Category Archives: selfishness

Love over Knowledge

civil society, egocentrism, ethics, grace, identity, love, ministry, revelation, selfishness, violence

1 Cor 8:1-13

A sermon preached to the congregation of Ginter Park Baptist Curch, Richmond VA, 1/31/21

American Pragmatism Threatens Education

civil society, education, selfishness, sin, vocation

In Two Parts

 “Get wisdom, gain insight…” (Prov 4:5, RSV)

The scandal concerning “purchasing” admission to prestigious colleges currently making news (see https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/13/us/what-we-know-college-admissions-cheating-scandal/index.html) constitutes a symptom of the threat that American pragmatism (if it works, it is good), morphed into “careerism,” poses to American Continue reading American Pragmatism Threatens Education →

Ordination

church, grace, ministry, selfishness, vocation

A Protestant View of “Apostolic Succession”

Does the validity of ordination depend upon the status of the “ordainer”?  A former student of mine and current reader of this blog has asked me to advise her on this question, which, in turn, a friend of hers posed to her. She acknowledges that, while she has her own convictions on the matter, she cannot substantiate them with detailed arguments. The Continue reading Ordination →