As part of my ordination examination, I was asked to provide a further response about ordination. Indeed, while I was affirmed in almost every way, the lingering question at the table was whether my calling included the particular element of … Continue reading
This past week was the second week of Fall quarter at Fuller Seminary. I generally make the first week into an introduction of the topic and an introduction to the course structure. There’s always a lot of adds/drops/questions in the … Continue reading
I’ve been teaching full-time for 6 years now. Just about every term over the last six years I’ve had a new class to develop. Maybe 1 or 2 where I didn’t have a new class, but then there was some … Continue reading
This past week, Fuller Seminary announced they are going to move from their campus in Pasadena to a new location in Pomona. I learned of the final decision only a couple hours before, though there had been talk of this … Continue reading
In early 1999, my church had a major crisis, as there was a group of people who left the church and others were threatening to leave over the issue of a woman preaching on the occasional Sunday morning. It was … Continue reading
Recently, Pete Enns, a scholar of the Old Testament, wandered over to the annual gathering of the American Academy of Religion. This is the largest society of scholars whose work focuses on, you guessed it, religion. That term is defined … Continue reading
I’ve learned over the years, there’s an art in choosing just the right texts for a class. I wonder if this is one of those problems that are new to our era, like having a dynamic classroom experience. It used … Continue reading
When I began teaching full-time I put together powerpoint presentations on various topics, so the imaging of theology and church history became a regular task. For the last class of my undergraduate theology gen ed class I wanted to pull … Continue reading
I begin each week of my online courses with a reflection on the theme of the week. It is a devotional beginning, a way of getting the students to think about the topic in light of Scripture, often more pastoral … Continue reading
Using cities as analogies for theological education is very evocative. They speak of a place, a way, an era, a narrative all at once. The sights and smells and food and language of one city is different than other cities. … Continue reading
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