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Tag Archives: Theology
Genesis 2.18 and the “Not Good” of Creation: Random Reflections
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” (Gen.2.18, NIV) Could it be that there was lack of “goodness” in God’s first creating? How might we … Continue reading
The Divine Command: Love Him, Kill Them (Deuteronomy 7): A Sermon
The following is a message I shared in response to several questions regarding the violence of God in the Old Testament. This message was preached at Crossroads Church in Bemidji, MN, Oct. 13, 2019. The title of the message is … Continue reading
Posted in Deuteronomy, Sermon
Tagged Deuteronomy, God, Jesus, Old Testament, Sermon, Theology, violence
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‘What Does It Mean By “Submit”?’: A Question and a [Theological] Response
In the course of any given day, I may receive various questions regarding Scripture or theology. I personally love these as they are chances to reflect with others about what God has revealed and might be making known to and … Continue reading
Posted in Ephesians, Theology
Tagged Christ Jesus, egalitarian, Ephesians, God, Holy Spirit, husband, Paul, relationship, submission, Theology, Trinity, wife
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God Forgive Us For Being Women: A Theological Response
What follows is my “theological response” delivered today at the annual meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies as one of four panel respondents to Joy E. A. Qualls’ God Forgive Us for Being Women: Rhetoric, Theology, and the Pentecostal … Continue reading
Review: Introducing Theological Method by Mary M. Veeneman
This last Friday I gratefully received a review copy of Mary M. Veeneman’s book Introducing Theological Method: A Survey of Contemporary Theologians and Approaches (2017) from Baker Academic. I so enjoyed the volume that I nearly read it straight through … Continue reading
A Theology of the Spirit in the Former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective — PhD Thesis
I recently learned (thanks Daniel Isgrigg) that my PhD thesis “A Theology of the Spirit in the Former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective” is available free online through my doctoral alma mater: Bangor University, Wales. For those interested it can be … Continue reading
Posted in Former Prophets, Pentecostal, Spirit, Theology
Tagged Former Prophets, Joshua, Judges, Kings, Pentecostal, PhD, pneumatology, Samuel, Spirit, Theology, thesis, Wirkungsgeschichte
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On Earth As It Is In Heaven: A Brief Theological Reflection
“…on earth as it is in heaven…” While we might consider this from the trajectory of the revelation of the God to Israel preceding Jesus’ statement (which would be a fitting approach), we might also consider this statement as embodied in … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer
Tagged Christ Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Lord's Prayer, Theology
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Pentecostal Oral Liturgy
I’m taking a number of Trinity students to the annual meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies (hosted in Cleveland, TN this year) in a few weeks. Every Thursday for the last several months we’ve met for about a half … Continue reading
Posted in Pentecostal
Tagged groans, Holy Spirit, Prayer, shooting, Society for Pentecostal Studies, Suffering, Theology, Trinity Bible College
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Book Recommendations for a Pastor in Training
The following is an email reply I sent to one of my students regarding recommendations for books as he prepares for a couple of years from now to enter full-time ministry. I thought others might benefit from this as well. … Continue reading →