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Hallelujah is a Sentence

August 11, 2017 Andrew Sargent

At the risk of sounding like a petulant child… well, a petulant child that complains about the frequent misuse of ancient Hebrew in weekly church services…. Which now that I…

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Bible Reading is Cross-cultural Communication

July 14, 2017 Andrew Sargent

Communication at its most basic is the use of symbols to affect the understanding of another. The symbols at a communicator’s disposal are both verbal and non-verbal. Verbal tools are…

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An Additional 3 Reasons Every Christian Leader Should Learn Biblical Languages

July 12, 2017 Andrew Sargent

If you still aren’t convinced that learning biblical languages is worth the effort and time it will take to learn them (which is not as much as you imagine), I’ll…

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5 Ways to Avoid Miscommunication

July 5, 2017 Andrew Sargent

Let’s be honest, when you understand what communication is at its roots, you’ll realize that you cannot avoid miscommunication… not altogether. It takes two to tango (That’s what my betters…

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Yet 3 More Reasons Every Christian Leader Should Learn Biblical Languages

July 3, 2017 Andrew Sargent

I don’t know about you, but I am constantly bombarded by “helpful” suggestions about all the things I ought to be doing about my health, my work, my family, my…

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Passion and Awe in Psalm 8

June 28, 2017 Andrew Sargent

When reading biblical poetry, one must learn to connect with the poem on more than one level. While it is important to carefully define the Hebrew words being employed in…

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Learning How Communication Works, So You Can Work it Better

June 26, 2017 Andrew Sargent

A centipede was happy – quite!Until a toad in funSaid, “Pray, which leg moves after which?”This raised her doubts to such a pitch,She fell exhausted in the ditchNot knowing how…

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Another 3 Reasons Every Christian Leader Should Learn Biblical Languages

June 23, 2017 Andrew Sargent

Don’t allow self-defensive thoughts like, “So, everything I’ve done for X years was a misguided waste?” “So, I’m not good enough?” “So! You think I can’t properly interpret the Scriptures…

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3 Reasons Every Christian Leader Should Learn Biblical Languages

June 16, 2017 Andrew Sargent

I realize that the second someone makes a statement like, “Every Christian leader should learn biblical languages,” feelings of condemnation erupt. “So, everything I’ve done for X years was a…

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Nazarenes, Rednecks, and Other Well-meaning Slurs

January 18, 2017 Andrew Sargent

I love puzzles, always have. Growing up, I saw puzzles of all kinds as a natural exercise of my desire to be a detective someday, tracing out subtle clues to…

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Stumbling Stones Among Us

March 11, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Some Scriptures cause me pain, especially when held in tension with others… seemingly conflicting ideas pulling at the soul, demanding wisdom… and let’s face it, wisdom can be exhausting. It’s…

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Jesus, Blank Checks, and Getting a Clue: “Whatever You Ask in My Name” in John

March 9, 2016 Andrew Sargent

John 14:13 says “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do…” I have to admit, I find this very exciting… No, dizzying! A Jet Ski! I’ve always wanted…

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Beginning Mark with Beginning: Is there New Creation in Mark 1:1?

March 7, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Some words require a serious amount of cultural packaging to define… (A Technical Term is not just a different Word; it’s a different World.) …such as our past discussion on…

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Leading from Here to Where?: Content and Method in Leadership & Discipleship

February 19, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Okay, call me old school, tell me that I just don’t get what today’s busy Christian wants from his leaders, but I am a tad concerned about a growing trend…

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That Not So Elusive Poverty

February 15, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In a recent post, “Worst Nelson Mandela Quote Ever,” I proposed that one of Mandela’s most famous quotes about poverty exemplifies a disastrous understanding of reality, particularly for a political…

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Ham on Nye: Not my Favorite Philosophical Sandwich

February 20, 2014 Andrew Sargent

I must confess, I did not watch the recent televised and much talked about creation debate between Answers in Genesis founder, Ken Ham and, local TV legend, Bill Nye the…

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A Response to Benjamin Corey’s “10 Reasons Why Reading The Bible Makes Us More Progressive”

January 23, 2014 Andrew Sargent

Benjamin Corey is a once upon a time “fundamentalist” who shifted to being a “Christian Progressive” when he began attending Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2008. He accredits this shift not…

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A Response to “Brothers, I Am Sorry”

December 5, 2013 Andrew Sargent

http://sarahchristineschwartz.com/2013/11/06/brothers-i-am-sorry To the author of “Brothers, I am Sorry,” which you can read at the above address. Dear Sarah, you are young, and have much to learn about the difference…

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Armed Always with an Axe to Grind

September 19, 2013 Andrew Sargent

Strolling with my wife today we happened upon a woman walking her dog. She had paused ahead, tying her shoe (or so we thought) and we closed the gap between…