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		<title>Monotheism vs Monolatry?  What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a test &#8211; does the subject line above strike you as intriguing or uninteresting?  Well, believe it or not, if you identify yourself as either Jewish or Christian, you should find it interesting.  Monotheism and monolatry both have to do with how the people of the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible (and also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worldwide Classroom</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mixed in with all of the useless stuff on the Internet, there are occasionally some great resources.  And Covenant Theological Seminary&#8217;s Worldwide Classroom is definitely one of the good ones!  They provide FREE lecture manuscripts, study guides and mp3&#8242;s for twenty courses in spirituality, Biblical studies, theology, ministry, etc.  If you are looking to deepen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009-10 Christian Studies Courses at UNBC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who like to plan in advance &#8230; the University of Northern British Columbia has recently announced the next two classes in the Certificate in Christian Studies program:  Christian Spirituality, starting in September 2009, and Life and Teachings of Jesus, starting in January 2010 (I will be teaching both). More information and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Greatest Social Need?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been doing some reading about &#8220;mission&#8221; this week, as I prepare for a teaching time about one of the core elements of a Christian&#8217;s &#8220;call&#8221; to follow God.  What is our purpose, our mission, our calling, etc?  At a high level, it seems threefold &#8211; all followers of God are called to holiness, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When did Jesus become the &#8220;Son&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time for another Q&#38;A from the days of yore &#8230; Question - &#8220;Was Jesus &#8220;Son&#8221; from eternity-past (i.e. before creation of time-space) or was he &#8220;Word&#8221; until he became flesh at his incarnation and then he became &#8220;Son&#8221;?&#8221; Reply - While it may not be possible to arrive at a definitive response to the question, [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, I read I Once Was Lost: What Postmodern Skeptics Taught Us About Their Path to Jesus, by Don Everts and Doug Schaupp.  In the book, the authors do a great job of carefully articulating and categorizing some of the spiritual realities that many of us are intuitively aware of (but we just may not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Christians Drink?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, this question came through the web site &#8230; Question &#8211; &#8220;What does the bible say about being a Christian and drinking? Is it wrong/right and where can I find scriptures. Not only for me know but to let someone else have the answer. I need to know how to explain this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toward a Paradigm of the Old Testament Sabbath</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 23:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a paper that I wrote about a decade ago (I feel old now) &#8211; it is one of the spiritual disciplines that I not only studied, but also subsequently applied in my personal life (and the relational and spiritual benefits have been amazing!): &#8220;[There is] as basic moral principle which pervades biblical ethics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to the New Testament</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another undergraduate course that I have taught in various contexts is Introduction to the New Testament. &#8220;Description and Scope &#8211; The New Testament consists of numerous types of literature, and reflects the viewpoints of Jesus and his followers. As a detailed exploration of the historical context, literary styles and theological themes of each of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Person of Jesus or Christ-Consciousness?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reaching back into the vault of questions and articles &#8230; &#8220;In spite of the religious inclusivity of New Age thinking, in spite of its interest in Oriental religions, and in spite of its criticism of mainstream Christianity, it is still Christ who dominates New Age speculation wherever the need is felt to explain the relation [...]]]></description>
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