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Read More View More From Rob Edwards Us and Them: Public Theology in the Breach by John Currie Text First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead... Read More View More From John Currie To Be Blessed by Brandon Crowe Text Bless your heart.” Have a blessed day.” God bless this house.” Let us say a blessing.” The words bless, blessed, and blessing... Read More View More From Brandon Crowe God the Son by Brandon Crowe Text I remember my perplexity when I first encountered the doctrine of the Son’s eternal generation (i.e., being eternally begotten of the Father).... Read More View More From Brandon Crowe The Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ by Brandon Crowe Text Definition The virgin birth of Jesus, which is more accurately labeled the virginal conception of Jesus, teaches that Jesus Christ was born apart from the normal process of... Read More View More From Brandon Crowe The Trinity and the Order of Reality by Mark Garcia · 7 min Video The most ultimate consideration, back of all reality is… that the Father... Read More View More From Mark Garcia God Loves Through Human Love: How Grace Breeds Generosity by David E. Briones Text What is grace”? Some people today define grace” as God’s riches at Christ’s expense.” Others gloss it as unconditional gift” or undeserved favor.” Still others prefer to see it as God’s... Read More View More From David E. Briones The Greco-Roman Context of the Jewish World by David E. Briones Text Ever feel like you’re missing something when you read the New Testament? I’ll never forget feeling that... Read More View More From David E. Briones The Liturgy of Reformed Catholicity by Mark Garcia · 6 min Video In recent decades, developments in the theological interpretation of Scripture,” canonical hermeneutics/theology,” and advanced... Read More View More From Mark Garcia Idleness and Temptation by Brandon Crowe Text The Bible has quite a bit to say about idleness. And it’s not positive. Laziness is characteristic of the sluggard of Proverbs,... Read More View More From Brandon Crowe Dressed in His Righteousness Alone: What Is Justification by Faith? by David E. Briones Text I’ll never forget meeting up with a mentor of mine at Starbucks shortly after becoming a Christian. We regularly met there to read and study the Bible. One day, a... Read More View More From David E. Briones A Far Greater Imagination by David E. Briones Text Do you remember a song that John Lennon wrote called Imagine”? It’s a utopian song about imagining a world without heaven or hell, countries or wars, private possessions, greed, or... Read More View More From David E. Briones Lord of the Way, Not Only the End by Mark Garcia · 39 min Video Read More View More From Mark Garcia An Interview with Dr. Mark Garcia by Alfred Poirier · 45 min Video Get to know Dr. Mark Garcia, new professor of Systematic Theology. ... Read More View More From Alfred Poirier The Fifth Commandment and the Household by Iain Duguid Text According to Leo Tolstoy, Happy families are all alike; unhappy families are each unhappy in their own way.” There is truth in... Read More View More From Iain Duguid Who Do You Say That I Am? by Mark Garcia · 4 min Video Who do you say that I am?” The entirety of Church history can... Read More View More From Mark Garcia Family, Church, and Kingdom by Mark Garcia · 49 min Video Dr. Mark Garcia gives a special lecture, entitled Family, Church, and... Read More View More From Mark Garcia Reassurance: Needing the Truth to be True by Mark Garcia · 29 min Video Dr. Mark Garcia preach from Luke 1:1–4 for... Read More View More From Mark Garcia Sandy Finlayson on Thomas Chalmers by Sandy Finlayson Text Today, Nathan Nocchi is in conversation with Sandy Finlayson discussing Finlayson’s upcoming biography of Thomas Chalmers. Sandy Finlayson is library director and professor of theological bibliography... Read More View More From Sandy Finlayson The People of Christ by Brandon Crowe Text When Jesus drew near to His final hour on the cross, having already loved His disciples who were in the world, he... Read More View More From Brandon Crowe Christ in the Old Testament by Stephen Coleman Text O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his... Read More View More From Stephen Coleman Help Me Teach The Bible: Jonathan Gibson on Teaching Obadiah by Jonathan Gibson · 54 min Audio It’s the shortest book in the Old Testament—only 21 verses—and I don’t think I’ve heard it preached or taught. According to my guest, Jonathan Gibson, associate professor of Old Testament at Westminster... Read More View More From Jonathan Gibson Ethics by Eschatology by Jonathan Gibson · 42 min Video We all have... Read More View More From Jonathan Gibson Certain Eschatology by Jonathan Gibson · 42 min Video Peter wants us to have a... Read More View More From Jonathan Gibson Faculty Resources Delivered to Your Inbox Subscribe Faculty Resources Delivered to Your Inbox Subscribe Recent Books From Faculty View More Books The Acrostic of Scripture gives parents and teachers a unique way to teach theology to children and makes catechism fun! An alphabet of words introducing biblical theology, written to a rhyming beat, paints a detailed and varied portrait of the unfolding story of the Bible, as it is fulfilled by Jesus. Authors Jonathan Gibson and Timothy Brindle have created The Acrostic of Scripture, to help children ages five to eleven learn theology so their knowledge of God’s big picture is better.” The fourth release in the Acrostic Theology for Kids series, this book is fun to read, simple to memorize, and features illustrations from C. S. Fritz that shine with creativity. The Acrostic of Scripture includes a QR code in the back that can be scanned to listen to the audio version of the book which Timothy Brindle reads in rap style. Gives parents and teachers a unique way to teach theology to children and makes catechism fun! Using the alphabet to teach about God has a rich history in the Bible, especially in the Psalms and Lamentations. The Acrostic Theology for Kids series introduces systematic theology to children uniquely on their age level. New Growth Press 02/26/2023 64 Purchase Details | Feb 2023 The Acrostic of Scripture: A Rhyming Biblical Theology for Kids Jonathan Gibson Author Ludwig Lavater compares the short book of Ruth to precious jewels” of exceptional worth,” which provides the greatest usefulness to all parts of life.” Bringing this important study into the modern era, this new translation by Michael Hunter, with a biographical introduction by Jonathan Gibson, makes accessible these biblically rich sermons from a sixteenth-century pastor and scholar. Lavater’s sermons on Ruth promote virtuous living for Christian men and women and culminate by showing how the genealogy of David points us to Jesus Christ. The Book of Ruth Explained is a useful guide for laypeople, pastors, and scholars who desire...