Sho Some of you have heard me referencing artist Sho Baraka lately. The man is a poet, a preacher, a prophet with lyrical 🔥 I have benefited immensely from his unwavering commitment to speak truth to hard truths, especially in regards to systematic ethnic injustice. Two songs in particular keep coming…
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Two Notable Fall 2017 Assignments Two assignments in particular this year were beneficial for me as a student and as someone studying to teach Scripture well. They were also very informative for my own understanding of the context of 1 Cor 2:1–5 and I thought it might be…
Christ Exalted Over All Due to a new baby and a recovering wife, our family has been outside of regular worship for the past few weeks. This might not have been a problem for past me, but when God woke up my heart a couple of years ago, he gave…
> So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and…
If you were confused at why the South went so big on Trump over somone like the more "evangelically-on-point" Cruz, this article [https://medium.com/@boxerbk/confused-why-donald-trumps-message-is-resonating-1154c977697b#.j0nmh7t3e] helps explain some. I believe a presidential election helps show more clearly the pulse of a nation and the makeup…
Take things I say with the knowledge that I believe firmly in the passage "The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him." I believe too, as someone said, in "strong opinions held lightly." I understand I am fallible,…
> The whole of Christ, in his adorable character as the Son of God, is by himself made over to us most richly to enjoy. His wisdom is our direction, his knowledge our instruction, his power our protection, his justice our surety, his love our comfort, his mercy our solace,…
Been reading over Mark Dever's book 9 Marks of a Healthy Church and am continuing to struggle (though even before this book) with the idea of church membership. He advocates for it in the sense of active, consistent engagement with a local body, which I agree with, though…