I’m a research professor committed to helping you hone your craft as a biblical scholar. Academic programs in biblical studies often provide excellent training in content areas like Old or New Testament. But these programs have to leave out a lot. And very often, what’s left out is precisely what can help you hone your craft as a knowledge worker so that you can focus on the people and projects that matter most.
Reader, Among Jesus’s first followers, some fared better than others in accepting his resurrection. But it should have been something all of them were anticipating. Read more Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, In Mark 10, the disciples are inclined to vie for greatness with each other. Jesus critiques this inclination, however, because he himself "did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many." Now that Jesus has come and served and given his life, has the situation changed? Does his glorious enthronement at the Father's right hand invite Jesus's followers to vie for greatness? In short, no, because even in his royal reign, not even he vies and grasps....
Reader, Seeing how others work can help you hone your own craft. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at Jared Saltz’s essay in Reading for Unity in Genesis 1:1–11:9. Read more Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, Seeing how others work can help you hone your own craft. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at Kevin Youngblood’s essay in Reading for Unity in Genesis 1:1–11:9. Read more Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, The Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar is continuing its series on difficult texts. This year’s sessions focus on Joshua and Judges. We hope you’ll join us! Read more Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, Philemon may be Paul’s shortest letter. But it still sees plenty of use by writers in the earliest Christian centuries. Among these are Tertullian (160–230) and Hilary of Poitiers (300–368). Read more Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, After completing a goal, it’s tempting to move straight into the next thing. But celebrating accomplishment is a key way of giving thanks. Read more Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, Completing large goals can naturally prove challenging. But clarity about why you’re pursuing them can help you focus on seeing them through. Read more Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.
Reader, Humanity's initial commission to "fill the earth" (Gen 1:28) implicitly requires migration. Not surprisingly then, migration is also a constant feature of Christian discipleship, even at times when such discipleship doesn't require changing addresses. I'm grateful to the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge for the opportunity to explore this theme in the current issue of their publication The Big Picture. The essay is now openly available via the Centre's substack....
Reader, What do you want to accomplish in the next 12 months? Intentionally planning with these 5 steps will help you make the most of them. Read more Until next time, keep honing your craft. Blessings,David P.S.: A rising tide lifts all boats. Feel free to send this article to others you think it might help.