Chris Castaldo’s Holy Ground
There are loads of Roman Catholics here in Louisville. Our neighbors on both sides of us are Roman Catholic, so I’m thrilled to see the publication of Chris Castaldo’s Holy Ground: Walking with Jesus as a Former Roman Catholic. I would commend this book to anyone interested in seeing the gospel believed by Roman Catholics. Chris was kind enough to stop by here for a blog tour for the new book, and I trust you’ll benefit from our exchange:

Köstenberger’s new Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters
Congratulations to Andreas Köstenberger on the publication of his massive A Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters. This is the first volume in what looks like an exciting new series from Zondervan, and this on

Tim Keller in Louisville
Tim Keller will be speaking in Louisville Monday night, November 16. The details can be found here. HT: Ross Shannon

Parry and Gentry Review Fernández Marcos
Jason T. Parry and Peter J. Gentry teamed up to review Natalio Fernández Marcos, Septuaginta: La Biblia griega de judíos y cristianos (Biblioteca de Estudios Bíblicos Minor 12; Salamanca: Ediciones Sígueme; 2008). 157 pp. Softcover. EURO 15. ISBN: 9788430116898. The review provides a nice overview of key points in the discussion of the Greek translation of the OT as well as a trenchant challenge to what might be called a low view of the OT canon. Since Fernández Marcos’s book is in Spanish, Parry and Gentry have done us a real service.

The Beast and the False Prophet
I hadn’t seen this video on the prosperity gospel before I preached Revelation 13:11-18, but it is relevant. Here are my last two sermons on Revelation: Revelation 13:1-10 keeps us from being deceived by Satan so that we can persevere to the end in the true faith. and Revelation 13:11-18 gives us wisdom to distinguish between God’s truth and Satan’s counterfeit.