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October 2011

October 06, 2011
The Jesus prayer is the simple prayer, “Κύριε Ιησού Χριστέ, Υιέ του Θεού, ελέησόν με, translated: “Lord...
October 04, 2011
When I first started working in ministry I asked a local ministry leader if he...
October 02, 2011

September 2011

September 29, 2011
 My challenge for readers is to post a series of images that reflect the Confessional Lutherans...
September 27, 2011
I recently received the following e-mail, and I thought that I would share my response with all...
September 10, 2011
I recently visited the “Mars Hill Bible Church” in Grand Rapids, MI. This is not...
September 06, 2011
For all the seminary students out there using Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar by Page H. Kelley...

August 2011

August 09, 2011
Why do we act like it is?

July 2011

July 27, 2011
What do you think of this excerpt from Annie Dillard's Teaching A Stone to Talk...

June 2011

June 24, 2011
Making connections with others is an essential key to any effective ministry. Without connections there...
June 23, 2011
The following is a bit by St. Augustine in honor of the solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist, which...
June 22, 2011
We Have TumblrI have decided to start using Tumblr as an way to post small...
June 05, 2011

May 2011

May 29, 2011
I recently watched a presentation by Anthony Trufant where he shares 11 points about how...
May 24, 2011
In the book of Philippians there is a small section of poetry. This little set...
May 20, 2011
View Eastern Orthodox churches in Union with one another in a larger mapKEYPeople = autocephalous...
May 18, 2011
View Where the 12 Apostles Died in a larger map
May 16, 2011
The parable of the wicked tenants is enigmatic in many ways. It’s a parable that...
May 14, 2011
Reconciling a Changing WorldThe world that we live in today is faced with new ethical...
May 10, 2011
Family is a great gift from God. It is a community, created by God, that...
May 03, 2011
I recently wrote a little handbook on one of my favorite prayers, "The Jesus Prayer." The...
May 02, 2011
I have published another FREE E-Book. This time it's a simple curriculum. I wrote it...
May 02, 2011
One of the most interesting things that we as human beings do is to weep....

April 2011

April 21, 2011
My beautiful and intelligent wife wrote a review of Love Wins by Rob Bell. I...
April 21, 2011
Having a Voice in a Violent WorldThe movie “Miss Congeniality” (2000) presents the story of...
April 14, 2011
Here is one of my songs... It's a rough recording I did today. Let me...
April 12, 2011
The book of Ruth finds it’s place in the Christian canon of scripture wedged into...
April 07, 2011
One of the most common critiques of Christianity and Judaism is the חרם (ḥērem) that...
April 04, 2011
The Bible is a book that is filled with many kinds of literature. There are...

March 2011

March 29, 2011
The first question in the Heidelberg Catechism is: "What is thy only comfort in life...
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