J. Todd Billings

Jun 25, 2024 | relevantmagazine.com | J. Todd Billings

“For my days pass away like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace” (Psalm 102:3). When my lips cried these words in a public prayer service, it felt like I was exposing a wound. I had just been diagnosed with a lethal, incurable cancer. My expected lifespan had been chopped by decades. The cancer had already burned through the inside of my bones—like a furnace. Praying this Psalm of lament felt a bit like speaking a foreign language.

Feb 5, 2024 | 3ammagazine.com | J. Todd Billings

by J. BillingsMy father was a good man, yes, he was a good man, certainly he was good, everyone could see he was good, thus a good man, but this is what happens to good men, so I’ve been told, yes, good men, it’s always what’s happening to them, it’s that good men, they always leave.

Oct 30, 2023 | credomag.com | Gavin Ortlund |J. Todd Billings |Matthew Barrett |Paul Tyson

The language of the five solas is commonplace to us today. We use the phrases faith alone or grace alone all the time, but we may never think about the actual origin of these phrases. Martin Luther, in his commentary on Galatians, teaches how critical the right grammar of the gospel is and provides foundational language for Christianity today. Billy Marsh unfolds the history of Luther’s commentary on Galatians and its impact on Christian theology.

Oct 30, 2023 | credomag.com | Gavin Ortlund |J. Todd Billings |Matthew Barrett |Paul Tyson

We all use a theological key to interpret Scripture. The question is, is it a good one? John Calvin wrote Institutes of the Christian Religion, a summary of Christian doctrine, to give us a “key” to better read and understand the Scriptures. Drs. Bierig and Barrett discuss some assumptions people might be tempted to make about Biblical theology. This podcast aims to sit at the crossroads of exegesis, philosophy, creedal understanding, and historical theology and engage in Biblical theology.

Oct 30, 2023 | credomag.com | Gavin Ortlund |J. Todd Billings |Matthew Barrett |Paul Tyson

Is it possible to have too much exegesis in your theology? Is it possible to have too much theology in your exegesis? In this podcast, the Drs. Pennington and Bierig argue that these disciplines are distinct but inseparable. Our theology informs, guides, and guards our exegesis and vice versa. This dance between theology and exegesis is always rooted in Scripture. Dr. Pennington furthers this point by adding that narrative flow has the unique ability to reveal theology.