Posts Tagged as ‘Ethical Formation’

July 8, 2008

Cardboard Testimonies

This video was shown in HUGSR chapel a few weeks ago (thanks Dr. Oster). It is a great demonstration of God’s victories through people, both great and small.

June 12, 2008

Reading Texts

I am nearly finished with Richard Hays’ finest work, The Moral Vision of the New Testament. It would be difficult to name too many works in New Testament studies that rival this volume. The book is laid out in such a way that he spends the early part of the book moving through the entire [...]

May 11, 2007

Why am I Here? Why was He Here? Part Three

Men and women both cherish their wedding pictures. Women gaze upon them with nostalgia and awe, admiring the beauty of the dress, color of the flowers, and class of the gala. Men suffer equally from nostalgia, gazing at the pictures and thinking about how good life was when bodies were young and slender, skin lacked [...]

May 9, 2007

Why Am I Here? Why Was He here? Part Two

I am not sure if Leviticus 19:2 was ever a memory verse that I was asked to learn as a child. I am positive that any verses following it were not on the list, since teachers usually try to steer kiddies away from talk of incest and bestiality. Perhaps 19:2 is more familiar because of [...]

May 4, 2007

Why Am I Here? Why Was He Here? Part One

Recently I have been hearing a lot about why we were created. Such answers provide pieces of the age old question, “Why I am here?” I am not sure if large, sweeping statements will ever satisfy this particular question, but I can’t fault people for being curious. Some say that we are here so that [...]