RELIEF!! I started working on my book on Missions Theology back in 2016. I killed the book a year or two later. Then in COVID I decided to start working on it again. And now I am done. It is not perfect... but it says what I want to say. I decided to put the …
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I was listening to a podcast of N.T. Wright. He was talking about Evangelism. In it he spoke somewhat negatively about "The Sinner's Prayer." He suggested that when a person decides to follow Christ, that saying the Lord's Prayer may be a better choice than the Sinner's Prayer. We probably need to step backwards and …
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I saw an interesting little poll that was put on a Philippine Pastors Group. I can't find the poll on a quick search right now but the question was something like: WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU MEET A PASTOR OF A DIFFERENT THEOLOGY? Since no two people on earth have ever had exactly identical …
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Craig Van Gelder in "The Ministry of the Missional Church" describes six (6) things that led to growth and development of the primitive church as found in the book of Acts (of the Apostles). #1. Growth and Development through CONFLICT. Conflict is often seen negatively--- "Storming" in Group Dynamics. However, Conflict is necessary to address …
I have been working on a few updates. Here is some updates (if you are interested). My wife and I have finished updates on our book, "Dynamics in Pastoral Care." Actually, part of that was in changing the title (slightly) as well as the cover. Therefore, it looks like a totally new book... but only …
One of my favorite essays is "Men of One Idea." It was written by Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819-1881). Some sources say it was written by Timothy Titcomb. However, that was his pseudonym. I have a copy of the essay in the Union Sixth Reader, a book published in 1862. Long have I sought an electronic …
Third and final part of the chapter that I have written on this topic for my (work-in-progress) book on Missions Theology. Contextual Theology as “Good Scandal” “Good Scandal” is not another test or sub-test, but a different way of looking at the third test--- the test of culture. A good contextual theology should connect to …
This is part of a chapter of a book I am writing on Contextual Theology. Still a work in progress. I will finish one day. Fair of Foul All Theology is Contextual. So when I speak of the “foul lines” of contextual theology, I mean the “foul lines” of ALL theology. The use of the …
This is a chapter of a book I am writing on Contextual Theology. Still a work in progress. I will finish one day. Chapter 13 Evaluation of Contextualized Theologies Stephen Bevans states that all theology is contextual.1 However, as one of my dialogue partners noted, it could be taken to mean that there is nothing …
Back in 1999, I finally finished my masters thesis in Engineering Mechanics. The thesis is titled, "The Effect of Temperature of Short-term Creep Rupture Response in Polymer Matrix Pultruded Composites." At the time, I felt that the work I did was quite relevant to the expansion of knowledge in a very narrow field. I especially …