Beginning April 15 and lasting until the end of June, I will implement a new schedule for my posts. I want to see this blog have a bit more regularity, and so the time has come for a firm program for the blog. The major points of the schedule are as follows:
- Daily at 10:00 am CST, I will have a brief (250 – 500 word) post concerning either a topic, a quotation, or a question that can be answered succinctly.
- Tuesdays at 11:30 am CST, I will post a short (500-1000 word) essay concerned with either theological or philosophical issues.
- Every other Friday at 4:30 pm CST, I will post a long (1000+ word) essay, which can be of any number of things, e.g. an exegesis, sermon, a philosophical work, a short story, a question needing a long answer, etc.
- Throughout the week, various things will be posted, such as short quotations, brief thoughts, etc., but I hope to eliminate these through the daily morning posts.
Thank you for reading and continuing to read!
Josh
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I have a number of topic about which I plan to write. Therefore, I have begun to compile research, to ponder the Scripture, and to think about the connections therein, and can I say that I am excited about this? As a teacher in the church to however small a group, my more purpose in this role is to equip the saints for the work of the ministry and to gain a fuller understanding of Christ, his word, and his church so that we are not thrown around by false doctrine and misinterpretations of the Word (Ephesians 4:11-14).
Among the topics that I am beginning to research and think about specifically are:
- Identity and purpose in Christ: bondservants, children, and priests of the King, as described in Ephesians 5:1, 2.
- Civil disobedience and civil obedience in the church: when, if ever, is civil disobedience permitted, to what degree, and for what reasons?
- The denominational system: is it a promoted good in the Scripture, is it a permitted good, is it a necessary evil? What do the Scriptures say about denominations, and how do they relate to the unity or disunity of the body?
- Systematic works on Theology, Christology, Pneumatology, Hamartiology, and Ecclesiology.
I am excited about these things. I hope to have rough drafts of at least one of these ideas ready by June.
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Now includes a more thorough and complete rendering of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I encourage you to read it.
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Over the next three months, I will be reading and studying the letter from the apostle Peter to the disciples spread throughout the Dispersion. Pray for me for discernment and wisdom, as well as motivation to actually do the work. As I progress through 1st Peter, I will complete and submit posts on each chapter, and at the end of March I will publish an extensive, encompassing post on the book, including themes, implications, commands, etc.
Be blessed.
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I am an awful procrastinator. My post on Ephesians 5:1-7 is being changed to focus on Ephesians 5:1-2, and I’m only halfway through it. However, I will have it finished and posted by Sunday afternoon. Thank you for your patience.
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This Sunday, I am blessed with an opportunity to share with my college group at Central Church another aspect of what walking in the Spirit looks like. Namely, my focus will be on our identity in Christ and being an imitator of God. This Sunday, after I have shared this lesson, I will post it here. I will appreciate your prayers for a calmness of spirit, a passion for preparation, and an encouragement to love my brothers and sisters in Christ.
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School has been so busy lately. I’ve been posting a lot to Tumblr lately, but I’ve neglected this outlet.
Anyways, this blog may take a new direction from here on. I want a professional outlet to post my expositions and messages from the Bible. Tumblr is great, and I have a good group of people to send my stuff too. However, I need a cleaner and more equipped blogging service for some of the stuff that I want to post.
Keep your eyes open for new material. I have a wonderful opportunity to teach this Sunday on being imitators of God. Prayers will be greatly appreciated. I will post the lesson here either once it is drafted or once I have given it. Now that the semester is (almost) over, I will have time to read and write in a more sophisticated method.
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This WordPress blog will primarily be used for fiction short stories and the like. Personal anecdotes, lolcats, or political pundit preaching you will unlikely find here. That said, enjoy.
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