Joe W.

We Who Wrestle with Peterson: Reflections on Jordan Peterson’s We Who Wrestle with God

Goodness, Kevin Vanhoozer was prompted by my little video on him and Jordan Peterson to write a reflection on We Who Wrestle With God and Mere Christian Hermeneutics.
Article: www.tiu.edu/divinity/art...
My videos:
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Theology is not just reading dry, dusty books. Theology is a conversation: catechistsquill.substack.com/p/lived-theo...

From the appendix of additional prayers:

This list gave me so much to investigate!

The greatest hindrance to understanding the Bible is not historical but spiritual distance.

- Kevin Vanhoozer

John Barclay would like a word with you.

YESSSSSS

You ever just write a paper and realize how much God loves us?

The Christianity Today Book Awards - Christianity Today Let’s say you want to write a book. You’ve got a captivating story to tell or a compelling argument to make. You’ve got a gift with words. That’s a good start! But there are other things you (probably...

Congratulations to all of the @christianitytoday.bsky.social Book Award winners, including Book of the Year What It Means to Be Protestant by @gavinortlund.bsky.social and runner-up “Letters to a Future Saint” by Brad East.
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/chri...

YouTube video by Gavin Ortlund Answering Taylor Marshall on the Eucharist

I love Gavin Ortlund. Charitable and I learned so much more than I already knew about the Reformed view of the Eucharist.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7xn...

Thanks for the shout out!

Is this in Holiness?!

…and, even when we are terrified by the mention of his power alone, his goodness is well fitted to give us peace. - John Calvin

When he calls himself our God, he not only mentions his power but gives proof of his goodness, which he intends to exercise toward us, for it would not be enough to be convinced of the power of God if we were not equally certain of his love…

“Election means God has chosen us because he loves us and he loves us because he loves us.” - T. F. Torrance

Why Systematic Theology Needs Scripture An excerpt from the book I am currently writing about the theology of reading Scripture

Thinking about a theology of reading scripture over on The Catechist's Quill today:
"The result is that theology has, sadly, developed a reputation for being sufficient apart from scripture."
catechistsquill.substack.com/p/why-system...

It appears like all the Lexham Press books are no longer on Perlego. No judgement at all toward this move, but I have to ask my academic Christian friends. Is Perlego too good to be true? Is it only a matter of time before everything gets removed from there?

I hate being sick so much.

I blurbed @revniebauer.bsky.social's new book (amzn.to/4eE37qO).

Highly recommended.

Prayer is generosity, devoting a small measure of attention to the needs of others.

To pray for someone is to accompany another person, to join your heart and mind to someone in time of need.

Prayer is the mystical dissolution of loneliness.

Chapel of the Cross in Dallas, Texas!