After being on campus in class or independent study for most of the day, I have come home to settle in for additional reading. Just moments ago, as I was doing exactly as I had planned, a surreal experience hit me. As I reclined in my faux-leather desk chair, sipping a hot cup of coffee, [...]
Archive for January, 2007
A Surreal Moment
Posted in Personal on January 25, 2007 | 3 Comments »
My First Original Hymn
Posted in Ministry, Theology on January 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
As part of a seminary class I am finishing, I had to compose an original hymn text. This took quite a while, but I must admit that it was very fun to do! The lyrics are to the tune of Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus, a Charles Wesley hymn. If you’d like to listen to [...]
A Hymn-I Asked The Lord
Posted in Personal on January 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here are the lyrics to a John Newton (1725-1807) hymn I’ve been listening to quite a bit lately. The version I have been enjoying is an altered arrangement performed by Indelible Grace, and a sample of the tune can be found here.
I think that if you consider the inner struggle of the hymnist as he [...]
Grudem on Women’s Roles in the Church
Posted in Ministry, Theology on January 4, 2007 | 12 Comments »
Wayne Grudem, Research Professor of Bible and Theology at Phoenix Seminary, recently has written a book entitled Countering the Claims of Evangelical Feminism. Grudem, a highly-acclaimed scholar and theologian within evangelical circles, provides specific lists of what he deems to be responsibilities in the church with relation to which genders may perform them.
Take a look [...]
Link of the Week-Jib Jab’s Year in Review
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2007 | No Comments »
This week’s Link of the Week is Jib Jab’s Review of 2006. Enjoy!
