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Deliciousness at Disneyland
Read more: Deliciousness at DisneylandI’m going to do another food blog post about some of my favorite things to eat at Disneyland. I go to Disneyland quite often, and there are some really delicious things to eat there. Thanks to my boyfriend’s generosity and his vast knowledge of everything that pertains to Disneyland, I have tried some really good…
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Review of Early Christianity in Contexts edited by William Tabbernee
Read more: Review of Early Christianity in Contexts edited by William TabberneeTabbernee, William, ed. Early Christianity in Contexts: An Exploration Across Cultures and Continents Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2014. 475 pages + 127 pages bibliography and indices. Hardcover. Retail: $42.99. In Early Christianity in Contexts, editor William Tabbernee provides an overview of early Christian history that focuses on the various locations and cultural contexts within…
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Singing Theology
Read more: Singing Theology“Lex orandi, lex credendi.” Or so goes the ancient Christian maxim, loosely translated, “As we worship, so we believe.” If the songs we sing shape the way we think, we should be very thoughtful about the way our churches are led in worship. Songs are short, memorable, and have the capacity to pack in a…
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Confused in the UK: Rugby, Cricket, and Donald Trump
Read more: Confused in the UK: Rugby, Cricket, and Donald TrumpThe Carroll family is beginning our 4th year here in the UK and there are still a few things that confuse me. It might be that I never took enough time to delve into the mechanics of these things, maybe someday I will. But for now I’d rather rant about their inaccessible (in my eyes)…
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Review of Obadiah by Daniel I. Block
Read more: Review of Obadiah by Daniel I. BlockBlock, Daniel I. Obadiah: The Kingship Belongs to YHWH. Hearing the Message of Scripture: A Commentary on the Old Testament, 27. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2013. 116 pages + 12 pages of indices. Hardcover. Retail: $19.99. With the publication of Obadiah: The Kingship Belongs to YHWH, Daniel Block (Wheaton College, IL) launches a new commentary…
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Drunk at Church
Read more: Drunk at ChurchThe “potluck” is one of the greatest things about going to a small church. For those who have never experienced it, it is a full range buffet with only the most delectable foods made by the moms and grandmas of your church. Tables are set up so that all of the congregation may have their…
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The Virtue of Articulacy
Read more: The Virtue of ArticulacyWhen I was in high school, our music classes were in danger of being cancelled. I’ll never forget the night I played fly-on-the-wall at a school board meeting while the powerful adults discussed the future of our program. Silent the entire time, I went home that night and cried – I had failed to speak…
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Why did Jesus use Alcohol for Communion?
Read more: Why did Jesus use Alcohol for Communion?Until I recently moved to Scotland, I spent most of my Christian life in American Evangelical churches. In these churches, they have unanimously done communion with grape juice, without the option to use wine if one so desired. As much as I regularly experienced this, I never really understood why churches decide to use grape juice instead…
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My Article on Harry Potter is Now in Print in “Ravenclaw Reader”!
Read more: My Article on Harry Potter is Now in Print in “Ravenclaw Reader”!At long last the edited volume from the Harry Potter conference held at the University of St Andrews in 2012 is now in print and you can get your copy of Ravenclaw Reader here! The conference was a complete success, being one of the most enjoyable and stimulating academic settings I’ve ever been in. It…