Outward Sign, Inward Reality–Part Three
Several months ago, I wrote two posts about the connection of the outward signs of circumcision and baptism to their respective inward realities: circumcision of the heart and baptism of the Spirit. You can read those posts here: Part 1 and Part 2. In the first post, I discussed the Bible does not speak of [...]
When in Rome…
For my Worship Leadership class, we are required to visit two different types of churches (different from each other, and different from our own denomination) and to write papers where we discuss what we saw in the worship services that might be instructive for our own worship. So, a couple of weeks ago, I attended [...]
Recalling the Hope of Two (Very Different) Glories
Nebraska looked fantastic last week against Nevada, winning handily at 52-10. Our offensive line made me reminisce to the days of Tom Osborne’s “Pipeline” (a group of beefy linemen who actually came to Hastings one day and autographed some of my Husker paraphernalia…but I digress). I was extremely concerned about our running back situation coming [...]
The Morality of Jephthah
This morning, I wrote a paper for my Ethics class on “The Morality of Jephthah.” It was an extremely interesting topic, and the paper didn’t turn out too badly, so I thought I would publish it for your voluntary perusal. You can read it here. It will be important for you to know Aristotle’s categories [...]
Kickoff
Well, since Blogging Season is upon us, I suppose that it’s time to begin. I somewhat missed blogging over the summer, but I just never feel that much in the mood when school isn’t in session. So, I’m back now, although I don’t know how much time I will have to post anything. This post [...]
