Every seminarian remembers visiting their seminary for the first time. Everything on the walking tour is mesmerizing. You crane to take it all in as you revere current students that pass by (secretly wondering if that could ever be you) and hang on...
Desire: Have you ever had a desire for something deeper than yourself? Of course, as a Christian, we all have. Has that desire been so strong and so internally compelling that it scared you? Has a desire like this driven you to pursue God in a way...
Added links to the following papers by Mark D. Nanos under the category From the New Perspective (thanks to Mark for providing the links): ‘Broken Branches’: A Pauline Metaphor Gone Awry? (Romans 11:11-24) ‘Callused,’ Not ‘Hardened’: Paul’s...
Updated the link to Michael B. Thompson’s The New Perspective on Paul.
I started seminary as a 32 year-old who experienced some serious personal trials. By the grace of God I had been set free from both pornography and self-gratification as well as gluttony and laziness. I had served in a ministry helping men find...
Updated the links to Mark D. Nanos’ A Rejoinder to Robert A.J. Gagnon’s “Why the ‘Weak’ at Rome Cannot Be Non-Christian Jews”, Paul and Judaism, The Local Contexts of the Galatians: Toward Resolving A Catch-22, and The Social Context and...
On my first day of class, my professor began class with a prayer. While students closed their eyes, listening to the professor’s plea for wisdom in our studies, my eyes remained wide open. Was it because that pile of new textbooks near me...
We are a bit late posting our winners. Our deepest apologies for the delay. Thanks to all who entered. We pray for your seminary journey to be one of great transformation. We’ll post the first article on Monday, September 6. And, the winners...