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Your view of End-times?
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xscot mcknight
Well, I begin with a story from my life. When I taught at TEDS, I regularly polled my students by reading essays and exams, and came to the conviction that the vast majority of the students were not pre-tribulationists. They seemed to be post-tribulationists in the main. But, when they got into the pulpit, not…
Ever hear the Irish Joke about…
By
xscot mcknight
In the first class I ever taught I had a Scottish student named Peter Grant (God bless him). One day I told him that I grew up with a family friend, an Englishman, who, when he got stubborn, my parents would call a “Johnny Bull.” I asked Peter Grant when got mad at the Irish…
Blogs of the Week
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xscot mcknight
Top billing this week goes to some good blogs I found this week dealing with themes surrounding the pursuit of social justice with respect to racism. Maurice Broaddus has some ongoing reflections on ontological blackness: part 1, part 2, part 3.
Emerging at Firkin’s
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xscot mcknight
Kris and I had a wonderful dinner last night with some local students who are definitely interested in things emerging. We gathered at Firkin’s in Libertyville. We got to know one another some and had a nice dinner. I could say plenty, but I’m struck how often it comes up what seminary will look like…
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