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2022 in Review

Story of My Books #17: An Anomalous Jew

New Birds of a Feather Episode

Happy Christmas ... But Don't Forget the Dragon in Your Nativity!

Remember Mary, the Mother of God!

AI and the Future of Scholarship and Education

Should Children Partake of the Lord's Supper?

Story of My Books # 16: WCOB

Lectures on Egalitarianism and Religious Freedom

American Pentecostals on the Big Screen

“I am inimitable, I am an original.” GenZ and the Cult of Self-Actualization

Interview on Currents in Religion about Jesus among the gods

When Physics Blurs into Religion!

Remembering E.P. Sanders

Egalitarians, Slippery Slopes, and Biblical Authority

Reflections on SBL 2022

Three Sermons on Hebrews

What Kind of God is Sovereign, Yet Still Answers Prayer?

Reflections on ETS 2022

Reading Diary: Books Old and New

The Neccesity of Secularism for Religious Freedom

What Rod Dreher Gets Right and Wrong About Australian Christianity

Things to do at the ETS and SBL Conferences

Story of my Books # 15 - Romans

Rapture Trauma?

This Week in Word from the Bird

Tim Keller on the Decline and Renewal of the American Church - Part 2

Remembering Gordon Fee

The Thrill of Orthodoxy

A Better Complementarianism?

The Story of my Books #14 - The Gospel of the Lord

This Week in Word from the Bird

Tim Keller on the Decline and Renewal of the American Church - Part 1

But What About God’s Wrath?

Seven Trumpet Blasts against Christian Nationalism

This Week in Word from the Bird

Killing Ourselves with Contempt

Interview with Logos About Scholarship

Story of My Books # 13 - How God Became Jesus

This Week in Word from the Bird

The Church Needs Spirit, Word, and Sacrament

Consider the Women: Matriarchs in the Bible

Acts 3-5: Biblical Studies Chatfest

Guilt by Religious Association

This Week in Word from the Bird

The Cross and the Kingdom

Three Ridley College Sermons

The Death of Queen Elizabeth II and the Ghost of Christian Nationalism

The Story of My Books # 12 - Evangelical Theology

This Week in Word from the Bird

Calvinism, Moïses Amyraut, and the Extent of the Atonement

Francis Chan and the Lord's Table

Story of My Books # 11 - Bourgeois Babes, Bossy Wives, and Bobby Haircuts

This Week in Word from the Bird

Why Unity is the Church's Greatest Calling

Al Mohler's “Discipleship of the Vote”

The Christ "Hymn" of Phil 2:6-11

Story of My Books # 10 - Four Views of the Apostle Paul

This Week in Word from the Bird

Trinitarian Theology

Luke and the Delay of Christ's Return

Once More, Is Patriarchy Good for Churches?

Biblical Critical Theory

Story of My Books # 9 – Jesus is the Christ

This Week in Word from the Bird

The History of Apologetics

Answers to Your Questions on Calvinism

Acts and the Roman Empire

Give Me Your Questions on Calvinism and New Calvinism!

The Story of My Books # 8 - Commentary on 1 Esdras

This Week in Word from the Bird

We Have All Internalized the Christian Revolution

Return of the Anti-Patriarchal Quad

Who does the Ministry in Ephesians 4:12?

New Birds of a Feather - Apologies, Apologies, Apologies

Story of My Books # 7 - Colossians and Philemon

This Week in Word from the Bird

Why I am a Calvinist!

Postmortem Reflections on the New Calvinism

Interview with Matthew Bates on Rom 1:3-4

The Story of My Books # 6 - Are You the One Who is to Come?

This Week in Word from the Bird

Challenging Kevin De Young's Defence of Patriarchy

Four Podcast Recommendations

Unpopular Reflections on Roe vs Wade

The First Left Behind Novel

The Story of My Books # 5 - Crossing Over Sea and Land

This Week in Word from the Bird

Why I Like Teaching the Gospel of John

Responding to Jordan Peterson's Message to the Christian Churches

Interview with Katelyn Beaty on Celebrities for Jesus

The Story of My Books # 4 - A Bird's-Eye View of Paul

This Week in Word from the Bird

Christianity against Autocracy

Trust in God, but Watch Your Back! Ancient Christians and Roman Intelligence Networks

The Story of My Books # 3 - How Did Christianity Begin?

