Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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None Like Him and In His Image
Last week, I began a series featuring brief reviews of books by authors who are women. I wanted to spotlight the quality works in theology, biblical studies, and practical theology that I’ve read recently. The books this week, by Jen Wilkin, are companion volumes and actually hit all three genres. None Like Him and In…
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Reading Science for Reading Genesis Well
You may remember at the beginning of October I started a series, Genesis, Science, and Making Sense of it All. You may not remember that, and that’s ok. This is actually only the second post, and you’ll notice it is yet another stack of books. About half of these I didn’t have when I posted last,…
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WWW: Women Writers Wednesday
I know it’s been a month since I last announced a new series, but now I’m at it again. I haven’t forgotten about Genesis, far from it. Just check out my Goodreads recent reads and you’ll see. I’ll circle back to my thoughts there as I get back into the habit of regularly writing. As…
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Genesis, Science, and Making Sense of It All
I have a wide variety of reading interests. They mostly relate to classes I teach, but I also have some long standing research interests. And perhaps the longest standing is what to think about Genesis as a book of the Bible and its relation to modern scientific thought. From what I have read and studied,…
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Our SWOT Analysis and Where it Led
I’ve spent the better part of the last 10 years engaged in student ministry of some sort. In 2008, it was leading some Bible studies and gatherings with college guys. In the more recent past, it’s been with both high school and college students. It perhaps helps that I’m a high school teacher at a…
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After the Retreat…Now What?
Last week, I went on my 8th annual fall retreat for the high school where I teach. Having worked at Christian summer camp through high school and early college, I’m no stranger to the mechanics. They take their cue from the Second Great Awakening’s playbook. Get away from it all. Disconnect. Experience powerful worship and…
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Book Reviews: A Way Forward
I have a long history of reviewing books on this blog (see the list here, although I’m way overdue to update it). I’ve been on something of a hiatus for a while, partially because of life events. More so, it was because I was bored writing them, and thought it fair to assume others would…
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17 Years Later
I don’t consider myself old, but I did just turn 34. Given that today is September 11th, that means the original 9/11 is almost the midpoint of my life so far. It was also a Tuesday, just like today. 9/11 is the most distinct memory I have of a single day in high school, and…
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SHIFT @ UCF Ephesians Bible Study Starts Tonight!
Just when you thought I might not blog again, I’m back. After spending June splitting the difference between work and rest (and so not doing either well), I took the better part of July off (minus auditing an RTS class, and then teacher training/orientation). I have been thinking through what re-booting the blog would look…
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90 Day Summer Fitness Challenge
You might remember my post from back in January about New Year’s resolutions. There, I mentioned trying to switch back and forth between bulking and cutting. The good news is that the cut worked for the month of January. The bad news is that I slacked off as the semester wore on and the bulk…
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