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"It sets the standard for a new generation of introductions to the Bible." This endorsement comes from Mark Boda (McMaster Divinity College) about The Historical Writings: Introducing Israel's Historical… — July 11, 2016

Logos Mobile Ed has just released the courses I taped on 1, 2 Samuel and 1, 2 Kings.  If you're interested in these two courses, here is the link.… — July 3, 2016

A Baptist pastor named Roger Jimenez in Sacramento has been making headlines for preaching that the 49 people who died at the gay club in Orlando deserved it.  Somehow a… — June 15, 2016

  My interview on Bible Gateway just went live on the Bible Gateway blog. In the interview, I discuss my recent (but not most recent) book, Prostitutes and… — June 9, 2016

I met Aaron Persky (here's the link to today's NY Times article on Persky) in the fall of 1980 when we were both freshmen at Stanford together. Aaron… — June 7, 2016

The twitter account has been going for almost a year, but the moment you've all been waiting for, the newest version of the Bible, in that special language… — June 3, 2016

There's a sale on now of Prostitutes and Polygamists (the book, not the people). The eBook version of Prostitutes and Polygamists is on sale for only $3.99 (a… — May 4, 2016

My interview with Jonathan Merritt of Religion News Service about Prostitutes and Polygamists was posted last Friday.  As of today (12 April 2016) it has been shared over… — April 12, 2016

The newest addition to IVP's Reformation Commentary on Scripture (vol. 5) just came out, on the books of 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, edited by my BTS… — April 12, 2016

Like the dynasty of Saul it portrayed, the ABC TV show based on the books of 1, 2 Samuel Of Kings and Prophets was cut short, canceled after only two… — March 29, 2016

Has anyone ever asked you to steal a brand new car for them?  It's never happened to me, but I'm not sure about the rest of you. Jesus… — March 25, 2016

How loyal are your friends? Have they ever hurt you, let you down, or perhaps even betrayed you? If you've been disappointed by someone close to you, then… — March 24, 2016

I was preaching at a church this past weekend, Palm Sunday, and was given five texts to preach from in 10 minutes.  It was an Episcopal church, they cover… — March 23, 2016

On Tuesday March 8 (tonight) at 10:00 ET the US network ABC will premiere a new drama called Of Kings and Prophets.  It tells the story of Saul,… — March 8, 2016

When we lived in England and our sons we young we would "read" the Where's Wally (or in the US, Where's Waldo?) books. A tiny image of Wally… — March 7, 2016

My family arrived home at midnight last night after an amazing five days in St. Louis at Urbana 15, a gathering of 16,000 students and leaders who are interested in missions,… — January 3, 2016

Christianity Today just posted "The Top 20 Most-Read Articles of 2015." Number 14 was "David was a Rapist, Abraham was a Sex Trafficker." I guess people do want… — December 28, 2015

When I was 19, I attended Urbana 1981 with my parents and my older brother, Rich. Urbana is one of the world's largest missions conferences, held every three… — December 21, 2015