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News
Latest News
Changes,
changes! I was recently appointed managing editor of the Creation Research Society Quarterly. This scholarly journal presents
the latest research from leading scientists who take the Bible seriously and
literally as the Word of God. For more information on this publication, visit
the Creation Research Society web page at: www.creationresearch.org
Another
change for me is that I am no longer editing the International Sunday School
Lessons (see Sunday School and Bible Teaching page).
I
served as the editor of Reinventing Jesus, a
book that addresses many of the attacks against Christianity from radical
critics that are featured so prominently in both the book and the upcoming
movie, The Da Vinci Code. Visit the book’s web
site at: www.reinventingjesus.info/
The Gospel Herald and the Sunday School Times has
published an article I wrote on the lovely Austrian castle that now houses a
Christian ministry. It appears in the Spring 2006 issue of the magazine and is
entitled “Schloss Klaus—A Testimony of Faith.”
One
book I worked on as editor is David Hesselgrave’s Paradigms in
Conflict (Kregel). I give it my highest recommendation as
essential reading for church and missionary leaders.
Recent Projects
Among the
recent books I have been a part of as either editor or proofreader are the
following titles:
Paul: His Life and Teaching, by John McRay
Rethinking New Testament Textual Criticism, edited by David
Black
Revelation (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), by Grant Osborne
Encountering Romans, by Douglas Moo
Handbook on the Pentateuch (2d ed.), by Victor Hamilton
Jesus According to Scripture, by Darrell Bock
Let the Nations Be Glad (2d ed.), by John Piper
John (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), by Andreas
Kostenberger
1 Peter (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), by Karen Jobes
Women in the Church (2d ed.), edited by Andreas Kostenberger and
Thomas Schreiner
How Biblical Languages Work, by Thomas Finley and Peter Silzer
Humanity in Theological and Psychological Perspectives, by Bruce
Demarest and James Beck
We arrived at Dnepropetrovsk airport on May 24. We were met there and taken by van to Zaporozhye, about a 90-minute drive across the flat farmlands of eastern Ukraine. Zaporozhye is an industrial city of almost a million people. It is filled with crumbling apartment buildings and shops. We unpacked at the apartment where we would stay for two weeks. The accommodations were adequate, although we had no hot water.
My class at Zaporozhye Bible College began on Monday. My students were first-year Christian education students, 24 women and one man. They displayed an eagerness to learn and also had a wonderful sense of humor. While teaching the Book of Genesis for five hours a day was demanding and tiring, I can honestly say it was also fun. The students asked many questions, and they especially appreciated the fact that many American Christians were praying for them. On the last day of class, the students presented me with a decorative Ukrainian spoon, and they all stood and sang a song to me.
Winona meanwhile was helping out in various ways at the school. Her primary responsibility was helping two graduates of the Bible college with their English. These two men, Sergei and Vitaly, are planning on pursuing Master's degrees at English-language seminaries and then returning to teach at Zaporozhye Bible College.
Both Sundays we were in Ukraine we visited churches. The first Sunday we went to a small church in the center of the city. My sermon there was one of four that morning. It was a delight to worship with this congregation and to speak through an interpreter for the first time. We visited a large Baptist church the next week, which was communion Sunday. Later, Winona gave an object lesson in another church's Sunday school. Still later in the afternoon, I preached at an English service held at the school.
We are grateful for the opportunity we had to serve at Zaporozhye Bible College and for the gifts and prayers that made it possible. Not only were we able to contribute to this vital ministry of training Ukrainian teachers, but we also gained a new perspective on Christ's church in the world. From now on when we think of Ukraine, we will think of the new friends we have there and of the need to uphold them in prayer.
Click here for pictures from Ukraine.
On our return trip from Ukraine, we spent several days in Austria. We enjoyed very much this twentieth anniversary vacation. We took a quick tour of Vienna and then traveled by train west to the small town of Klaus. There we stayed in a renovated castle and fortress, which now serves as a Christian retreat and a Torchbearers' Bible school. While staying at Schloss Klaus, we took a day trip to the beautiful mountainside/lakeside town of Hallstatt.
Click here for pictures from Austria.
Family Album
Visit our family album for photos from 2003.