Favorite Books in 2025: Studies in Preaching Series
Favorite Books in 2025 By Jeremy Craft I always look forward to the end-of-year booklists that various websites and bloggers release around this time of the year. They pique my interest in new or important books that I need to read, and inspire me to read widely. However,…
A Brief Theology of Thanksgiving
A Brief Theology of Thanksgiving by Jeremy Craft Scripture’s teaching on thankfulness is a tough pill to swallow at times. The Bible is clear: Give “thanks always and for everything to God” (Eph. 5:20) and “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thess. 5:18). But what does that look…
Should Protestants Like Us Care about the Papacy?
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Assuming Too Much? Going Deeper on Church Membership
W. Jackson Watts When the Commission for Theological Integrity published an essay about church membership in its inaugural edition of De Doctrina, it wasn’t a random decision. It revealed a collective sense that the doctrine of the church (ecclesiology) has been too often neglected in the National Association…
Ancient Wisdom on 2 Timothy 4:2
W. Jackson Watts One of the striking qualities of the New Testament is how practical it is concerning the office of elder/overseer/pastor. This claim of practicality may seem strange. After all, we regularly have about the pastorate which the Bible leaves unanswered: how much should we pay a…