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Rethinking Systematic Theologies

Posted on March 30, 2026 by Rick Wadholm

Systematic theology has long been treated as the crown of theological inquiry among Evangelicals— but what if its universalist ambitions are precisely what untether it from the communities theology is meant to serve? Continue reading →

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A Question of Canon: Star Wars and the Old Testament

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Rick Wadholm

The following is an answer I provided one of my graduate students regarding a “canonical approach” which was asked with reference also to Star Wars “canon” in a reading assignment for a course in Old Testament Theology. I felt a … Continue reading →

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Sermon: On the Nature of Friend (Bob Wadholm)

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Rick Wadholm

This is the audio from my brother, Bob Wadholm (PhD [ABD] Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri; Associate Professor of Information Systems and Philosophy at Trinity Bible College & Graduate School), speaking in Trinity chapel on Tuesday, November … Continue reading →

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Sermon: On (Sexual) Identity

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Rick Wadholm

The following is a sermon I preached in the Trinity Bible College & Graduate School chapel on November 8, 2017: “On (Sexual) Identity” .  

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Our Father In Heaven Sermon 11.29.2016

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Rick Wadholm

The following is a half-hour message on the Lord’s Prayer from Matthew 6 that I preached in Trinity chapel on November 29, 2016. Our Father In Heaven

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Enter the Pastor-Theologian

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Rick Wadholm

There is no better place for doing theology than in the life of the local church. It is in the local church that the rubber hits the road and one’s attempts at careful theological reflection need to be applied to … Continue reading →

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Praying Well

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Rick Wadholm

Today in our Adult Sunday School* we were discussing prayer and my mind was taken to how we as the Church might pray well. We seem to have a penchant for and pride in our “free” prayers as Evangelicals (and … Continue reading →

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Listening to the Spirit…Ahead of Time

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Rick Wadholm

I have a friend whom I remember visiting with about his preparations for preaching. He didn’t prepare. He would simply show up to the service a little early…play some worship music and “let the Spirit lead to whatever text the … Continue reading →

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1 Kings: For the Person in the Pew (A Review)

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Rick Wadholm

Jim West (ThD; Professor of Biblical Studies at the Quartz Hill School of Theology) has written an easily read commentary on the entirety of the Old Testament of which I have reviewed his commentary on 1 Kings. West has proven … Continue reading →

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Misreading Bonhoeffer: A Response

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Rick Wadholm

I was recently alerted (via Facebook) to an article by Richard Weikart, “The Troubling Truth about Bonhoeffer’s Theology,” Christian Research Journal 35.6 (2012) which can be read HERE. It seems Weikart initially felt quite happy with Bonhoeffer while he thought … Continue reading →

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