In a previous post, I considered the main questions you need to ask when considering a new Bible: Here, I’ll give a tour of a specific edition to see how it lines up with those main categories. For this review: the CSB Ancient Faith Study Bible (AFSB). Overview I’ll state the truth up front: I adore […]
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So you’re buying a Bible…consider this one: the ESV Church History Study Bible.
June 8, 2026 
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In a previous post, I considered the main questions you need to ask when considering a new Bible: Here, I’ll give a tour of a specific edition to see how it lines up with those main categories. For this review: the ESV Church History Study Bible. Overview The ESV Church History Study seeks to help readers […]
Continue reading So you’re buying a Bible … consider this one: the Waterproof ESV Bible.
May 29, 2026 0 Comments
In a previous post, I considered the main questions you need to ask when considering a new Bible: Here, I’ll give a tour of a specific edition to see how it lines up with those main categories. For this review: the Waterproof ESV. Overview Let’s ask the main question first: why waterproof? Answer: Because Bibles […]
Continue reading Pastoral Companions: Bible Translations and Editions for Ministry and Discipleship, Part 2
May 12, 2026 3 Comments
“Write thy own words upon my heart and inscribe them on my lips; So shall all glory be to thee in my reading of thy Word!” — “A Minister’s Bible,” Valley of Vision Series Introduction One of the greatest privileges of vocational ministry is sustained contact with God’s Word. We not only use the Scriptures […]
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April 22, 2026 1 Comment
“O God of truth, I thank thee for the holy Scriptures, their precepts, promises, directions, light. In them may I learn more of Christ, be enabled to retain his truth and have grace to follow it.” — “A Minister’s Bible,” Valley of Vision Series Introduction One of the greatest privileges of vocational ministry is sustained contact with God’s […]
Continue reading Short Review: The Incarnation as God’s First Intention by Edwin Chr. van Driel
January 29, 2026 0 Comments
There are some in-house Reformed debates that are obscure, and then there are some that are really obscure. For those interested in such debates, the word “supralapsarianism” is usually taken to mean the minority Reformed view that God’s decree of election comes logically before the decree of the fall—in contrast to the majority “infralapsarian” view […]
Continue reading No Trinity, No Love?
December 17, 2025 0 Comments
A common argument heard among evangelicals today is, “If God isn’t Triune, then he can’t be loving.” That is, since love requires someone else to love, there must logically be a plurality of persons within God. This argument is central to the popular book Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves (IVP, 2012). And it’s […]
Continue reading The Invention of the Inspired Text: A Response from John C. Poirier
July 24, 2025 4 Comments
Note: This is a guest post by John C. Poirier, written in response to my review of his book The Invention of the Inspired Text (T&T Clark, 2021). I wish to thank Kyle Dillon for allowing me to answer his review and response. Among my book’s detractors, Dillon sticks out for the honesty of his […]
Continue reading Review: The Invention of the Inspired Text by John C. Poirier
July 15, 2025 1 Comment
Recently I taught a church Sunday school class on the doctrine of Scripture, defending the Protestant view of inspiration. During the class, I referenced a debate that had taken place earlier between Trent Horn (a Roman Catholic) and Gavin Ortlund (a Protestant). Horn, in arguing for the necessity of the papal magisterium to affirm biblical […]
Continue reading Review of What Is Race? Four Philosophical Views
May 26, 2025 0 Comments
I just finished reading the book What Is Race? Four Philosophical Views (Oxford University Press, 2019). It’s an excellent treatment of a surprisingly difficult topic. When people ordinarily speak of race, what exactly are they referring to? Is it something real, or not? Is it determined by biology, or power dynamics, or culture, or something […]
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