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A Resource Guide For the Start of the New Quarter

October 6, 2008

The fall quarter is now underway for all us Fuller students and so as is customary I thought I’d write up some things relating to school over the course of the next couple posts. First, I wanted to simply highlight some of my articles relating to seminary. Some of these are geared towards offering resources, links, ideas, etc. for seminary students, while others are more reflective.

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Before A Great Cloud of Witnesses: A New Year At Seminary

September 29, 2008
Cain leads Abel to death, by James Tissot.

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I was asked to share a passage of Scripture and a brief reflection for a community event this evening and I thought I’d offer it here for all of you as well. I shared this among Fuller students as we prepare for the fall quarter which begins tomorrow.

Here are a few excerpts from Hebrews 11-12:

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.

By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain’s. Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death; and “he was not found, because God had taken him.” For it was attested before he was taken away that “he had pleased God.” And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. By faith Noah, warned by God about events as yet unseen, respected the warning and built an ark to save his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir to the righteousness that is in accordance with faith… Continue Reading…

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Some Thoughts On This Past Quarter

December 12, 2007

We’ve reached the end of the quarter, which turned out to be pretty good albeit pretty busy preparing for baby Daniels. The Church In Mission class I TA’d for was a great learning experience, and it’s always good to work with Ryan because he welcomes input and lets me enter into what he is learning about as a professor as well. I’ve been working on my third tutorial, which means after I finish this one, I will have two methods courses (in culture theory areas) and three more tutorials, then comprehensive exams, then that big paper (dissertation). With this current tutorial I’ve been reading loosely in the area of missiology, and more specifically with authors who have considered the church and its role in culture. I’ve obviously been reading Yoder, but have also been looking at some of Stanley Hauerwas, James K Smith, John Milbank, Craig Carter, Wilbert Shenk, Stephan Bevans, and probably one of my new favorite theologians James McClendon. I’ve plowed through 2500-3000 pages so far and am aiming for a little more than 4,000. Through it all I’ve been able to map the various approaches to church in culture, both from a theological standpoint, as well as from a cultural one, and find some areas in which to build on. Continue Reading…

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The Knowns and Unknowns | Entering Into Year Five

September 23, 2007

Tomorrow marks the beginning of another year of school, our fifth year in California, the (School) year our daughter will be born into and the year in which I come very close to finishing my course work. Of course, it also marks all sorts of things I have absolutely no idea of. Since Emily and I both run our lives by school schedules the educational calendar is in many ways how we order are lives. And every year there is a fresh excitement in the air and a feeling of reliance upon God for all the unknowns that are about to present themselves.

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So This Is Your First Year In Seminary? Tips, Tricks and Other Advice

September 18, 2007

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In one more week the masses will pile into Fuller’s bookstore, library, classrooms, and student lounges as the first week of the 2007-2008 school year begins. This is a big year for Fuller, its 60th anniversary. The first week of the fall quarter is always the busiest of the four quarters on campus, all kinds of people trying to get the hang of grad school, living in a new city, and not knowing anyone (one way to find our about people is to visit the Fuller Blogger’s Page or Fuller’s Facebook Network).

I thought it would be fun to write some advice to new students, offering tips, ideas about what supplies you might need, and other advice that could come in handy. As a Fuller student (and employee) for four years now I feel like I’ve had my fair share of “Geez, I wish I knew that a year ago” that I thought it might be fun to share some of the stuff I’ve learned.

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Allelon: Video Interview with Ryan Bolger on Emerging and Missional Churches

April 25, 2007

There is great half-hour video of my PhD advisor, Ryan Bolger, where he discusses what emerging churches and missional churches are. During the interview he discusses with Alan Roxburgh of Allelon, and author of the Sky is Falling, some of the major points of similarities, differences, and some possible connecting points of these two movements. Continue Reading…

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B'ham or bust: Three Weeks and Counting

April 11, 2007

Life seems to be moving at increasing speeds lately, it’s all I can do to keep track of the things that still need done before I depart. I am leaving for England in under three weeks now, and still have tons of books that need read, articles that need to get finished, grading to do, and then of course all the normal (and really important) stuff like spending time with my wife, doing my house chores, working, and blogging!

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Find Theological Blogs: A Listing of Fuller Seminary Bloggers

February 11, 2007

I’ve begun to compile a listing of blogs by students who attend or have attended Fuller Theological Seminary. This is meant for any student no matter what you write about, or what your various positions are on theological matters. It’s just a page to help connect Fuller students with each other, share ideas and converse about what you’re learning and thinking about. Continue Reading…

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Create a Moleskine PDA: The Student GTD Hack

February 6, 2007

IMG_2333 A couple weeks back I stumbled upon what seems like a small culture of people who have backed away from the “pure paperless ideology.” They are using small notebooks (Moleskines) to manage the tasks and projects in their lives. I’ve researched a bunch of various methods and learned a little about the “Getting Things Done (GTD)” method so that I could come up with a hack of my own and one that would work well for the life of a student doing research.

I am not uber organized so this is not natural for me. It took me some time reading and brainstorming how I could make system that would be work for my needs. But I am beginning to think that I work best with paper and pencil as my primary mode of keeping track of things.


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Thoughts on Pedagogy: Does Technology in The Classroom Help or Hurt?

January 26, 2007

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A couple weeks back I had the great privilege to meet with some of the faculty and staff at the school where I attend, to discuss updating the classrooms on campus for better learning. The school was recently awarded a grant with this specific task in mind.

One question raised was “What are the best ways in which we can spend this grant money on technology for learning?” Continue Reading…

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