Learning Greek in college presented the first occasion to take great care when noting the accent. I mean Foxworthy has made a mint “funnin'” people living in “Redneck” states and how they pay little attention to accent – yes and that includes Oklahoma. The emphasis on the accent was … Continue reading
Read MoreMore than ten years ago I found Pastor John Hagee on television each Sunday morning. Over the course of a few weeks I took in pieces of his series on the Ten Commandments. I found his revivalistic fervor reminiscent of preachers from my childhood. His certainty paralleled assertions still … Continue reading
Read MoreSitting in a D.Min. seminar more than 15 years ago I recall thinking through how success is measured for those in ministry – particularly for pastors. All of my fellow students either pastored very large churches or served the staff of very large churches. Our little church had less … Continue reading
Read MoreRecently I committed to review several books for TheOoze.com. I intended to get about four books over the course of a year. I received Pete Gall’s My Beautiful Idol and wrote a couple of posts. Not long after I received about five books. I will get to them … Continue reading
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