In just about every church that you can find there is bound to be a few people who don’t like the way things are going. Perhaps they don’t like the music or they think they should celebrate the Eucharist more often. Perhaps they want the church to spend more money on missions or they think they should use the money to hire a new pastor. Read the rest of this entry »
Edmund Clowney was the first president of Westminster Theological Seminary. He has written numerous books, including one of my favorites, The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament. Read the rest of this entry »
The most beneficial part of a seminary education is being able to continually pour over Scripture. At Westminster this is done by learning the Biblical languages and then constantly reading Scripture in its original language in order to understand it better. I remember when I first started studying Hebrew and Greek during my undergraduate education. It was a bit overwhelming at first, but my father continually encouraged me to keep my head down and learn them as well as I could because there are many, many benefits. I’ll never forget when he told me that reading Scripture in English and reading Scripture in Hebrew and Greek is like the difference between watching TV in black & white and watching TV in color. All of the basics are the same, but you catch so much more. Read the rest of this entry »
One week from today I’ll be starting my third year at Westminster Theological Seminary. I still remember how giddy I was when I first got the email from Mr. Dan Cason telling me that I was accepted to Westminster. Wow, how time flies. Read the rest of this entry »
This past week was my final week of serving tables in Center City. For the past 18 months, I have been serving tables at Marathon Grill on Broad and Chestnut, but am no longer able to serve because of my course schedule this fall. The good news is that I found another job as a private tutor. I’ll be tutoring high school students at their houses in Algebra I & II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, History, English, Civics, Literature, Latin, as well as SAT and ACT prep. It’s a great job with flexible hours and good pay. I’m really thankful that I am able to do it. Read the rest of this entry »
N.T. Wright is one of the greatest historians and scholars of our time. His work, whether you agree with everything he writes or not, is always stimulating and pushes you to dive into Scripture at a deeper level. If you have read this blog for any amount of time, my fondness for our dear Bishop of Durham should not come as any surprise. Read the rest of this entry »
This post will probably spoil some of the story for those who have not read the entire series. Consider yourself warned. Read the rest of this entry »
I have heard that “Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship” for a very long time. It sounds good. I’d much rather be in a relationship that be stuck in some form of religion. Who wouldn’t? And since it sounded good, I just went with it. I probably said it a few times as well. But is it really the truth? Read the rest of this entry »
As I was walking to work this morning, I ran into an overzealous Christian who was standing on the corner of 13th and Market with a sign that read “Repent or Burn” that was quite graphically decorated. He was also carrying a bull horn, which enabled him to yell at those who were passing by in extremely loud and annoying levels. His mantra consisted of a large amount of proof-texting and yelling about burning in eternal hell fire. It was pretty much a mobile version of a modernistic, fundamentalist sermon. Read the rest of this entry »
This post will probably spoil the story for those who have not finished the Harry Potter series. Consider yourself warned. Read the rest of this entry »
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