theology
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When Worlds Collide: Doing Theology within a Community
This past week, I had the pleasure of attending the Pappas Patristic Institute’s summer program as a Teaching Fellow in training. We had the option of choosing from a number of available courses so I decided to go with “Theodore the Studite and post-Chalcedonian Christologies” (taught by Dr. Thomas Cattoi) and “The Problem of Evil Continue reading
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Theology Thursdays – Why I Study Theology
For those tracking how I have labelled previous posts, you have seen Monday Musings, Tunes for Tuesday, Wednesday Writings, and Friendly Fridays. Poor Thursday was left out in the cold. So I figured I’d write about the one thing that I like so much, I have decided to do a Ph.D. in this area. What is Continue reading
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Fear of not being good enough: the inner life of a (recovering) perfectionist
Hi! My name is Sid and I’m a perfectionist. There. I said it. I’m really trying hard not to be a perfectionist. But just like how some can slip from time to time, so can this recovering perfectionist! In a couple of days, I will be starting my Ph.D. journey at McMaster Divinity College in Continue reading
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The power of the tongue
With a new year upon us, I think it’s always important to take the time to reflect on the past year and think of how we can forge ahead in the new year to come. One of the things that I am ever so mindful of, and I really want to implement in 2013, is Continue reading
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Wednesday Writings
Hi everyone, I’m thinking of adding a new component to this blog entitled “Wednesday Writings.” Basically, this is a time for me to post some of the writings I have written (and potentially the writings of other people!). So to start it off, I wanted to share a poem I wrote a long time ago. Continue reading
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Encouragement of the Day
“For what would it profit us to know the whole Bible by heart and the principles of all the philosophers if we live without grace and the love of God.” – Thomas à Kempis Continue reading
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Encouragement of the Day
“If I obey Jesus Christ, the Redemption of God will rush through me to other lives, because behind the deed of obedience is the Reality of Almighty God.” – Oswald Chambers Continue reading
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The importance of words
We have all heard it. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This childhood rhyme, so often spoken in playgrounds and in public, tell us that physical things that can physically bruise us have the power to hurt us, but the ethereal, abstract, intangible nature of words won’t. Sadly, Continue reading
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Encouragement of the Day
“We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.” – Saint Augustine Continue reading
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