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Body Parts, Wives and Other Stuff in 1st Thessalonians 4:4

June 20, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Let’s consider three different translations for 1 Thessalonians 4:4 in context. Paul uses a figure of speech that has many people scratching their heads. The King James takes a rather…

Society

One of the Most Annoying People I Ever Met Became My Friend

June 17, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I just saw one of those Facebook posters that read, “Repost this if you know someone who is still alive because you can’t afford a hitman.” It reminded me of…

Ethics

The Ten Booms vs. The Nazis: An Ethic Struggle

June 15, 2016 Andrew Sargent

The number of ethical issues raised by a reading of The Hiding Place highlights the struggle encountered by those, who, taking sin seriously, seek to please the Lord in this…

Bible Backgrounds New Testament Studies NT's Use of the OT Old Testament Studies

A Crash Course in Covenant Cutting: The Types

June 13, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Covenant is a Genre based on the concept that the Holy is actively involved in the affairs of Man, Holding Men to their oaths. Men call upon the gods to…

Society

Shock, Scandal & The Gospel of Barnabas

June 10, 2016 Andrew Sargent

A recent article being passed around Facebook, headlines, “1500 Year Old Bible Claims Jesus Christ Was Not Crucified – Vatican In Awe,” The subtext reads, “Much to the dismay of…

Society

My Life with Love Languages: a Meditation on “I Didn’t Love My Wife When We Got Married.”

June 8, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Here I go again, sticking my big nose into someone else’s blog post. I feel a little like a techno-savvy Gladys Kravitz. (For any Millennials who might be reading this,…

Society

Negative Rights are Positive & Positive Rights are Negative

June 6, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I had a discussion with a 19 year old the other day about the LGBT agenda, which, while not shared by all LGBT people, is being championed by progressive politicians.…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Bible Backgrounds Biblical Studies Biblical Theology HAGALAH Inductive Study Methods Old Testament Studies

Getting out the Pagan Within Part 6: A Biblical Theology of I Samuel 15:27-31 in Context

June 3, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In our last few posts on 1 Samuel 15:27-31, we attempted to unpack the text in context in order to draw out of it, the narrator’s intended theological message… i.e.…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Bible Backgrounds Biblical Studies Biblical Theology HAGALAH Inductive Study Methods Old Testament Studies

Getting out the Pagan Within Part 4: The Sanctimonious Serenades of Saul—A Biblical Theology of I Samuel 15:27-31

May 30, 2016 Andrew Sargent

So far, we have considered 1 Samuel 15 from a different angles. We have discovered how serious Saul’s sin is. A sin akin to defiling the Ark of the Covenant…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Bible Backgrounds Biblical Language Issues Biblical Studies Biblical Theology HAGALAH Inductive Study Methods Old Testament Studies

Getting out the Pagan Within Part 3: The Sense of Snatching Samuel’s Skirt—A Biblical Theology of I Samuel 15:27-31

May 27, 2016 Andrew Sargent

We are looking at the divine condemnation of Saul’s dynasty in 1 Samuel 15, having already considered the seriousness of the sin which lead directly to it. In the midst…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Bible Backgrounds Biblical Language Issues Biblical Studies Biblical Theology HAGALAH Inductive Study Methods Old Testament Studies

Getting out the Pagan Within Part 2: The Seriousness of Saul’s Sin —A Biblical Theology of I Samuel 15:27-31

May 25, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Okay, Saul goofed. He failed to perfectly enacts a rather brutal command to exterminate another people group. It’s hard to get our modern hearts around this too much. We aren’t…

Ethics

To Feed or Not to Feed, That is the Question: The Ethics of Starvation

May 20, 2016 Andrew Sargent

With the development of medical technology, society is placed in unique ethical dilemmas, which are not easily answered by scriptural commands concerning the preserving and taking of human life. Of…

Theology

I and Thou by Martin Buber: A Short Emotional Response

May 16, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I am continuing today with my week long summary and reflection on Martin Buber’s monumental work, I and Thou. If this confuses you, I recommend reading or re-reading my previous…

Theology

I and Thou by Martin Buber Part III: The Thou That Cannot Become It

May 13, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I am continuing today with my week long summary and reflection on Martin Buber’s monumental work, I and Thou. If this confuses you, I recommend reading or re-reading my previous…

Theology

I and Thou by Martin Buber Part II: I-Thou in the Public and Private World of Man

May 11, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I am continuing today with my week long summary and reflection on Martin Buber’s monumental work, I and Thou. If this confuses you, I recommend reading or re-reading my previous…

Theology

I and Thou by Martin Buber Part I: The Essence of I-It & I-Thou

May 9, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I am continuing today with my week long summary and reflection on Martin Buber’s monumental work, I and Thou. The best way to introduce Buber’s idea in his book I…

Theology

I and Thou: A Mind Altering Book by Martin Buber

May 8, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I read a lot. I read a lot of lots of different stuff. For my academic work I read large amounts of material on linguistics, history, theology, interpretive methodology, and…

Society

Confronting Your Own Pain This Mother’s Day

May 6, 2016 Andrew Sargent

If you are determined not to subject yourself to all those insensitive jerks at church this Mother’s day, who show no regard for your loss, infertility, pre-mother status, or some…

Society Theology

Please, Stop Saying All Sin Is Sin: The Death of Wisdom in the Death of Christ?

May 5, 2016 Andrew Sargent

It is often the case that in a misguided attempt to combat one thing, human beings inadvertently destroy something else… or cause the very thing they seek to avert. It’s…

Society

Joseph, Jessica & Redeeming Love: A response to “A meditation on ‘My Wife has Tattoos: Marriage, New Birth and the Gospel.'”

May 4, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I wanted to share a letter I received from a woman named, Jessica. She wrote to honor her kind and forgiving husband, who has been so instrumental in her own…

Body Parts, Wives and Other Stuff in 1st Thessalonians 4:4

One of the Most Annoying People I Ever Met Became My Friend

The Ten Booms vs. The Nazis: An Ethic Struggle

A Crash Course in Covenant Cutting: The Types

Shock, Scandal & The Gospel of Barnabas

My Life with Love Languages: a Meditation on “I Didn’t Love My Wife When We Got Married.”

Negative Rights are Positive & Positive Rights are Negative

Getting out the Pagan Within Part 6: A Biblical Theology of I Samuel 15:27-31 in Context

Getting out the Pagan Within Part 4: The Sanctimonious Serenades of Saul—A Biblical Theology of I Samuel 15:27-31

Getting out the Pagan Within Part 3: The Sense of Snatching Samuel’s Skirt—A Biblical Theology of I Samuel 15:27-31

Getting out the Pagan Within Part 2: The Seriousness of Saul’s Sin —A Biblical Theology of I Samuel 15:27-31

To Feed or Not to Feed, That is the Question: The Ethics of Starvation

I and Thou by Martin Buber: A Short Emotional Response

I and Thou by Martin Buber Part III: The Thou That Cannot Become It

I and Thou by Martin Buber Part II: I-Thou in the Public and Private World of Man

I and Thou by Martin Buber Part I: The Essence of I-It & I-Thou

I and Thou: A Mind Altering Book by Martin Buber

Confronting Your Own Pain This Mother’s Day

Please, Stop Saying All Sin Is Sin: The Death of Wisdom in the Death of Christ?

Joseph, Jessica & Redeeming Love: A response to “A meditation on ‘My Wife has Tattoos: Marriage, New Birth and the Gospel.'”

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