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A Friend Closer than a Brother
Many people go through life wishing for but never finding the type of friend that Solomon describes in Prov 18:24 – “a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” In God’s amazing grace I have two...
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And I Thought He Was from Germany
In the middle of this busy time of the semester when research papers and final exams are crowding my desk waiting to be graded, I enjoy a good laugh whenever I can find it. In the middle of a Greek...
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Seminary Faculty Ministering in Local Churches
While I certainly count it a wonderful privilege to minister here in the seminary as we seek to assist local churches in equipping Christian leaders for ministry, I am also blessed to be involved in...
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What about the Girls?
A few weeks ago I blogged about an article I had written in our church newsletter entitled, Eight Questions I’m Going to Ask the Young Man Who Wants to Marry My Daughter. Well, I wouldn’t want the...
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Monk Parker and Fundamentalism: Part One
While I was doing some research on the history of Pillsbury College (see the results of this here), I came across Monroe “Monk” Parker’s autobiography, Through Sunshine and Shadows: My First 77 Years...
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Monk Parker and Fundamentalism: Part Two
After reading Monroe Parker’s autobiography (Through Sunshine and Shadows: My First 77 Years [Sword of the Lord Publishers, 1987]), I have a couple of random observations to make about fundamentalism....
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Service Times and Sporting Events
Many churches in Minnesota (and Louisiana) are facing a dilemma: what should we do with our Sunday evening service when the NFC Championship Game’s kickoff is set for 5:40 p.m.? I realize that many...
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The Brevity of Life
James tells us of the foolishness of presuming on the future because our lives are merely vapors that appear for a short time and then vanish (Js 4:13–14). I shouldn’t be surprised, then, when God...
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Why Debate is Healthy
Our recently held MacDonald Lectures Series featured Dr. Rodney Decker, a NT professor from Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Rod gave four lectures on “Crucial Issues in the Book...
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Safely Home – Entertainment or Challenge?
Usually when I read fiction, I do so for fun. I place this type of entertainment in the same category as attending a Twins’ baseball game. But a book I’ve recently finished, while clearly a fictional...
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