Exploring the origins of the New Testament canon and other biblical and theological issues
A couple of weeks ago, here at the RTS Charlotte campus, my wife Melissa (see her blog here) and I gave a lunchtime presentation on the topic of “Why Churches Should Hire More Women on Staff.”The desire to talk about this issue was motivated by … [Continue reading]
Every couple of years, I try to re-read two books that have been very formative for my thinking on life in the ministry. One is Richard Baxters' The Reformed Pastor, perhaps the most convicting book ever written (other than the Bible). Each year, … [Continue reading]
Last year (2017) my book on second-century Christianity was released with SPCK in the UK: Christianity at the Crossroads: How the Second Century Shaped the Future of the Church.For my American colleagues and friends however, this book has not … [Continue reading]
On Feb 20th, RTS Charlotte is excited to welcome Rosaria Butterfield as our guest speaker for our annual Harold O.J. Brown lecture series.As most people know, Rosaria has an incredible testimony. She was a tenured professor of English and … [Continue reading]
When it comes to reading (and interpreting ) the Gospels, one of the fundamental questions pertains to the kind of document we are reading. What exactly is a "Gospel"? And did the earliest readers of these books know what they were reading?Such … [Continue reading]
