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If you get this, you are probably a seminarian
It's been a month since I posted anything...things have been chaotic with losing my job, Erik arriving, and moving to Michigan. I'd give you something better, but I have to get back to trying to get caught up on homework… -
Success
In reading for one of my classes ("Principles of Biblical Leadership") I came across what I think is s great, biblical definition of success in ministry. In Shepherding the Church, Joseph M. Stowell writes: Success in S… -
The Book of Acts: Descriptive Not Prescriptive
I just finished the second week of my summer class entitled "World Missions and the Local Church." So far the class discussion has primarily been a big let's-bash-the-way-missions-is-currently-done fest. The big complain… -
"Green Leaves and Sham"
Welcome to the third installment in my largely unplanned "God is not a wish-granting pushover" series which began with Real Pictures, Inaccurate Description was continued in Not a Tame Lion and now concludes (unless I th… -
"Not a tame lion"
Several times over the last week I've been reminded of a C. S. Lewis quote that related to my last post about how people prefer a nice fluffy wish-granting pushover "God" to the holy God of the Bible. In The Lion, the Wi… -
"Real Pictures, Inaccurate Description"
A couple days ago I received an email forward featuring the "UNBELIEEEEEVABLE" heartwarming story of a great white shark who developed a loving friendship with a fisherman who once saved his life. Yeah right! A friend … -
It's Purim!
Though I don't celebrate Purim (I'm not Jewish), the book of Esther is my favorite story in the Tanakh/Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. I love the poetic justice throughout the book...I think it shows, among other things, tha… -
The Salvation of Infants
Last night I finished the paper that was due in one of my seminary classes. It deals with the topic of whether children who die in infancy go to heaven. (My position is that all who die in infancy are saved/elect/in heav… -
How NOT to write a theology paper...
Just taking a short break from my theology paper to post a couple links. These two tongue-in-cheek "theology papers" are prime examples of how NOT to study the Bible. I think they're both very funny, but I've taken a lot…
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