In my Biblical Foundations for Mission class last Thursday, we began moving through the Old Testament in search of evidence of God’s universal love for all people (not just for the people of Israel). It was pretty interesting to see how often God worked in the world for the benefit of all creation … [...]
In my Church History class, we have been discussing the origins of the Christian faith and the early traditions surrounding the development of Christianity. This past Monday, we focused specifically on a few early apologists and the development of bishops, the New Testament, and various creeds (in their earliest forms).
It seems that each of [...]
At this conference last weekend, the final session was (supposed to be) about the “humanitarian perspective” on how we as Christians can and/or should handle our religious, national, and global identities. (Still a little vague, huh?) The two guest speakers were, unfortunately, both politicians at some point in their lives; one was a [...]
On Sunday morning, we in the Seminary Chorus worshiped at the Northwest Community Church in north central (or apparently northwest central, even though it’s due north of the White House) Washington, DC. It’s a Church of God congregation pastored by a recent seminary graduate whom I remember from my earliest days in the seminary. [...]
Last weekend, I attended a conference of a somewhat indeterminate nature. I imagine its organizers had a good idea of what was going on, but I didn’t really know anything about it until I got there. It was, as I said in my most recent post, about handling Christian, national, and global identities [...]
We, the Seminary Chorus, had an exhausting but good trip to Washington D.C. this past weekend. Before singing at an inner city church three miles north of the White House on Sunday morning, we attended a conference on Christianity and global affairs and handling our various identities as Christians and Americans and world citizens. [...]
For several years now, I haven’t had to be concerned with my weight. It has remained more or less constant since I began college (no freshman 15 for me!) nine years ago (gasp!). But for a while I’ve thought that someday my metabolism might just shut down… after all, I do love the [...]
Tara and I are visiting her mother and sister and some family friends in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this weekend. It’s kind of an extended weekend … we left Indy on Thursday and will return to Indy next Wednesday. Almost a week, I guess.
It’s always a great time coming out here, hanging out, [...]
