Raptured in Flaming Fire: An Exegesis of 2 Thessalonians 1

So You Want to Preach Like the Apostles…

Recently I had a conversation with a young and newly minted pastor who was asking me some questions about preaching. We spent some time talking about different homiletic principles and I recall that one of the last things that she said was, “I want to preach...
Raptured in Flaming Fire: An Exegesis of 2 Thessalonians 1

Exegeting Your Way to Being Left Behind…

We are all aware of the fact that within North American Evangelicalism, Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins are considered two of the most influential authors on eschatology, the study of end times. This is due to the fact that the series that they co-authored, and the...
Raptured in Flaming Fire: An Exegesis of 2 Thessalonians 1

Apostle of the Last Days, by C. Marvin Pate

Pauline studies has been arguably one of the main focuses of scholarly inquiry for hundreds of years, especially after the Enlightenment. In some circles, it is far and away more important than even Jesus studies (yikes!). Yet in other circles, the Pauline corpus is...
Is the “Living and Active” Word the Bible?

Is the “Living and Active” Word the Bible?

“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” (Heb. 4:12) Throughout my life, I’ve heard...