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Replacement Theology Overturned in Romans in God’s Ultimate Salvation Plan for a Jew and Gentile Church
It is interesting to note that the modern State of Israel has been established on May 14, 1948. The last time the Jews inhabited a nation was during the Hasmonean Kingdom (c. 141-37 BC) which followed after the Maccabean Revolt (c. 167-160 BC). There, they had political sovereignty and religious autonomy. Rome conquered the Hasmonean…
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I’ve Been Published
I’m excited to share that my work, “A Theology of Hope for Missing Persons and Lost Causes,” has been selected as the graduate student essay for Salubriatas: International Journal of Spirit-Empowered Counseling, published through ORU’s Digital Showcase. You can follow the link below to download the journal for free and give my writing a read! I’m especially grateful…
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Book Review: Preaching With Cultural Intelligence: Understanding the people Who Hear Our Sermons, by Matthew D. Kim
In the book “Preaching with Cultural Intelligence: Understanding the People Who Hear Our Sermons,”[1] Matthew D. Kim leads preachers to understand how to effectively communicate across many various boundaries including cultural and ethnic boundaries, gender and denominational boundaries, the boundaries of varying locations, and even the boundaries of various religions. Central to his work is…
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A Theology of Love
Introduction: The Problem of God Apostle Paul writes to the Church of Rome that the existence and majesty of God is common knowledge among all people, and that these truths of God are, “manifest in them,” being displayed by creation (Rom 1).[1] In other words, God does not believe that atheists exist. At the most…
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Enter into Rest
For me, the five hallmarks or indicators of personal success are quite the same as with professional or pastoral successes, so I will strain to separate the two. I would say that the five hallmarks of personal success, to me, are as follows: Although my five hallmarks of personal success overlap with success in ministry,…
...and in his temple all cry, “Glory!” 