In issue 103 (1984) of the Journal of Biblical Literature, Bruce Malchow shared a few interesting thoughts on the identity of “the messenger of the covenant” in Malachi 3:1. I plan to share my own thoughts on the verse in future posts, but I will begin with an observation on Malchow’s notion of redaction in [...]

Public prayer is a difficult thing, especially for one who is leading worship.  It takes a lot of work to do it well.  And perhaps the biggest struggle for many is that it also takes a vibrant prayer life at home.  I just bought a copy of The Pastor in Prayer which is a collection [...]

In Books 13-14 of De Trinitate, Augustine continues his account of the imago dei as he develops it in a historic-redemptive fashion. His method in the second half of De trin is to map out the biblical doctrine of man in his fourfold state. That is to say, he articulates his anthropology in terms of [...]

The latest Office Hours is out and Bryan Estelle, David VanDrunen and John Fesko speak with R. Scott Clark on The Law is not of Faith: Essays on Works and Grace in the Mosaic Covenant.  The discussion was engaging.  This is a very difficult subject and the participants gave a great overview of many of [...]