R. Kent Hughes was in pastoral ministry for 41 years. He spent the last 27 as Senior Pastor of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois. He earned his B.A. from Whittier College, an M.Div. from Talbot Seminary and a D.Min. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Kent is the author of numerous…

I’ll be upfront with you. I’m not actually going to tell you what Bible translation I think is the best. I won’t even tell you which one I prefer. It may or may not have colorful illustrations that make Jesus look like a California surfer. Kidding. I tend to agree…

He Is Risen

Fully God and fully man. For over 30 years Jesus lived as a man. Yet, in the few years leading up to his death on a cross, it became clear that he was no ordinary man. What man could do these type of things? End a storm with his wordsMultiply…

Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips.…

Supper had been eaten. The cup had been blessed. Fellowship had been shared. Betrayal had been foretold. John 13:33-35 Little children, yet a little while I am with you.You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you,‘Where I am going…

Today we remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Depending on your tradition, it is usually called Palm or Passion Sunday. All four gospels record this significant and prophetic event, and I highly recommend you read them for yourself. You can find them in Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; and…

Our content formatting team at Olive Tree has put a lot of work into Calvin’s Institutes. In this post, I want to show off some of the things we’ve done to make the Institutes more accessible. Also, maybe I can make a case for everyone having a copy of this…

what is apologetics

Apologetics is the defense of the Christian faith. The simplicity of this definition, however, masks the complexity of the problem of defining apologetics. It turns out that a diversity of approaches occur in defining the meaning, scope, and purpose of apologetics. The history of apologetics. The word “apologetics” derives from…

Eugene Cho

Below is an excerpt from Eugene Cho’s book Overrated. We’ve provided more information about it at the bottom of this post. Excerpt by Eugene Cho Over the years, I’ve been given by some the mini-reputation as a leader in the field of justice. At first, I took it as a…