Longing and Fulfillment
Husband and wife drove down the winding gravel driveway, past the old fencing and through overarching trees. It was a cold, wintery day, but the sun shone brightly on them. A charming country home greeted them, which had been fashioned after a bed and breakfast establishment. A large porch graced the front of the house, and she could already hear the creak of a rocking chair, could already smell the aroma of morning coffee, could...
Recommended Books (Summer 2022)
As summer comes to a close and last-minute vacations are squeezed in before the school year begins, we would like to take time to recommend some of our favorite reads from recent months. Below, you will find offerings from a wide range of disciplines and topics. These suggestions reflect our various interests and concerns that we think you might share with us. Please leave us your favorite reads in the comment section....
In Honor of Zach Maloney
For the past eight years, we have been delighted to have Zach Maloney serve as a regular contributor to the Helwys Society Forum. June 2022 marked the end of Zach’s time as a regular contributor as he focuses more on his work as a hospice chaplain. Therefore, we wanted to use this post to highlight some of Zach’s contributions to the site and show our gratitude for his work before taking a hiatus for about a month. ––––– My...
Faithful at All Times: A Review of Top Gun: Maverick
This week my wife, Megan, and I had a rare day to ourselves, with all our children staying with grandparents overnight. We took advantage of the opportunity to do something we almost never do—see a movie in the theater. Beyond the prohibitive cost of seeing films in this way, we just do not find many new movies very appealing. Hollywood’s general lack of imagination coupled with its clearly articulated social aims that contradict...
The Table of Nations: Biblical Nationalism I
Since 2001, we have seen a marked decline in American patriotism. A 2019 Gallup poll showed that the number of Americans who are proud of their country began to drop in 2005 and now hovers under fifty percent.[1] In 2013, researchers with the Pew Research Foundation discovered a generational devolution from the Silent Generation (b. 1925–1945) to Millennials (b. 1980–2000) of confidence in America’s prominence compared to other...
What is the NET Bible?
A few weeks ago, a blog post from Logos Academic by Ben Witherington caught my attention.[1] It discussed a few examples of what the author deemed to be some of the best Bible translations currently available. One of the three he mentioned was the NET Bible (New English Translation). As someone who studies translation technique, I was interested in learning more about the NET Bible and its approach to translation, so I thought I would...
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