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Relinquishing and Receiving

Posted in Andover Newton Theological School, Church - Theologizing, Life, Theology, UCC, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This post is one in the making. It is a story of my personal and spiritual transformation and where I am now- actually a subsequent post will talk about “where I am now”. This is taken from a “reflection essay” that was part of my application process for Andover Newton Theological School (part [...]

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Prop 8, The Sexual Deviant, and The Bible: An Alternative Christian Interpretation

Posted in Biblical Ethics, Church - Theologizing, Devotional Thoughts & Bible Studies, Ethics, Hebrew Bible, Religion and Society, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 | 3 Comments »

What is deviant? Deviant is anything that we deem, by our own standards of reality, not to fall into the category of “normal.” Cambridge Dictionary defines it as:
describes a person or behaviour that is not usual and is generally considered to be unacceptable.
Some past examples of deviancy in our society are: a woman voting, an [...]

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Genesis 15:6 ~ Faith, Works, Justification & Vague Antecedents: Innerbiblical Exegesis, Interpretation, & Critique

Posted in Church - Theologizing, Devotional Thoughts & Bible Studies, Hebrew Bible, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Justification by faith has been seen as one of the more prominent examples of ‘Christianizing’  the Hebrew Bible.  To demonstrate this I would like to examine Genesis 15:6. Below I have cited several versions:
Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. – NIV
And he believed the LORD, and he counted it [...]

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Fretheim Comes to Searcy

Posted in Hebrew Bible, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on Monday, January 26th, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Wow, I’m stunned.  Almost 2 years, since I graduated from Harding University and haven’t until now had that longing to return to my Alma mater in Searcy, AR.  This longing is due to a speaking engagement of one of my favorite authors: Terence E. Fretheim.

Fretheim is Elva B. Lovell Professor of Old Testament at Luther [...]

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