St. Anselm (1033-1109 AD) had a well-known motto--- "fides quaerens intellectum." This is Latin and translates as "Faith Seeking Understanding." This can be seen as a good explanation of Theology. I believe that Theology must draw from a place of Faith. One can study Christian Theology without having Christian faith. However, that should be thought …
Month: September 2021
Sermon– The Faithful Servant
<A sermon I did for seminary chapel> I would like to go over a very familiar parable of Jesus. It is the parable of the Faithful Servant. It is found in Matthew 24:45-51 However, I would like to go through it with a bit of a missiological spin to it. An expression that has been …
The Moth Joke— Revisited
I wrote a post on another website--- Bukal Life Care. I think it is quite appropriate on this site in its topic and message. However, instead of putting it both places, I will just give you the link. I took a joke from Norm MacDonald (who just passed away from cancer) modified it, and used …
Faithful to the Task
I was asked to preach at Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary for one of their chapel services. I decided to preach on a missions topic--- difference between "Finishing the Task" and "Faithful to the Task." As I was preparing for the sermon, I found a couple of articles by Matthew Bennett, Missions professor at Cedarville University. …
Publicly Broken
I put a post on the website of the counseling center I am involved in. It is called "Publicly Broken" and look at sports celebrities who have in recent times admitted to struggles, particularly psychoemotional struggles. Not all of the responses to these admissions have been positive. There are parallel challenges with regard to religious …
Missions Podcasts
Years ago a missionary acquaintance of mine had asked whether I wanted to work together with him on a podcast or something. At the time I said that it sounded interesting, but I never really acted on it. First, I had no real interest in dong a podcast, and second, relatedly, I never listened to …
Reflections on the Great Commandment
The Great Commandment exists in three forms== Listed as separate commandments. The first is listed in Deuteronomy 6:5 ("You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might."), while the second part is in Leviticus 19:18 ("you shall love your neighbor as yourself"). Listed …