A Pentecostal Hermeneutic: Video Intro with Brief Bibliography
Here I offer a brief (12 minute) video for some of my students on my proposal for a Pentecostal Hermeneutic. I thought others…
An Oracle Against the False Prophets: A Psalm for 2020
So many false prophets, Deceived in their much prophesying, Mad with their own imaginings. Mad with their claims of divine approval. Deceived long…
A Funeral Twice Undone: A Short Response
I received a question from a student pertaining to burial practices in light of a strange Elisha tale inserted into 2 Kings 13….
Elijah the Reticent Prophet?
I have spent a fair bit of time in the study of the Elijah texts in 1-2 Kings (and continue to work on…
Psalms and Proverbs: A Question of Authorship
Part of my approach to teaching is requiring students to write questions about lectures, articles, textbooks, and Biblical texts. (Trying to help them…
Amos: A Fresh Translation
A friend recently asked me if I might do a new translation of Amos for him to record a reading of it for…
The Damascus Road Experience and Evangelicals on the Way
My pastor preached a fantastic sermon last Sunday concerning the transformation of Paul by his encounter with the living Christ on the way…
Acts 1.8 – The Spirit and Jerusalem: A Brief Reply
Once again I owe another post to a brief conversation with a (former) student. As he was meditating on Acts 1.6-9 he was…
Discerning the Spirit of the Good News – A Conversation with a Student
I received a question from a student today regarding a Spurgeon quote and what it means to share the “good news”. Here is…
The Five Fold Ministry? A Question of Ephesians 4.11-14
Whatever gifts we have are given to us by the Lord who is making all things subject to the Father by making us (in the power of the Spirit) to be in Christ Jesus as all in all.