(Editorial Note: As a gift to our readers, we’re reposting this 2019 article written by the late Dr. Thomas Marberry, longtime professor, pastor, author, and Theological Commission member. Merry Christmas!) Where Was Jesus Born? Dr. Thomas Marberry Matthew and Luke both give brief discussions of Jesus’ birth. They emphasize the importance of his birth, but they manifest little interest in …
Keep ReadingKevin Hester Each year the members of the Commission for Theological Integrity highlight a few of the books they have been reading over the past year. This year, I wanted to spend a little extra time discussing two books that have helped me think more clearly about my task as a theology professor at Welch College. Books on theological method …
Keep ReadingW. Jackson Watts Each year I produce a list of the best books I read in the past calendar year. I simply don’t have the luxury of confining myself to those titles only published in that specific year, though obviously some of them are quite recent. I increasingly find it difficult to produce these lists. A book I expected to …
Keep ReadingRodney Holloman For many years, I have tried to enter January focusing on the Lord and His attributes by reading A.W. Tozer’s seminal works, The Knowledge of The Holy and The Pursuit of God. Tozer’s writing always challenges me. Even though I have worked through these numerous times, they still seem fresh and refreshing to my soul. These books serve …
Keep ReadingJ. Matthew Pinson On Teaching Children to be Christians A Look at Matt Markins, The Faith of Our Children: Eight Timely Research Insights for Discipling the Next Generation (D6 Family Ministry, 2023) Very few are the children’s ministry books that place emphasis on deep biblical and theological teaching. AWANA president Matt Markins’s new book is just that sort of book. …
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