14
Jan
2019
Online vs. In-Person Education: Theological Training Is Supposed to Be Hard
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In my previous post considering Dan Wallace’s recent article discussing online vs. in-person education I concluded that, especially regarding theological teaching, in-person education is superior to distance education—all other things being equal. But rarely if ever in life are all other things equal. Thus, we inevitably are forced to weigh a variety of factors beyond... Read More
11
Jan
2019
Miracles: Then and Now (Part One)
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On occasion through the years one reads or hears of a great revival somewhere in the world, a sudden outburst of the power of the Holy Spirit. It usually includes the testimony of many souls saved as well as miracles of all sorts that seem to parallel those of the Bible. Fantastic accounts of healings,... Read More
7
Jan
2019
Online vs. In-Person Education: The Superior Value of In-Person Education
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A couple of weeks ago Dan Wallace wrote an article questioning whether or not online education is equal in quality to in-person education. (Tim Miller offered some of his thoughts on the article here.) I’d like to consider two of the issues he raises in comparing in-person/residential to online/distance education—one in this post and the... Read More
2
Jan
2019
Online Education: A Few Comments on Dan Wallace’s Recent Blog Article
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A few weeks ago, Dan Wallace wrote an article on the recent trend towards online theological education. I would like to summarize his points here, and then offer a few comments. You can read his entire post at this link (and I encourage you to do so). The main point of Wallace’s article is that... Read More
25
Dec
2018
Is Christmas Pagan?
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It is not unusual to find arguments, both from atheists and Christians, that Christmas was started as an attempt by Christians to try to usurp/replace pagan festivals with a Christian one. Atheists make this argument out of an attempt to mock Christians and undermine Christianity’s historical basis, while Christians use this reasoning to disparage the... Read More
24
Dec
2018
Yes, Virginia, There Really Was a Santa Claus
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It’s that time of year when grocery store clerks, kind-hearted relatives, and even complete strangers ask children what they want Santa Claus to bring them. And it’s also a time when Christian parents struggle to help their children answer such people in a way that is both truthful and appropriate. Amidst the cultural clutter that... Read More
17
Dec
2018
You Are Doing it Wrong: Reading Entire Books of the Bible
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Have you ever read one of the Gospels in one sitting? I believe many Christians have not. Have you ever read Romans in one sitting? How would such a reading change your perspective on the book? I require my students to read the Bible in large portions. For instance, in the Gospels class, I require... Read More
13
Dec
2018
Baby It’s Cold Outside: On “Spending Time Obsessing Over the Latest Debates”
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When Paul entered the Areopagus in Acts 17, he entered into a place where debates over the latest pagan ideas took center stage. It was the first-century equivalent of Facebook. But rather than answering the Athenian fools according to their folly and taking sides in impossible debates, Paul chose to stay above the fray and... Read More
10
Dec
2018
Christmas Shopping that Benefits Your Favorite Seminary
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Giving Tuesday may be over, but there’s another way you can help DBTS financially this Christmas season and all year round. And it won’t even cost you anything. When you shop on Amazon using the link below, the prices won’t be any different, but Amazon will give DBTS up to 10% of your total. This... Read More
7
Dec
2018
Interpreting the Book of Job
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Jerome once compared studying the book of Job to grasping an eel. The more you squeeze, he opined, the sooner it escapes your grasp. Many interpreters have wondered similarly at the eloquence and challenge the book offers. While John Baker recognizes Job to be the “supreme masterpiece of Israel’s wisdom tradition” (“The Book of Job,”... Read More