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Check out the latest articles and videos I’ve shared… but be warned, this is the acumilation of nearly a decade of work, and I’ve changed my thoughts on a lot of things, so don’t hold me to anything that I don’t agree with 🙂Â
Citizens of the Kingdom: Mount Up!
In 1989, David Bebbington wrote of four qualities that defined Evangelicalism and one of them was "activism." Evangelicals were, according to Bebbington, committed to expressing the gospel through their efforts in society. Unfortunately, Evangelicalism has received...
Reviewing a book on Mentoring Women
This review, to be honest, is a bit awkward feeling. How can a man review a book on women mentoring women? On one hand, I have a great mother, five sisters, three daughters, and a fantastic wife who is involved in mentoring women. On the other hand, I'm a dude....
William Seymour’s “love in the face of hate”
The Book of Hebrews provides what is arguably the best narrative theology of the "communion of saints" in chapter 11. Often referred to as the "chapter of faith," the writer describes the faith of the Patriarchs and Prophets and a few others along the way. It's a...
How’s Your Church’s “On Ramp”?
As we've entered into the fall, our attendance at Trinity Christian Fellowship has been growing and we're seeing new and old faces, together. It's beautiful to see Jesus' community gathered to experience the Spirit's presence/empowerment. This past week, as I stood...
Biblical Studies Needs Theology…
I recently was told by someone that they didn't need theology because they just needed the Bible. N. T. Wright responds in The New Testament and the People of God as follows: "Biblical studies needs theology, because only with theological tools can historical exegesis...
So You Want to be a Scholar? Here’s What They Won’t Tell You…
So you want to be a scholar? You likely already are aware of the fact that you are going to be reading a lot and writing heavily footnoted academic papers while engaging in discussions about methodology while analyzing and assessing arguments. You've probably weighed...
On Trading Our “Discernment” Birthright for a Bowl of Stew…
The story of Jacob and Esau is well known (Gen. 25-27). Esau, the eldest son of Isaac, sold his birthright to Jacob, his younger brother, for a bowl of stew. It was a catastrophic failure on Esau's part, as we read in Scripture that God hated Esau (Mal. 1:2-3) and he...
Keeping Jesus in Seminary
Any seminary graduate (or attendee) worth his salt has been warned about the "danger" of attending the cemetery. We are told that if we attend theological education, we'll lose our passion for Jesus and will embrace ideas that undercut the foundations of the Christian...
The Vineyard: Everyone Gets to Play!
The first Vineyard church I attended was the Smoky Hill Vineyard and the date was sometime in the early 90's. At the time the church was meeting at a local middle school and it was the first "church plant" that our family ever attended. The worship gatherings were...
