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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

Why three?  I think there were five. We Five Kings of Orient Are... Matthew 2 narrates the story of the wise men, sometimes called magi. Now after Jesus… — December 10, 2015

At the recent Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting a 9 minute video was shot where editors from various publishers mention two or three of their best-sellers. Prostitutes and… — December 4, 2015

The e-book version of Prostitutes and Polygamists is currently 20% off at all major e-book retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CBD.com, etc)--only $7.99. The sale ends Nov 24… — November 20, 2015

My seminary held an Alumni reunion in October 2015 and they asked me to speak on my most recent book, Prostitutes and Polygamists: A Look at Love, Old Testament… — November 19, 2015