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Some Things Make Me Ashamed to Be a Christian

With friends like this as Christian spokesmen, who needs enemies?  A pastor prays for the death of the president.  I am sorry, but agree with the president or not, this is simply out of line. 

Romans 13:1-3

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and [...]

Chicago Again

I am in Chicago doing some research on the current controversy on the temporal status of the verb in Koine Greek. I know that this sounds like too much excitement for anyone to stand, but I had a good time at the library and found some sources that I have been looking for. The question [...]

Saved by the Dog

Josiah left on Monday to go to San Diego.  I wrote this right after he left but have had some trouble with the site and am just now able to upload it.

My son Josiah left today for San Diego where he will be for a month of training, after which, until Christmas, he will be [...]

The Power of Words

As most of you who know me know, I read a lot. Usually three to four books a week, sometimes more, sometimes less depending on how life is treating me.  I wanted to bring to your attention a couple of new books that I just finished reading that were very good.

On the Christian front, the [...]

Tax Collectors and Harlots

I read a devotional called _From this Verse_ each day (as well as one by the same author, Robert Morgan, called _On This Day_ both published by Thomas Nelson) and I thought that today’s was particularly good.  You can find lots more stories like this either from a verse or of what happened this day [...]

D.Min course materials

I will be starting a new Doctor of Ministry course tomorrow and am very excited about teaching it. The course focuses on the steps for exegeting and understanding a part of the New Testament. The powerpoints are for the students in the class, but you might find them helpful. The 12 steps are based on [...]

What is Real Christianity?

Often I have heard the statement “He (or she) is not a ‘real’ Christian.” What then is real Christianity?  What is it that shows our true love for Christ and his Kingdom?

I am working on a new class for this coming semester which will deal with the book of James in English (that is [...]

Eating the “Korean Beef”

Well, it has been exactly two weeks (not counting the time change) since I ate the strangest meal of my life so I guess it is time to write about it.

After teaching on Wednesday and then being driven to a church that was about an hour and a half out of Seoul, we preached.  We [...]

Korea Days Two, Three, and Four

Korea Days 2 and 3

First of all let me apologize for taking so long to get these up.  A fourteen hour time difference takes a while to get used to, and when you have gone for nine days and then come back you get just enough adjustment to the Korean time before you leave to [...]

A Report on Korea-Day One

KOREA DAY ONE

I had been asked to teach and preach in Korea by Reformed Theological Seminary of Seoul, with whom Knox enjoys a partnership.  I was to go to Korea for eight or nine days and teach a class, speak to local churches, and meet the professors from our sister school.  We arrived in Korea [...]