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Breaking “Good”
Read more: Breaking “Good”It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery (Galatians 5:1). This past weekend, I went on a church retreat with Bethel English Church at Oak Glen Christian Conference Center. While I really enjoyed being away from the…
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The Emerging LGBT Initiative Against Christian Colleges
Read more: The Emerging LGBT Initiative Against Christian Colleges**UPDATE, June 9, 2016. The California Senate Appropriations Committee struck down SB-1888 (proposed by Assemblyman Evan Low), which was the primary legislative bill focused in the article below. However, SB-1146 has been approved by the Appropriations Committee and is moving forward for a vote in the California Senate. SB-1146 was authored by Assemblyman Ricardo Lara (D-Bell…
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Review of God, Grace, and Righteousness in Wisdom of Solomon and Paul’s Letter to the Romans by Jonathan Linebaugh
Read more: Review of God, Grace, and Righteousness in Wisdom of Solomon and Paul’s Letter to the Romans by Jonathan LinebaughLinebaugh, Jonathan Andrew. God, Grace, and Righteousness in Wisdom of Solomon and Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Texts in Conversation. Supplements to Novum Testamentum 152. Leiden: Brill. 2013. 282 pages. $141.00 (Hardback). ISBN 978-9004252943. In this volume, his revised 2011 doctoral thesis from Durham University under John M. G. Barclay, Jonathan Linebaugh seeks to place Romans…
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Sweaty Prayer
Read more: Sweaty PrayerSometimes, I really think I have narcolepsy. Sure, sometimes we joke that we must be the helpless victim to this disorder after our friends elbow you for hanging your head for a few minutes during the Sunday Message, or for closing your eyes during a lecture or a movie. But, when rolled down windows, loud…
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Biblical Injunctions for Bearded Awesomeness
Read more: Biblical Injunctions for Bearded AwesomenessI’ll admit, lately I have become a bit obsessed with my beard. Strangely, this unruly hair that is growing out of my face has captivated my attention, adding a minutes to my daily grooming schedule. For people that don’t know me that well this is a pretty big deal. It’s true, I am a clean…
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God’s Goodness in Grief
Read more: God’s Goodness in GriefGrief hurts. And it hurts for at least two reasons. There is on one hand the active pain of a particular loss. On the other, there is the God-problem: ‘How could God let this happen?’ I think C.S. Lewis gives us a great framework in his memoir, A Grief Observed. Three Views of God The…
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Israel’s Cry for a King, Our Cry for a Nominee: Reflections on 1 Samuel 8 – 12
Read more: Israel’s Cry for a King, Our Cry for a Nominee: Reflections on 1 Samuel 8 – 12We’re on the home stretch of the next presidential election, and we’re left with three possible candidates: Bernie “Feel the Bern” Sanders, Hillary “Email Extraordinaire” Clinton, and Donald “I Have Big Hands” Trump. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say I don’t fully identify with any particular candidate (though I do have my leanings,…
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Anxiety and the Exodus
Read more: Anxiety and the ExodusPeople who know me or are even acquainted with me know that I worry—a lot—about almost everything. I become anxious over minor, insignificant matters. I overthink things. I often feel like things “just won’t work out” the way I hoped. Lots of people might be able to relate to this as they struggle with anxiety…
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What has Hollywood to do with Jerusalem?
Read more: What has Hollywood to do with Jerusalem?The early Church father Tertullian once asked a similar question to explore the connections between Christianity and Greek thought. This question is designed to explore a literary connection between how we watch movies and how we read the Bible. The issue here is how are we to interpret the Old Testament narratives? Are they history…
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How to Write an Academic Book Review
Read more: How to Write an Academic Book ReviewFor the past few years, I have been pretty intensely involved in a particular field of academics that generates a ton of monographs, books, and other book-like-things every year. One of the great ways us young academics can get our name listed along with all other rockstars of the Biblical studies field is to review…