It’s been awhile since I’ve posted. We are finishing a trip to Israel and I limited myself to a phone and typing with thumbs isn’t my thing. But I wanted to make one note before I get back to working on posts about the Israel trip.
Category Archives: Study
The conviction of the Beatitudes
I am beginning a slow work all over again in the Sermon on the Mount because I was challenged recently by something I wrote over 8 years ago. It is time to enter into this bigger challenge, even though I would rather be lazy and just let the feeling pass by.
Running from God? Good luck
“(The hard experiences) were only graces in the sense that God in His mercy was permitting me to fly as far as I could from His love but at the same time preparing to confront me, at the end of it all, and in the bottom of the abyss, when I thought I had goneContinue reading “Running from God? Good luck”
If You Taught Church History…
This next semester I get the shot at teaching a subject I have been desiring to teach for quite some time: CHURCH HISTORY. I get to teach one section covering the early church to the Reformation, then another section covering the Reformation to today. I want to cover key figures in both sections. Church HistoryContinue reading “If You Taught Church History…”
The Lost Art of Notetaking
I am a huge fan of taking notes. Not too many seem to be these days. It could be that people have better memories than I do, which is a distinct possibility. When I have a rare chance to sit and listen to a sermon (rather than preaching it) I love taking notes. There areContinue reading “The Lost Art of Notetaking”
Apprentice 2 Jesus 