Talbot School of Theology Faculty Blog /blogs/good-book-blog/articles/category/ethics Kenneth Berding I recently read Michael Svigel 2024 book <em>The Fathers on the Future: A 2nd-Century Eschatology for the 21st-Century Church </em> (Hendrickson Publishers). This book is full of many insightful discussions—both biblical and patristic—all focused on the... Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:20:08 -0800 /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/the-fathers-on-the-future-an-interview-with-michael-j-svigel /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/the-fathers-on-the-future-an-interview-with-michael-j-svigel Ed Stetzer While AI offers exciting opportunities for ministry, its use also raises important ethical questions. From sermon writing to administrative tasks, church leaders must carefully weigh the benefits and potential pitfalls of integrating AI into their... Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:26:01 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/navigating-the-ethics-of-ai-in-ministry-and-sermon-writing /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/navigating-the-ethics-of-ai-in-ministry-and-sermon-writing Kenneth Berding How many times have I heard someone say, “That just wrong!” when the action being discussed isn’t wrong in a moral sense, but is simply unwise from the perspective of the speaker? This got me thinking about the nexus between morality and wisdom,... Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:31:22 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/that-s-just-wrong-is-it-wrong-or-is-it-unwise /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/that-s-just-wrong-is-it-wrong-or-is-it-unwise Kenneth Berding Did you know that the Bible tells us that there are certain things we shouldn’t even <em>talk </em>about? The apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 5: “But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness <em>must not even be named among you</em>, as is proper among... Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:48:20 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/some-things-shouldn-t-even-be-talked-about-ephesians-5-3-12 /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/some-things-shouldn-t-even-be-talked-about-ephesians-5-3-12 John Bloom This coming July marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial, the event, more than any other, that stigmatized Fundamentalist Christianity in the minds of many Americans. The trial also affirmed the “Science and Christianity are at war... Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:06:00 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/the-scopes-monkey-trial-s-100-year-centennial-what-you-need-to-know /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/the-scopes-monkey-trial-s-100-year-centennial-what-you-need-to-know Mark Saucy At the conclusion of last semester theology of gender class, we had a session in which we discussed the so-called global Gender Divide. The US political cycle had just concluded and our assignment to all watch the massively popular <em>Barbie</em> movie... Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/the-gender-divide-is-an-opportunity-for-the-church /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/the-gender-divide-is-an-opportunity-for-the-church Kyle Strobel The beginning of the contemporary discussion of spiritual formation began with a simple realization: At some point we stopped talking about discipline. Richard Foster<em> Celebration of Discipline </em>was a call to recover a lost conversation about... Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0800 /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/spiritual-formation-beyond-life-hacks /blogs/good-book-blog/2025/spiritual-formation-beyond-life-hacks David Horner, J P Moreland <em> </em> <em>Talbot School of Theology Professors David A. Horner and J.P. Moreland recently published a new book — </em> Metaethics: A Short Companion. Here, they share more about the book with the Good Book Blog. <em>Good Book Blog (GBB):</em> Congratulations on the... Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800 /blogs/good-book-blog/2024/metaethics-a-short-companion-an-interview-with-david-a-horner-and-j-p-moreland-about-their-new-book /blogs/good-book-blog/2024/metaethics-a-short-companion-an-interview-with-david-a-horner-and-j-p-moreland-about-their-new-book Sean McDowell I love studying theology. I teach a New Testament theology class at Talbot School of Theology, speak on theological issues at Summit Ministries, and taught a high school systematic theology class at a private school in Orange County for 21 years!... Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0800 /blogs/good-book-blog/2024/when-theology-is-dangerous /blogs/good-book-blog/2024/when-theology-is-dangerous Kenneth Way Almost everyone is a caregiver in some capacity. Whether counseling friends, parenting children, educating students, pastoring a church, caring for the elderly or coaching a team, most of us have caregiving roles that entail a mixture of burdens... Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:40:00 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2024/caregiving-and-godliness /blogs/good-book-blog/2024/caregiving-and-godliness