The “What the Hell Happened to Me in Seminary” series is a group of blog posts from myself and other seminarians across the country chronicling their experiences while in seminary. None are happy tales of how we saved the world one exegesis at a time. Most will make you cry. All, if we’re lucky, will … Continue reading »
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Catchin’ Feelings: A Man Named Daniel
I’ve been in a love affair with a guy named Daniel for years. He’s accompanied me to church, bible study, Sunday school, and small groups. He’s been my shoulder to cry on when life’s kitchen had the heat on hell and reminded me that there was always a “fourth man” standing in the “furnace” with … Continue reading »
Sometimes.
Just a quick post about “sometimes.” Many times we go before God praying, fasting, interceding for particular things. When we get our answer, if we are brave enough, we’ll go forward in obedience to what He’s told us to do. We give God a lip-quivering “yes”. Then, as we go forward, we hit a road … Continue reading »
What’s in it for Me?
Then Peter said to him, “We’ve given up everything to follow you. What will we get?” I rocks with Peter. He was a hot head, cursed regularly, a passionate fellow. He was overly confident in himself and impulsive. And in Matthew 19:27, Peter asks the Messiah, King of Kings, Jesus Christ of Nazareth the one … Continue reading »
Turning, Shaking, and Preparing Tables
Grammy Award winning singer Adele “turned” tables. Reality T.V. star K. Michelle “shook” tables. God (who needs no introduction) “prepares” tables. We all know the familiar scripture out of the 23rd Psalm where David writes about his dependent relationship on the shepherd of all shepherds, God. In verse five, David says that God “preparest a … Continue reading »
A Desperate God Part Deux
Last week, I wrote about God’s desperation to have a relationship with us on this blog and the Huffington Post. As I read I Samuel for my Old Testament class, I’m seeing this recurring theme of God wanting to stay in relationship with us, even when we don’t want the relationship with Him. In I … Continue reading »
A Desperate God
Since entering Seminary, the scope and breadth of how I view and understand God has changed a bit. Well, a lot. I sat in my room teary eyed and wholly upset at God after learning that He regretted making us in Genesis 6:6: “…and the LORD was sorry that He made humankind on the earth … Continue reading »
Exile from Egypt: Real or Fake?
Here are some thought/ramblings about Exodus. Enjoy. Many argue whether or not the accounts in Exodus are real: the enslavement of the Hebrews, the plagues, the death of first-born Egyptian sons, the parting of the Re(e)d Sea (some scholars believe that the sea the Hebrews crossed was full of reeds, a marshy area that caused the … Continue reading »
First Day of Seminary Ruminations
The other day, one of my TA’s said, “Oh! I read your blog! It was really great — learned so much about you!” “Thank you,” I said. “I haven’t been writing much because my outlook is changing so much and my idea about God is shifting.” She said, “Write through it anyway. When it’s all … Continue reading »
There’s Something to be Said
Today, at 7:44 AM, I turned 30 years old. I recently discussed the significance and meaning behind the number 30, so there’s no need to go into that any further. Today, just for a moment, I’ll reflect back on the last decade of my life. In the last ten years, I’ve been and become so … Continue reading »
