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How to Solve the Gender Debate
Read more: How to Solve the Gender DebateAs a general rule of thumb I try not to engage in Facebook or Twitter debates, but occasionally and by occasionally I mean often, I can’t help myself. Not all Facebook debates are doomed, I recently engaged in a meaningful back and forth with a friend on gun control that ended on a good note…
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Review of Hidden Criticism? by Christoph Heilig
Read more: Review of Hidden Criticism? by Christoph HeiligHeilig, Christoph. Hidden Criticism?: The Methodology and Plausibility of the Search for a Counter-Imperial Subtext in Paul. Wissenchaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testamentum II.392. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2015. 160 pages + 39 pages bibliography & indices. Softcover. Retail: €69.00. Questions concerning the New Testament’s relationship to aspects of the Roman Empire—and in particular the political claims…
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James Bond and the Eucharist
Read more: James Bond and the EucharistI recently watched the new James Bond film entitled Spectre. I must say that it was amazing, and well worth your money. I will also say that it is exactly like every other Bond film. No spoilers, but here is what happened in Spectre and in every other Bond movie: 007 gets the bad guy….
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Survival of the Weakest
Read more: Survival of the WeakestLast week, I had a week-long intensive course where I learned about the teaching and learning process. While trying to take in so much information about all the different philosophies and methodologies of teaching, I also heard from people at various colleges, universities, and churches that are already actively in teaching positions from across the…
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Are there prophets today? An Evangelical response to Mormonism
Read more: Are there prophets today? An Evangelical response to Mormonism“Surely the Lord God will do nothing, But he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”— Amos 3:7 Why do Christians no longer have prophets like Israel did in the Old Testament or why don’t we have apostles like the Church did in the New Testament? In my interaction with Latter Day Saints (LDS)…
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If Luke Is Bad It’s All Good
Read more: If Luke Is Bad It’s All GoodBy now I’m sure you’ve all seen the two teasers for the new Star Wars movie and, more importantly, the fabulous new trailer that came out a few weeks ago. I trust most of you have felt the blend of nostalgia, childhood wonder, and excitement that the anticipation for this movie has elicited in me…
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What Makes a good Teacher?
Read more: What Makes a good Teacher?As I am working my way through my PhD thesis I constantly run into profitable but extremely distracting side topics. These are topics that I would love to follow but, in my need to stay focused, I have to put on my blinders and make somewhat of an attempt to stay on topic. Today I…
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Review of The Birth of the Trinity by Matthew W. Bates
Read more: Review of The Birth of the Trinity by Matthew W. BatesMatthew W. Bates. The Birth of the Trinity: Jesus, God, and Spirit in New Testament & Early Christian Interpretation of the Old Testament. Oxford University Press, 2015. 234 pgs. ₤55 (Hardback). ISBN 978-0-19-872956-3. In his recent monograph, The Birth of the Trinity: Jesus, God, and Spirit in New Testament & Early Christian Interpretation of the…
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Instagram, Barbies, and a Theology of Authenticity
Read more: Instagram, Barbies, and a Theology of AuthenticityIn recent years, authenticity has become both an ideal and a polemic. Social media users have labored to capture the mundane in beautiful ways. However, social media users have also distorted and feigned authenticity by staging the mundane. Filters and iconic captions have been used to present a particular style of life that is filled…
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Review of The Book of Psalms by Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Rolf A. Jacobson, and Beth LaNeel Tanner
Read more: Review of The Book of Psalms by Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Rolf A. Jacobson, and Beth LaNeel TannerdeClaissé-Walford, Nancy, Rolf A. Jacobson, and Beth LaNeel Tanner. The Book of Psalms. Edited by Robert L. Hubbard. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014. 1051 pages. Hardcover. Retail: $60.00 The Book of Psalms is a single volume commentary published in Eerdmans New International Commentary on the Old Testament (NICOT) series. It…