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Professor of Spiritual Formation
Director, Doctor of Ministry Degree Program

Boston is a special place for me. I was born and attended college just outside the city. I took my first teaching job at that same college—Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA—and earned my Ph.D. degree at Boston University. My son lives in the city. My two sisters live in the Boston area and many dear friends and colleagues call the Boston area home. So when bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Patriot’s Day, it hit close to home.
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http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2013/3/20/the-case-of-ota-benga.htmlNTS2013-03-20T15:54:25Z2013-03-20T15:54:25Z

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies Director of 365M

It is hard to imagine that the Bronx Zoo would place a human being on display along with animals, but that is precisely what happened to a man by the name of Ota Benga. ]]>

http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2013/3/6/do-this-in-remembrance.htmlNTS2013-03-06T21:31:26Z2013-03-06T21:31:26Z

Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling

For many people, Memorial Day doesn’t fall on the last weekend in May – it comes on April 19th each year. ]]>

http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2013/2/14/translating-the-sacred-texts.htmlNTS2013-02-14T21:15:39Z2013-02-14T21:15:39Z

Professor of New Testament
Dean of the Faculty

The mission of God is too urgent not to translate the Bible again and again. But I am grateful for the faithful work of Hebrew and Greek scholars who ensure that our translations are also faithful. ]]>

http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2013/1/24/the-spiritual-discipline-of-parenting.htmlNTS2013-01-24T20:48:37Z2013-01-24T20:48:37Z

Affiliate Professor in Theology/Church History, NTS
Associate Professor of Theology/Church History, Southern Nazarene University

I do think we benefit greatly from taking time away from the ordinary and focusing on God with the tools He has given us for connecting our lives with His. However, I have found in my own life that the single greatest tool God has used for shaping my spiritual life has been something exceedingly ordinary. ]]>

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http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2013/1/10/les-miserables-forgiveness-and-transformation.htmlNTS2013-01-10T22:14:43Z2013-01-10T22:14:43Z

Professor of New Testament

The gospel certainly is about forgiveness but forgiveness without transformation is not gospel. Without the shattering of one’s old world and the (usually slow and painstaking) embrace of the new world that lavish grace brings with it, forgiveness isn’t “good news” at all. ]]>

http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2012/11/19/from-contempt-to-honor.htmlNTS2012-11-19T15:15:50Z2012-11-19T15:15:50Z

Professor of Old Testament
Director, Master of Arts (Theological Studies) Degree Program

I’ve been a professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament for a while now, so when we begin to approach the Advent season, my thoughts naturally turn to several well-known Old Testament passages. ]]>

http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2012/10/24/why-you-should-preach-without-a-pulpit.htmlNTS2012-10-24T16:14:45Z2012-10-24T16:14:45Z

Senior Pastor, Clarksville Grace Church of the Nazarene (Clarksville, TN)
NTS Adjunct Professor of Preaching

Oak. Walnut. Plexiglass. Large and imposing. Ornate. Small and simple. They come in all shapes and sizes… pulpits. While I do believe there are some excellent communicative reasons for getting rid of the pulpit, that is not exactly what this blog is about. ]]>

http://www.nts.edu/faculty-blog/2012/10/2/welcoming-the-stranger.htmlNTS2012-10-02T14:06:46Z2012-10-02T14:06:46Z

Director, Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies Degree

I must admit that I was not your average onlooker at the district workshop “Welcoming the Stranger.” Workshops at district gatherings are good opportunities to learn practical ways to carry out ministry. However, one never knows how many people might actually show up. There was seating for about 30 people but it ended up as a standing room only event. ]]>