In the decade and a half since I began studying New Testament Greek, I’ve acquired numerous books and software-based resources to help me stay active in my language studies. A favorite of mine for many years has been Matthew S. Demoss’s Pocket Dictionary for the Study of New Testament Greek (IVP, 2001). While I’ll continue [...]

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Nearly every day I encounter some piece of news, an article, or a blog post on the internet that tries to get me to doubt some aspect of my Christian worldview. One of the more popular biblical accounts that detractors “throw rocks” at is the creation account found in the Old Testament book of Genesis. [...]

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Beginning the study of New Testament Greek during my first year of college was a life-changing experience that brought God’s word alive in so many new and exciting ways. Some seventeen years later, I’m a bit rusty, but am for the most part still functionally literate. For me, studying Greek has always been more of [...]

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Baby Jesus by Karen Williamson is a board book telling the traditional nativity story. I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of text in this book (3-4 sentences per page). It’s nice to see some actual dialogue in a book geared towards children ages 3-5. The book does a good job of hitting all the [...]

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Christmas–Bible Friends is a very sturdy lift-the-flap board book telling the traditional Christmas story at a level that is appropriate for children ages 1-3. Children are presented with a question on the left-hand page and must lit the flap on the opposite page to find the answer. Here are the questions the book answers: Who [...]

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The Nativity Story by Juliet David is a 12-page board book retelling the traditional nativity story. Even though it’s a short book, they still manage to get in the important parts of the story: angel visits Mary trip to Bethlehem no room at the inn Jesus born in a stable, laid in a manger angels [...]

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My Very Little Christmas Story is a 24-page board book recounting “the story of Mary and Jesus, the shepherds and the wise men – the story of the very first Christmas.” The book measures 4 inches by 4 inches, so it’s a perfect size for little hands. The story is told in rhyme, making it [...]

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When I first saw Bible Detective: A Puzzle Search Book, the first thing I thought of was the ‘Where’s Waldo?’ books from my childhood. While the ‘Where’s Waldo?’ books were a lot of fun, they didn’t have much in the way of educational value. For the most part you looked for Waldo in a scene [...]

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I have fond memories of collecting baseball cards as a child, but I never thought I’d get the card collecting urge again, especially in my mid-thirties. However, my long dormant passion for card collecting was suddenly awakened when I came upon the ad for the forthcoming Theologian Trading Cards in the Zondervan 2012-2013 Academic Resources [...]

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Wishing all of you a Happy Reformation Day! Last year I had the privilege of reviewing the graphic novel Luther: Echoes of the Hammer by Susan K. Leigh on Reformation Day 2011. This year I’m reviewing Inside the Reformation: The Times That Changed the World, which is also published by the good folks at Concordia Publishing [...]

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