Category: Doctoral Studies
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Paper Time
I really enjoyed my last class….and now it is time to do the paper. I’m not sure why, but I always question myself as I write it. I’m never sure what the professor wants. Then I catch myself and decide, it doesn’t matter what the professor wants, the important thing is what I’ve learned and…
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Understanding Modernity
The urgent need is for Christians to debate and become aware of the nature of modernity. Too easily they have accepted the good things which are available wthout being aware of the erosions of Christian faith and truth which are taking place. Jesus rebuked those who could not understand this present time. What is needed…
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That about Sums it Up….
Speaking to the inversion of the biblical vision, the radical missiologist Roland Allen said: “It would be better to teach a few men to call upon the name of the Lord for themselves that to fill a church with people who have acquired a habit of thinking that it is the duty of converts to…
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Energy Sources
Here is a wonderful quote from Raniero Cantalamessa in the book Come, Creator Spirit. This could be the basis for a whole comparision between why the “world” hasn’t been able to ‘convert” to solar (or wind) energy and why the church has difficulty using the energy of the Spirit for its life and practice: This…
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“Helping” the Well Off
I simply loved this quote from William H. Willimon in the book Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry: Thus I am troubled when a seminarian tells me that she or he is going into the Christian ministry because, ‘I like helping people.’ Helping people,may be a satisfactory basis for ministerial work, if ministry…