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The Azusa Street Papers

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Rick Wadholm

One of my co-workers just found and gave me a copy of The Azusa Street Papers which is a reproduction of the thirteen issues of The Apostolic Faith (1906-1908) published by the Apostolic Faith Mission at Azusa Street (Los Angeles, … Continue reading →

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A Brief Snake Handling Journey

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Rick Wadholm

I visited Tennessee this week to meet with my PhD supervisor (who is based in Cleveland even though my school is Bangor University, Wales). I had decided this visit that since I was “in the neighborhood” of the origins of … Continue reading →

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Judging Judges: The Cutting of the Concubine

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I was just asked how one should deal with the story of the Levite cutting up his gang-raped concubine in Judges 19. Here is my short answer. The ending chapters of Judges function at several levels:1) historical context for the … Continue reading →

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Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

Just a fun post with a short music video because this song got stuck in my head a few days ago after a discussion of the historicity of Joshua and walls of Jericho (Joshua 6). Indeed, when the text of … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering the Mission of God in Scripture

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

The following is what I will be presenting and handing out for a family camp I’m speaking at tomorrow morning. What would you say if you were asked to speak on the topic of giving a brief (hour and a … Continue reading →

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The Former Prophets: A Theological History

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

As I’ve been lecturing this winter semester (Providence University College) for my course “The Former Prophets” (i.e., Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, and 1-2 Kings) we’ve had some wonderful discussions about what it means for this portion of Scripture to offer … Continue reading →

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