A feather in your theological cap.
The personal blog of pastor, grammarian, and runner Brent Niedergall
Top Ten Reads of 2019
Taking a cue from others, I looked back over the books I read in 2019. These are my top ten by rank. Who knows, you might see a title or two that piques your interest! ONE God’s Battle Plan for the Mind By David W. Saxton How to meditate like a Puritan. TWO Reformed...
How to Turn a Book into a Sunday School Series
Introduction Teaching a Sunday school class, especially one for teens or adults, can be tough. Prefabricated curriculum can feel a bit canned. People aren’t looking for another sermon knowing they’ll get one right after class. They want to participate in something...
Friday Favorites (27 DEC 19)
Findings From Around The Web To Butter Your Grits William A. Ross equips Septuagint readers for a productive 2020 by offering some helpful suggestions and tools at Septuagint & C. Peter Gurry dusts off a helpful statement from Bernard Ramm on textual criticism at...
A Theology of Running: Prolegomena
Introduction It was Christmas morning—four o’clock Christmas morning. I woke up, checked the temperature outside, and dressed accordingly for a run. With the temperature in the upper thirties, all you need is shorts, long sleeves, and gloves. My hands seem to get cold...
A. W. Tozer on Christmas
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. -1 Tim. 3:16 (ESV) The birth of Christ was a divine declaration,...
An Obscure Greek Question No Longer Waiting for an Answer
Internet message boards and social networks normally serve as bustling forums where people can ask questions and expect rapid answers. Recently, however, I came across one question that had been languishing in the data dunes for years. Someone was re-asking a question...
Friday Favorites (20 DEC 19)
Findings From Around The Web To Butter Your Grits Stephen Kneale analogizes from soccer to underline the importance of balancing underwork and overwork in the church in When Doing Less May Be Doing More. Chris Fresch talks problems and solutions for biblical language...
Why the Movie is Better than the Book (Sometimes)
The often profound Seth Lewis recently shared a reflective post on why books beat movies (check it out here; he has a way with words). But is this always the case? What would it take for a film to outrank its printed counterpart? I have heard Lord of the Rings fans...
Book Review: Exegetical Gems from Biblical Greek
“Use it or lose it” doesn’t just apply to corporate budgets, Flexible Spending Accounts, and high school Spanish (¡Lo siento Señora LaRosa!). It’s the well-known reality of many with a few semesters of Greek under their belt. So here’s a book for anyone who wants to...
Jesus Devotion Early and Modern
Introduction Like many Americans around my age, I grew up watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. I was a fan. And sometime after Fred Rogers' death, I read about how he made it a point to respond to every letter he received from his fans. It made me wish I would have...