This Week in Word from the Bird

With God on our Side: The Perils of Christian Nationalism

The Christology of Pre-Pauline Traditions

Craziest Bible Book Ever: Psychedelic Manna

The Apostle Paul and Disability

The Story of My Books # 2 - The Saving Righteousness of God

This Week in Word from the Bird

Matthew: The Gospel of the Son of God

How Long Should Sermons Be?

Should Christianity Be Political? 8 Theses!

What is Theological Method?

The Story of My Books # 1 - Jesus and the Gentiles

This Week in Word from the Bird

Why "Orthodox" is better than "Conservative"

Forging a New Masculinity

Christians Should Read Josephus!

How to Find Yourself: Interview with Brian Rosner

Will Christianity Die Out by the End of this Century?

This Week in Word from the Bird

Why I'm Not a Liberal Theologian

John MacArthur on Slavery

The Christology of Hebrews

Religious Visions as the Origins of Christian Worship

This Week in Word from the Bird

Luke and the Jews: A Conundrum

Dawn of Sunday: Creating Trauma Safe Churches

The Culture Wars Are In-House Christian Debates

This Week in Word from the Bird

New Commentary on Habbakuk

John Piper, Wives, and Harsh Husbands

New Birds of a Feather Episode

New Testament Theology: Too Theological, Too Difficult, and Too Repetitive?

Why A Denial of Biological Sex is a Threat to Women

This Week in Word from the Bird

Open Communion?

Free Course on Responding to Family and Domestic Violence for Churches

Ephesians as Pauline Halakhah

Jewish Monotheism - Part 3

Politics, Power, and Pentecostals

This Week in Word from the Bird

Talking About Sin in a Sinless Age

How to Find Yourself: Why Looking Inward Is Not the Answer

An Introduction to 1 Clement

I'll Say it: Certain Theologies Enable Sexual Abuse

This Week in Word from the Bird

Nympha and Her House Church

St. Thomas Schreiner, the Patron Saint of Baptist Exegesis

What is the Kingdom of God and What Does it Have to Do with Me?

Now is the Time for Gun Control!

This Week in Word from the Bird

Is Evangelical Worship like Going to a Coldplay Concert with a TED Talk?

Forthcoming Book: Jesus among the gods

Jewish Monotheism - Part Two

On Justice, Grace, and Love

This Week in Word from the Bird

The Latest Not and Not Yet Episode

Ephesians 2:1-10 - From Death to Life

Evangelical Christians in Ukraine and Russia

Yes, Women Should Do Degrees in Pastoral Ministry!

Greed is Idolatry!

Why I Wrote a Book on Religious Freedom

Conversations with Aimee Byrd

Filled and Baptized by the Spirit

What is Jewish Monotheism and Why It Matters

Abusive Mothers: The Unspoken Side of Domestic Violence

This Week in Word from the Bird

Latest Episode of the Now and Not Yet

Patriarchy, Modesty, and Leggings

Romans 1-4: A Sketch and Discussion

What "Render to Caesar" Really Means!

Resisting Aristotle: Judith Gundry on the Household Codes

This Week in Word from the Bird

Gender Wars: The Week that Was

Replace Your Church's Green Room with a Vestry

New Video: Christians and Celebrity Culture

Former Atheist Testimonies!

Q&A on Christians and Celebrity Culture

The Epicenter of Paul's gospel

Busting Myths About Anglicans with One Joke at a Time

This Week in Word from the Bird

The Latest Now and Not Yet Episode

Losing Our Religion: The Religious Decline of the West?

I'm a Christian Celebrity, Get Me Outta Here

Hillsong and Hyperpriests

When Did Jesus Become God?

