view of experience and “the leading of the Holy Spirit.”  Who knows, give it a few years and this Caucus may surface in TEC…

HT: Standfirm

New Creation & the Two Wolves Analogy…

Besides being one of my new favorite bloggers, Michael F. Bird is an excellent scholar who has an amazing ability to churn out books despite how relatively young he is.  He has a post that is awesome here concerning the two-natures analogy of wolves, which he finds to be inconsistent with the New Creation that has happened in Christians through Christ Jesus.

Craig Blomberg in Birmingham!

One of my professors, Dr Craig Blomberg, will be in Birmingham this week (my hometown!) to lecture on parables at Beeson Divinity School.  See below for info:

Beeson Divinity School is pleased to welcome Dr. Craig Blomberg, Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary, who will present the twentieth annual Biblical Studies Lectures on our campus next week.  His theme for these lectures is “Interpreting and Proclaiming Jesus’ Parables in the Twenty-first Century.”  Dr. Blomberg will preach on Tuesday, April 14, and will lecture on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., and again on Thursday at 11:00 a.m.  Each of these events will take place in Andrew Gerow Hodges Chapel.  Professor Blomberg received the Ph.D. in New Testament Studies at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland .  He has written or edited fifteen books including Contagious Holiness: Jesus’s Meals With Sinners; Neither Poverty or Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions; and From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts Through Revelation. Perhaps he is best known for his important study, The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, now recently revised in a twenty-first century edition.  You are warmly invited to meet Professor Blomberg and hear his lectures. Each session takes place in Hodges Chapel on the campus of Samford University and is open to the public at no charge. For more information, please email Lee Hansen or call (205) 726-2731.

Forthcoming Commentaries Website…

Check this out...it provides future Biblical commentaries categorized by book or commentary series.  This is truly a site for nerdy commentar-o-philes!

Ben Witherington critiques Bart Ehrman

This is probably the best critique of Erhman in a blog post that I have ever come across!  Thanks Dr. Witherington!!!

Does God Exist?

Christian philosopher and apologist, William Lane Craig will debate Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great, on this very question on April 4th.  Go here fore more info.