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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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 »
Rapper Cassidy Brings Jesus to Kill it on The Breakfast Club
Real quick post! Ya’ll know I’m ALL ABOUT fusing faith and culture, and while many of us haven’t heard anything from the rapper Cassidy in a minute, he brought that F I R E on New York City’s top rated morning show, The Breakfast Club with host Charlamagne tha God. Not only did Cassidy repesent … 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 »
The Right Moment
The number 30. In our world, turning 30 years old holds so much weight. That number serves as the marker of success; we’ve been told all of our lives that there are certain things that should be in place before you turn 30. Owning a home, moving up in your career, getting married and having … Continue reading »
Go.
One of the great things about reading and studying the bible is that you can get new revelation about a story that you’ve heard over and over…and over again and see things in a brand new light. That happened to me when I was helping Ashli complete a kid’s bible study worksheet and she had … Continue reading »
The Winning Formula
As all of America watched quarterback Tim Tebow win his 4th game of the season, social networks were flooded with commentary about how Tebow was able to pull off a come back win against the Jets. One person Tweeted: “I have to get on #TeamJesus, Tebow wins again.” Another person said: “All Tim Tebow has … Continue reading »
Mercy, Mercy Me
After having a few days to reflect on the travesty of Troy Davis’ death, after digging through the Facebook posts, Tweets, and emails about the grave injustice, after talking with friends about how to take this momentum and create opportunities for change, I’ve finally gotten to the bottom of what all of this is about. … Continue reading »
Fear Factor, Follow After.
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to talk to a good guy friend of mine about how often he sees women asking God for a “God-fearing man.” We’re all guilty of that, I know a “God-fearing man (GFM) is on my list of wants in a future husband. My friend, let’s call him Richie, … Continue reading »
The Power of “No”
No one likes to hear a “no.” “No” means you’ve been denied something, put on restrictions, cannot receive what you wanted. We dread hearing “no” from our friends, family, potential opportunities, even our lovers. We especially hate hearing a “no” from God. We’ve been so conditioned to believe that being told “no” means we’ve reached … Continue reading »
