Frontin’

It was really nice weather today, so I went down to the park this evening watching some of our UTM students play basketball. When one of our students started cussing because he didn’t agree with a foul called on him, another student who was standing next to me, Dorian, said, “Y’all be frontin‘ when ya’ll [...]

A Theology of Occupation

A Theology of Occupation by Robert Lupton: ”
Approach the intersection of Second Avenue and Boulevard Drive any time, day or night, and you will see the raw and unchecked version of street life when crime takes over a community. Clusters of men congregate on the corner in front of a row of storefronts, openly selling [...]

How Children Come to Faith in Christ

How Children Come to Faith in Christ: ”

From Between Two Worlds who got it from the first source Ryan Kelly:
How do children come to faith in Christ? Check out the following radio interviews with Jim Elliff that are available for free online:
1. Genuine Salvation: More Than a Prayer
2. How Children Come to Faith in [...]

Review of “Theological Implications of Hip-Hop Culture”

Review of “Theological Implications of Hip-Hop Culture”: “I just ordered William ‘Duce’ Branch’s Masters Thesis off the internet and read it yesterday. For most people, his name doesn’t mean anything, but for those who know Holy Hip-Hop, you might know him better as ‘The Ambassador’ from the Cross Movement. That’s right…An emcee from [...]

Alan Hirsch at GRTS

This past Wednesday, Alan Hirsch, Director of Forge Mission Training Network, and author of The Shaping of Things to Come and The Forgotten Ways, spoke in chapel at my seminary, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. I wasn’t able to make it, although I really wanted to be there. Thankfully there is a recording available on the [...]

Free Matthew & Mark Cornerstone Biblical Commentary

Another incredible deal with Logos Bible Software right now is a free volume of the new Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: Matthew & Mark by David Turner and Darrell Bock.

I happen to know David Turner as he is a professor at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. I’ve taken his New Testament Literature course, and it was very good.
To [...]

A fellow blogger and friend

As you may know, I am currently doing an internship here in Grand Rapids with Joel Shaffer and Urban Transformation Ministries. Joel is a great guy and thoughtful urban practitioner. He has started a new blog which I’m excited about and love to see you be as well. Feel free to go over to UTM [...]

Baptism

Today I am posting my position on baptism, from last semester’s Systematic Theology 3 course. Read it and let me know what you think.

Theology of Joel

I’ve been gone an entire semester, so to begin this reboot, I’m going to post some of my seminary papers from this past Fall. I’m going to start easy and post my Theology of Joel.

God vs. Google

Really? What about the idea of God coming first?