Scripture: Ephesians 1
A Good Word: πιστός – Faithful
Memories from my childhood bring a mix of emotions. My parents divorced when I was five,…
A Good Word: χάρις – Grace
Matthew 18:23–35 recounts one of Jesus’s well-known parables in which a servant, after being forgiven an…
How Ancient Inscriptions Help Us Understand the Biblical World
In this episode, Darrell Bock, Sandra Glahn, and Gary Hoag discuss the world of Ephesus and…
A Good Word: υἱοθεσία – Adoption
Many people have personal experience with adoption–either as an adopter, an adoptee or knowing someone who…
A Good Word: ἀγαθός – Good
In an encounter recorded in the Gospels, a wealthy man met Jesus on the road and,…
A Good Word: ἐξουσία – Authority
When I was in college, I studied classical guitar. As you can imagine, the mix of…
Predestination and Free Will
In this episode, Kymberli Cook, Timothy Yoder, and Paul Smalley discuss free will and predestination, exploring…
A Good Word: δόξα – Glory
Once, I watched a solar eclipse. I stared in fascination as the small circle of light…
Engaging Wisely with Outsiders to the Faith
A challenge we face as believers is discerning how to engage with outsiders to the faith…
Adopted by God into His Family
Adoption. It’s how we got into God’s family and, frankly, it doesn’t get much better than…
Six Ways Our Identity Impacts Our Involvement with the Lost
After a cancelled flight, an overwhelmed airline agent did her best to rebook a long line…
Baby Bumped: Groaning with Creation
Looking for Love (Steve) God ripped me off. I knew it, and He knew it—or I thought…
Every Spiritual Blessing
Dr. Douglas Moo continues to discuss the new realm and the basic ways in which Paul…
God's Grand Plan
Dr. Abraham Kuruvilla, senior research professor of Preaching and Pastoral Ministries at DTS, discusses how God,…
Salvation Grammar: Reformation’s Nouns & Prepositions
Over its first 1,300 years, “Christianity” increasingly separated from the Bible and developed a salvation grammar…
Eschatology in the Nicene Creed
In this episode, Drs. Darrell L. Bock and Glenn Kreider discuss the Nicene Creed, focusing on…
Luther and Calvin on the Assurance of Your Salvation
This past January, I suffered a retinal detachment in my right eye. For those unfamiliar with…
Three Ways the Content of our Prayer Exposes our Theology
When churches introduce the topic of prayer, people often experience anxiety in two areas. They fear…
Understanding the Trinity
In this episode, Dr. Darrell Bock and Dr. Fred Sanders discuss the Trinity, focusing on how…
The Love of the Father
Ben Stuart, currently a resident in Church Planting and Leadership at Passion City Church in Atlanta,…
Living Missionally in a Local Context
Dr. Darrell Bock and Alan Hirsch discuss the missional church, focusing on the need for change…
Adoption Into God's Family
Dr. John Grassmick, professor of New Testament Studies, Vice President for Academic Affairs shares with us…
Worship in the Epistle to the Ephesians
Dr. Ronald Allen, Senior Professor of Bible Exposition, explores the often overlooked theme of worship in…
A Chosen Child: The Mystery of Adoption
The biblical doctrine of adoption has come alive for me. I no longer view it as…
