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Two Ways Complementarian Churches Can Be More… Complementarian
Read more: Two Ways Complementarian Churches Can Be More… ComplementarianComplementarianism. Evangelical churches embrace this term to define their position on women and church leadership. But we lack a shared vision of what this might look like in our churches. The idea of complementarianism is rooted in the principle that men and women are better together, or in more Biblical language, “It is not good…
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My New Article on Trinitarian Theology
Read more: My New Article on Trinitarian TheologyMy friend Matt Owen and I just published an article in Theologica called “The Son of God and Trinitarian Identity Statements.” I had an absolute blast co-writing this piece and if you’re interested in the doctrine of the Trinity, early Christology, and the interdisciplinary relationship between analytic and exegetical theology, you should check out our article…
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Shame, Fear of Failure, and the Feeding of the Five Thousand
Read more: Shame, Fear of Failure, and the Feeding of the Five ThousandI’ve recently been reading on how shame relates to the fear of failure (McGregor & Elliot, 2005). They argue that shame is core to the fear of failure, as those who have a fear of failure also tend to experience higher levels of shame. I also recently watched this interview with journalist Lisa Ling by…
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A Sermon on the Woman Caught in Adultery
Read more: A Sermon on the Woman Caught in AdulteryLast week I was given the opportunity to preach at my church during the evening service. I don’t get to preach very often, so when I do, it is always equal parts exciting and terrifying for me. The text I was given was John 7:53-8:11 or the woman caught in adultery. It is one of…
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St Augustine, Nature, and Truth
Read more: St Augustine, Nature, and TruthI’m currently participating in an extracurricular reading group with students here at Bethel Seminary. We just finished reading through the first five books of St Augustine’s Confessions. It’s been a blast to read and discuss, and I thought I’d share one of my reflections so far. As I was reading the beginning of Book V, I…
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From Academic to Blue-Collar Theologian
Read more: From Academic to Blue-Collar TheologianIt’s been seven months since I have been involved in Biblical-Academic pursuit. In that time I’ve transitioned to a fairly normal blue-collar job, taken up interest in a career path in fitness (shameless plug: if you’re looking for coaching, I do Powerlifting, Bodybuilding and General Fitness!), got engaged and started planning a wedding. My primary…
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Our Culture of Viral Fame
Read more: Our Culture of Viral FameWe live in a world full of interesting moments that are captured forever on the internet. Different worlds can collide. For example, the recent viral video of Justin Bieber serenading Dr. Barry Corey, president of Biola University, was captured by paparazzi. While the rest of the world wondered about the “random guy,” the Biola community…
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Check Out My New Article on Wine and Temple Theology in Ephesians 5.18–21
Read more: Check Out My New Article on Wine and Temple Theology in Ephesians 5.18–21Recently my new article on Ephesians 5.18–21 was published in the Polish Catholic Theological Journal, Biblica et Patristica Thoruniensia. The article is called “Filled with the Spirit: Wine and Worship in Levitical Light (Ephesians 5.18–21).” In this piece I try to make sense of a number of intriguing issues related to Ephesians 5.18–21 in its literary context…
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The Slave Bible: What Everyone Has Overlooked
Read more: The Slave Bible: What Everyone Has Overlooked[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Museum of the Bible recently opened an exhibit entitled, “The Slave Bible: Let the Story be Told.” The centerpiece is a book called, “Parts of the Holy Bible, selected for the use of the Negro Slaves, in the British West-India Islands” published in 1808. Originally published in London in 1807, this book was apparently…
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No Room in the Inn? (Re-post)
Read more: No Room in the Inn? (Re-post)Everyone knows how the Christmas story goes. As Stanley Hudson vehemently asserted in the most recent episode of The Office (8.10 Christmas Wishes) regarding the sensitivity to celebrate everything but Christmas during the Holidays: I want Christmas! Just give me plain-baby-Jesus-lying-in-a-manger Christmas! When our culture boils down the Christmas event it looks like this: baby Jesus in a manger. We’ve seen…