Category: Theology in Practice

A new command command we forgot about.

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I have a heard a lot of trash talking lately about professors.  What I am hearing isn’t critic of material or teaching style or even the usefulness of the class, I have heard people say some pretty nasty things about the teachers themselves.  These judgements leveed are based on classrooms interactions, methods of grading, and hearsay.  What is most startling is that students are gleaning from these interactions the professors motivation. Read this next line Read More …

On Remembering

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When times are tough it’s difficult for me to remember the blessings I’ve received.  Sometimes I get so caught up in the here and now that I simply get tunnel vision.   With stress, I tend to get focused in on what is causing that stress ignoring the bigger picture of my life.  It could be finances, school, work, any of a hundred different causes. I’m sure that I’m not the only one guilty of Read More …

What makes a faithful sermon?

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Preaching is a form of communication where it is difficult for the preacher to utilize any feedback given from the congregation. With a single sermon there are as many opinions as there are listeners-sometimes more! With my own sermons, I realize that not every one is going to be a home run. But often, when I think one is terrible, someone will inevitably tell me how they experienced renewed faith though it. In seminary I Read More …