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Jesus: Not Superhero but Friend

I preached recently and was given the Easter Emmaus text (Luke 24:13–35), a story I have never really found interesting. Having to say something on

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An Education or a Diploma?

Are you seeking a diploma, or are you seeking an education? So many of you tell me you’re here because graduating from here will get

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On Reading a Book’s Cover

Living in the age of TikTok, sound bytes, emojis, and GIFs one might think the practice of reading a book is antiquated and unnecessary. Yet,

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Three Questions for Reading the Psalms for Deep Transformation

The Book of Psalms is a collection of prayers written originally to shape God’s people in ancient Israel for identity, mission, community, and holiness. These

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The Church in John 20

The penultimate chapter of John’s Gospel is busy, with accounts of Jesus’s resurrection and his first appearances to his disciples on Easter and on the

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The Ground of Our Faith

Theological education isn’t what I thought it would be. I rightly expected it to be challenging, in terms of heavy workloads and difficult concepts. Although

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Our Heritage of Revival

While many yearn for religious revival of some sort, revivals and revivalism have their critics. Nonetheless, the fact is that revival and revivalism have been

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Why Share Your Faith?

Evangelism has gotten a bad name over the last few years. For more reasons that we have time to go into in this article, “The

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April 24, 2023 No Comments

Preaching as Storytelling?

For some preachers and congregations, storytelling is the essence of preaching. A good preacher is a good storyteller, first and foremost, and if in fact

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Playing in the Desert

[Note: My students all gave me permission to be named in this piece. In fact, they all asked to be named.] My students and I

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