Folks that know me know of my great love of education! Apart from coming to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, I believe a quality education has the greatest impact in a person’s life and future. I also believe that parents are both the primary educators and decision-makers for their children. There are some who believe the education of children should be left to professional educators and parents should simply trust their local schools. I do not share this belief.
I had thought I would be writing about ministries resuming, in-person gatherings growing, the 2020 election campaigns behind us, and the end of the global pandemic in sight. I still want to write on those topics but I have paused any writing I might do so that I might process the events of January 6, 2021, in Washington DC, the hurried events that followed, and the revelations about famed apologist Ravi Zacharias.
Goodness gracious! Like so many people literally around the world, I thought 2020 lingered far longer than was welcome. This…
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Essentialism: a second reaction to pragmatism/experimentalism/progressivism, essentialism found common ground with the perennialist view of progressive educational practices attempting to…
Behaviorism: a major force in education since the middle of the twentieth century welcomed by those who prefer scientific methodology…
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What is Success for the Christian Academic? ObedienceMatthew 28:19-20; James 3:1 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the…
Wow! It has been two months since I posted anything here. My regular readers know that is a bit unusual…
It has been a few weeks since I last posted a new blog, a fact that was brought to my…
Back on January 6th I let everyone know that I had been invited to participate in the second phase of…
Happy New Year everyone! I trust all of my regular readers enjoyed the holiday season that just concluded and is…
William Carey once said, “Expect great things; attempt great things”.[1] And attempt great things he did! Carey was born August…
Conclusion The matter of whether gambling should be permitted or not has a long history. At present, the perception of…
The Case Against the Permissibility of Gambling A thorough case that supports gambling both in the context of larger society…
Application The letter to the church at Laodicea is the final letter of seven written to the churches of the…
Literary Analysis Revelation, apocalyptic in its genre, was written to the Roman province of Asia. There were a number of…
Historical Context There are varying opinions as to the authorship and date of writing of Revelation. The author identifies himself…
**This series originated as an assignment for my studies at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary** INTRODUCTION Perhaps the most complex book…
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My regular readers may have noticed that all but one of my October posts have disappeared. Sadly, a professor from…
Introduction Originally published in 1981 and now in its third edition, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart’s How to Read the…
Conclusion There is much that the Anabaptists have contributed to the Free Church movement over the years. As a Southern…
Pacifism Pacifism is a term derived from the Latin word for peacemaking and is defined as the belief that disputes…
Economic Sharing The Anabaptists came to be in the earliest days of the German Reformation. The German Reformation was essentially…
Communion As with baptism, virtually the all Christian churches have some observance of Communion or the Lord’s Supper. The Greek…
Baptism Virtually all Christian churches perform the rite of baptism. As such, baptism is an important part in the life…
**This series originated as an assignment for my studies at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary** INTRODUCTION Baptist history is far more…
Congratulations to the Class of 2011! You have reached a major milestone in your lives and you have every reason…
Things have been kind of quiet here at the blog lately! I have been diligently working on the course work…