I saw this post on Monday Morning Insight. (It originally came from the Blue Letter Bible.) Both of these are great websites. I visit them both at least once a week. 12 Sayings NOT in the Bible1. Moderation in all things.2. Once saved, always saved.3. …
Read MoreThe Dissertation
The Relationship Between Spiritual Transformation andLeadership Growth in a Pentecostal/Charismatic ContextThe final touches have finally been put on my doctor of ministry dissertation…and I can now say that I am done. In my final read I found more typos and errors and I am sure …
Read MoreThe Promise and the Plan
God gives a promise and a plan. He is able to do this for the entire world and all of the inhabitants therein, because he is both the creator and sustainer of all. He makes promises and plans. He is able to make promises because …
Read MoreChrist Pantocrator (Christ, Ruler of All)
I just ordered this icon…Christ Pantocrator (pronounced pan-toe-crah-tor). I could have said, “I just ordered this picture or print.” But I said “icon” because that is what it is. The Eastern Orthodox tradition has used icons in their worship for years. The use of icons …
Read MoreDissertation Defended!
I am posting this blog from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. I am happy to report that I successfully defended my dissertation this morning. I have been working on the dissertation for over two years and the dissertation defense is that last big step …
Read MoreSpirituality and Eugene Peterson
The internet and the blogging phenomena has opened up new doors of communication for the church. Theological dialogues are no longer held in the hollowed halls of seminaries and Christian colleges and a thesis no longer needs to be nailed to a door to start …
Read More“Saving Grace” by Bob Dylan–A Holy Week Meditation
I have been listening to this song all day. It caught my attention, because it has the word resurrection in it. As I listned to it, time and again, I thought this song makes a great meditation for the Holy Week. It is a passionate …
Read MoreIndia & Gregory of Nazianzen
We leave for India tomorrow and I am finally getting excited about the trip. I have been working hard on some other projects including the “best draft” of my D.Min. dissertation and so it has been difficult to get excited about my third trip to …
Read MoreExperiencing the Trinity
For a couple of months, I felt like I was hocking Peter Scazerro’s Emotionally Healthy Spirituality wherever I was going. Through last fall and into the New Year, I was telling everyone to read his book. I preached three sermons that were inspired by it. …
Read MoreRescue, the Trinity & Christ our Example
On the iPod this morning: Battle Cry by Michael Gungor. He was the worship leader at the church Jenni and I attended in Tulsa in the late 90s. He is a phenomenal guitar player and he has developed into a great worship leader. He is …
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