This Week in Word from the Bird

Good Friday Reflections

My Easter Play List

Ukraine, Reflections and Prospects

Reflections on Singleness and Sexuality

The Christ Hymn of Philippians 2 - Translation and Paraphrase

The Latest Now and Not Yet Episode

In Defense of Freedom of Conscience

Religious Freedom is Here

Is Orthodoxy Finished?

What is Secularism?

Fair Play over Outrage Culture

This Week in Word from the Bird

Refuge Reimagined

Did Jesus Have Nightmares?

Would a Western Intervention in Ukraine be a "Just War"?

In Praise of Mary Magdalene

St. Luke and the English "Diggers"

This Week in Word from the Bird

Latest Episode of the Now and Not Yet

Would I Fight in Ukraine?

The Beauty of Human Finiteness

More Scandals at Hillsong

Feminist Issues with the Mary and Martha Story

This Week in Word from the Bird

Why Complete Separation of Church and State is Impossible

The Week in Retrospect

In Praise of Deacons

CBMW's Latest Hit Job on Aimee Byrd

What is to Be Done About American Evangelicalism?

This Week in Word from the Bird

New Episode of The Now and Not Yet

Complementarianism and a Listening Problem?

Best Commentary on Ukraine

The Horror of Crucifixion

The Irrelevance of Inerrancy Debates for Today's Apologetics

Bloodlands: The War in Ukraine

This Week in Word from the Bird

John Goldingay on Hosea–Micah

The Now and the Not Yet Returns for a New Season

Why Secularism Can Be Good For Religion

Paul and Supersessionism Revisited

How Did Christianity Come to India?

Violence: The Currency of Russian Military Strategy

Intermediate Biblical Hebrew

Praying the Psalms

Are Southern Baptists Choosing Culture Wars over Catholicity?

Yes, You Should Read the Apocrypha!

Reflections on Debating Bart Ehrman about Jesus

More Dissenters You Need to Know About!

This Week in Word from the Bird

Amos (NICOT)

“I am PIPI your God”: God’s Hebrew Name in the Greek Old Testament

What Does it Mean to Take Up One's Own Cross Daily?

Weaponizing the Clarity of Scripture

Global Theology Starter Kit

More Vodcasts and Podcasts for this Week

This Week in Word from the Bird

Voices from the Ruins: Theodicy and the Fall of Jerusalem in the Hebrew Bible

A Biblical Case for Women Leading in the Church

The Evangelical "Dissenters"

Colossians 1:15-20

Two Examples of Why Religious Freedom is a Big Issue You Need To Get Your Head Around

Am I a Feminist?

This Week in Word from the Bird

Advances in the Study of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic

Gregory of Nyssa on Abolishing Slavery

Exegesis of Romans 9 and Why I'm So Animated about Women in the Church

Trinitarian Theology in Mark's Gospel

New Videos and Podcast

Scripture and Gender: Response to Schreiner (Part 2)

This Week in Word from the Bird

Introduction to Jonah

Power Women

Conflating Biblical Authority and Biblical Interpretation

Scripture and Gender: A Response to Tom Schreiner (Part 1)

Did Jesus Think He Was God?

How Would Christianity React to the Discovery of Alien Life?

Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah

This Week in Word from the Bird

John Stackhouse on How To Fix American Evangelicalism

Is There an "Evangelicalism" After American Tribalism?

Seven Things Podcast

Luke and Salvation - Part 2

This Week in Word from the Bird

Genesis 1-2 Through the Ages

Men Need Female Heroes

Cyprian's Call for Prayer for the Persecuted Church

Jesus as Others Saw Him

Luke and Salvation - Part 1

This Week in Word from the Bird

1 Tim 2:12 and Authentein

Romans 8 and Assurance of God's Love in Hard Times

Future Videos, Podcasts, and Interviews

Evangelicalism and the Temptation of Political Tribalism

Why Religious Freedom Matters!

My 2022 Reading List (So Far!)