-Sermon Given on 11/23/2010. About 4 years ago I got married to my wife Rose. Shortly after our honeymoon I started my 60 hour-a-week sales job. It was an extremely exhausting and demanding job. I remember within my first week on the job coming home from work absolutely dead to the world. Rose was making…
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How Blogging Taught Me to Preach
This semester I took my first preaching course in seminary. Taking the course was a big step for me, in a weird way. I’m in front of people all the time. Sometimes leading smaller groups, other times leading thousands. But the thought of getting up and speaking for a long period of time is so…
Seminary Is Still Valuable
LifeWay research recently had the following to say about how today’s pastors view seminary: “Only 10 percent of Protestant pastors say they would require a candidate to have a seminary degree and instead place emphasis on other qualifications, such as experience and beliefs” (read more about the study) For someone in seminary, like me, this…
The Best and Worst of Seminary
This is another post in a series I’m doing of questions that some of you asked. If you would like to add your question, go here and do so. Today’s question is from Joel Mayward. Be sure to go and check out his blog. He asked: What have been the greatest benefits of attending seminary?…
5 Reasons Seminary is Relevant
Being in seminary I hear a lot about why it is or isn’t necessary for pastors. I hear “seminary isn’t relevant anymore” or “I could just work at a church and read books instead.” I remember that when we’ve talked about this before some of you have said that seminary isn’t a have-to for everyone.…
Done
Back in late August I wrote about all I needed to do in just over 3 months. Here was that list… Read Ephesians 3 times a week for 15 weeks. Write a commentary on Ephesians 3:1-13. Read 4 scholarly books each over 250 pages. Read Acts through Philemon at least once. Read over 250 pages…