I started Energion Publications by buying out nearly 5,000 copies of Who’s Afraid of the Old Testament God? from a previous project. Alden Thompson was one of my professors in my undergraduate program at Walla Walla College (now university). Though I have left the Seventh-day Adventist Church and disagree with a number of its doctrines,…
54But when they heard these things they became infuriated and ground their teeth against him. 55But being full of the Holy Spirit, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at God’s right hand. 56And he said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of…
Copies of Learning and Living Scripture: An Introduction to the Participatory Study Method are now shipping. While Amazon.com is showing temporarily out of stock, that seems to be a stage in the process of them realizing a book is available. The book is in stock at our distributor or for direct order from us. Bloggers:…
Energion author Dr. Herold Weiss writes an interesting article on science and faith in the current issue of Spectrum. Amongst other things, he notes: Those who see the advances of science as a threat to Christian faith misunderstand both science and faith. I agree with those who think that faith and science do not function…
20What honor is there in it if you are treated badly for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you endure suffering when doing good, God graciously blesses you. 1 Peter 2:20 (HN) – Henry Neufeld When Peter penned these words, he was talking to Christians who might face persecution at any time. Most…
If we human beings are honest, we will admit that often our dissatisfaction in life is a matter of who we are. As C.S. Lewis rightly notes, the problem with people is not that they desire, but that they desire the wrong things. The Apostle Paul may have found that he was content in every…
Energion author Alden Thompson will be speaking at the Toledo First Seventh-day Adventist Church in Toledo, Ohio, March 5 & 6, 2010. More information on their pastor’s blog. The title of the program is Who’s Afraid of the Old Testament God?–the name of Alden’s Energion Publications book.
(This is not an Energion Publications title, but our new policy is to highlight our authors even when it does not involve books we publish.) Jason Kees reviews New Testament Textual Criticism: A Concise Guide by David Alan Black. His conclusion? This book is a great resource for all pastors, teachers and theologians alike. Black…
Polycarp, aka Joel Watts, reviews Bob McKibben’s book Holy Smoke! Unholy Fire! He finds himself in disagreement with Bob’s material on sanctification and some other points, but he says: I can recommend this book, because it presents a middle road into the field which, while I may disagree with some of his doctrinal positions, I…
A few words for my Greek students this morning. I realize that your study of Greek is hard work — exceedingly hard for some of you. I know that many of you struggle with interruptions on every hand. Others of you are procrastinators. Some perhaps wish you were studying another language! You may be tempted…
