Category Archives: Theology

Wonder

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Jason

What gives you a sense of wonder? When was the last time you were in awe of something? What stirs your soul with a sense of fear and amazement? When I was a child, my parents would often read to … Continue reading →

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Jesus: A Novel

Posted on November 14, 2005 by Jason

For the past 5 years, the writings of Walter Wangerin, Jr. have been a tremendous blessing to me. I first fell in love with The Book of God, Wangerin’s re-telling of the Story of God in the form of a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from this week

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Jason

This week, I’m taking another week-long intensive course at Lipscomb; the course topic is Johannine Literature. The material has been great. John’s Gospel is far and away my favorite one. I love John’s themes: love, light, abiding in Him, the … Continue reading →

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The language of love

Posted on October 30, 2005 by Jason

This is something I wrote a couple years ago that I found stuck in an old Bible this week. Thought it’d be nice blog material.____________________ Language is a blessing from God for it is one of the ways we bear … Continue reading →

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Better Is One Day

Posted on October 26, 2005 by Jason

As I continue my trek through the Psalms, I find myself falling deeper in love with the words of praise and adoration I find there. Beyond the praise Psalms, some of the Psalms of desperation resonate with me as pleas … Continue reading →

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Does God create disaster?

Posted on October 24, 2005 by Jason

I was reading through Isaiah the other day and I came across a section of the text that was a bit concerning. The text is Isaiah 45, a text which affirms the sovereignty of God. The text reads thusly: I … Continue reading →

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Pain in the offering

Posted on October 18, 2005 by Jason

This week marks the 18th anniversary of my father’s death. Honestly, it feels even longer; it seems like a lifetime ago. I was 10 years old when my father passed away and I’m gradually becoming more aware of how that … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Plan

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Jason

It was a perfect plan. The Pharisees and the teachers of the law brought her to Jesus, a woman caught in the act of adultery. The Mosaic Law carried a penalty of death by stoning for such an offense. But … Continue reading →

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Mint Condition

Posted on October 7, 2005 by Jason

Around 90 years ago, in an effort to arouse interest in the game of baseball, cigarette manufacturers began producing cardboard pictures of some of the more renowned ball players in their cities. These “baseball cards” were packaged in with the … Continue reading →

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The Land of Promise

Posted on October 5, 2005 by Jason

As the book of Genesis draws to a conclusion, Joseph and his family are lovingly reunited on Egyptian soil. Famine draws the sons of Jacob to Egypt and, with a little strategic planning on Joseph’s part, the entire seventy-member family … Continue reading →

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