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
“A theologian is one who prays truly, one who prays truly is a theologian,” Evagrius wrote. I was very good at theological education in the Berlin model. I finished seminary with 144 quarter units, a 3.9 GPA, and a Masters … Continue reading
I was pre-law in college. Took the LSAT and did very well on it. But I couldn’t apply to law schools because of the financial trauma. The application fees were expensive, but so was Wheaton, and I couldn’t get ahead … Continue reading
In my last theological education post I described the model of Azusa proposed by Cheryl Bridges Johns. Again, the name is a bit misleading. When I think of the city Azusa, I think of the closest movie theater to my … Continue reading
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