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Author Archives: Rick Wadholm
Thomas Nelson Publishers and Pastoral Resources
So I was recently approved to start receiving materials from Thomas Nelson Publishers for review…and thus they sent me a “welcome” box full of assorted resources for pastors. I thought I’d start with just introducing these materials and a short … Continue reading
Posted in Bibles, Resources, Review, Thomas Nelson
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Pentecostalisms, Peacemaking, and Social Justice/Righteousness
I’m thrilled to once again be attending the annual meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies (SPS). This year it is being hosted by Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA from March 1-4 (which promises to be much warmer than … Continue reading
"Fourteen" Generations?
This week I preached from Matthew 1:1-17 on the genealogy of Jesus. Talk about a fun text! Needless to say, one of the elements of this text that is troubling (at a certain level) is the emphasis by Matthew on … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Gematria, Greek, Hebrew, Matthew, Revelation
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Why Amos Is a Downer This Time of Year
Today I opened my blogreader to discover that Dan Thompson was discussing (tongue-in-cheek) why Amos is a real downer to read for advent season. I personally think he’s probably not much fun at parties either, so I wouldn’t recommend inviting … Continue reading
Posted in Amos, CEB, humor
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Abandoning Heaven
As I’ve worked my way through Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, I’ve become convinced that the notion of “heaven” should be rejected as falling short of orthodox Christian confession. What do I mean by such a thing? It strikes … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, Body, Death, Holy Spirit, Resurrection
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Women Should Remain Silent (?)
I’ve been preaching through 1 Corinthians this last year and recently covered chapter 14. While there are many things which are heavily debated in this chapter, I particularly wondered how to preach verses 34-35. 34 women should remain silent in … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, Gordon Fee, preaching, women
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Brief Introduction to the Book of Ezra-Nehemiah (with Bibliography)
Ezra begins his record in 538 BC just after the conquest of Babylon by Cyrus king of Persia (cf. Ezra 1:1) and describes some of the events leading to his own work in Jerusalem some eighty years later (458 BC) … Continue reading
Posted in Ezra, Nehemiah
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The Composition of the Deuteronomistic History
There are three primary schools of thought on the Deuteronomistic History. The first to postulate the DH was Martin Noth, who went against the grain of previous scholars of the Old Testament, and argued that rather than the books of … Continue reading
Keeping Focus
This last Wednesday I lost a very close friend to cancer. Chuck Friesen was one of those rare jewels who shined even in the most difficult of nights (even when he was covered in his Harley leathers). He was relentless … Continue reading
Posted in Chuck Friesen, Memorial
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My Sabbatical
I’m nearly done with my June sabbatical from the church and I’ve discovered it has been invaluable (although only time will tell what further reaching effects it will have). As a part of my time on sabbatical I have been … Continue reading
Posted in preaching, sabbatical, thesis
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