Posted on Aug 23rd, 2007 | 2 Comments | Read This Article »
I went to church with my parents recently. My mother looked over at me mid-sermon and saw me looking at my cellphone. She slapped my hands (yes I am married and haven’t lived with her for at least seven years) and said stop texting people in church. I smiled and showed her my screen which was displaying the very verse that the pastor was talking about.
Posted on Jun 19th, 2007 | Comment on This | Read This Article »
I used to be in youth ministry. What follows is the way I think we should structure our approach to not only youth ministry, but all ministry. I think this can apply to most every ministry. Or maybe you have better ideas?
Posted on May 21st, 2007 | Comment on This | Read This Article »
Bible maps have come a long way from just the ones in the back of your Bible. The last couple of days I have been playing around with the maps over at OpenBible. You can download a Google Earth file that pinpoints every identifiable location mentioned in the Bible. All you have to do is:
Posted on Apr 24th, 2007 | 4 Comments | Read This Article »
Sure you can drop a hundred dollars on a set of bible commentary. Throw it up on your book shelf and you will definitely impress a few of your friends. But here in the year twenty-ought-seven, why not go digital? Soniclight.com makes that happen for us.
Thomas L. Constable is the senior professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary and he has degrees from Moody Bible Institute, Wheaton and DTS.
Posted on Apr 11th, 2007 | 5 Comments | Read This Article »
Most seminaries are now offering layman’s classes. These are classes offered to those not wanting or having time for the degree, but who want the education. I recommend you check out your local seminary to see what they offer. The classes are usually survey classes costing around $50 not including the books and they’re held once or twice a week.
If you fear the sunlight and the possibility of social interaction, you might be interested in Gordon-Conwell’s new offer. They are offering a free online layman’s seminary called Dimensions of the Faith.
