A Little Guide to Christian Spirituality: Three Dimensions of Life with God, by Glen G. Scorgie (Zondervan, 2007) In the crowded field of Christian spirituality, seldom does a single book come along…
The Text This Week
Have you ever noticed that the church year has a certain rhythm to it? Have you ever wondered where it came from and how it has been influenced? Terms like lectionary, liturgy,…
Formatting and Style Guides
Depending on the particular class and the individual professor, using the correct “style” for a university paper can be challenging. Within the discipline of Biblical and religious studies, three of the most…
Holy Land Photos
Have you ever been in the middle of some Biblical research, preparing for a class or small group you are leading, etc, and thought “I wish I had some high-quality photos of…
Toward a Paradigm of the Old Testament Sabbath
Here is a paper that I wrote about a decade ago (I feel old now) – it is one of the spiritual disciplines that I not only studied, but also subsequently applied…
Recovering Relationships in Online Education
Online education is a field full of ingenuity and potential, but it includes a few inherent challenges as well. One of the potential weakness of teaching (and learning) through an online environment…
Introduction to the New Testament
Another undergraduate course that I have taught in various contexts is Introduction to the New Testament. “Description and Scope – The New Testament consists of numerous types of literature, and reflects the…
How to Write a University Paper
Researching and writing an academic paper can be both a challenging and a rewarding process. And often, the hardest part is knowing how to start the process. To help you start ……
The Stock Market and the Bible?
Reaching back again into the Q&A’s from the past, this is another interesting question … Question – “Grace and Peace. I’m trying to find out what the Bible says about investing in the…
The Person of Jesus or Christ-Consciousness?
Reaching back into the vault of questions and articles … “In spite of the religious inclusivity of New Age thinking, in spite of its interest in Oriental religions, and in spite of…