Single Mom Seminarian

The Holiness movement has come under fire at different times in history for being misunderstood on many levels.  We have been seen as overly pious, as being a people who don’t sin, who claim perfection, and who are holier than thou.  These are all extremes; they are all misinterpretations, and exagg

This morning  my professor for CotN History and Polity posted his thoughts on his Sunday worship experience, and being an unquenchable worshipper myself, I had to chime in with my two cents.  Now there is MUCH MORE I could say on this topic since it is hard-wired into my DNA, but I think my quick re

I’ve been wanting to blog for some time now on both of my blogs, but this summer has been so crazy for me there just wasn’t anything I knew how to really say.  Things have been going so fast; I started at a new seminary, while at the same time, finishing up at the one [...]

I’m currently reading “Dying to Lead, Sacrificial Leadership in a Self-Centered World” by Robert McKenna for my servant leadership class.  In chapter 7 it recalls the story of Moses and God in Exodus 4:10-13, and Moses reluctantly to speak and lead the people.  I like how the book paraphrases God’s

I am reading the above titled book by Barry L Callen for my Theology class.  I am only in the middle of the second chapter and am blown away by how much depth is brought to light.  It begins in the preface with pointing out the dangers that the church today is in.  [...]

As I was clearing off piles of mess from my kitchen table, I pick up my entrace exam for seminary and began to re-read it.  It helped to remind me how far I have come, and to see the continued path that God is laying out for me.  It’s so exciting to be on this [...]

Oh survey’s!  Do you know what I’m talking about?  It’s where you take either a chapter or a section of a chapter of the Bible and dissect it to pieces.  I understand why we are doing this; it’s so we can see the text for what it is, for who it was written and how we apply it today.  [...]

I haven’t blogged over here since last semester and now I’m already approaching the 6th week of my second semester.  This semester has somewhat of a different feel than what I had expected and experienced last semester.  I mean really,it’s only my second one, but there seems to be a bit more of a di

Today, I had to answer a class forum question on Holiness.  The question asked how your life should reflect holy living in front of a watching world.  This has been a never-ending theme in my journey, and one I am sure will keep re-occurring being at a Wesleyan Seminary; go figure!  One thing that G

I was debating whether to post this today or not, since I already posted, but I felt it is at the core of who we are as true followers of Christ.  Below is a class devotion for this week and my response.  May it give you eyes to see and ears to hear the radical, Biblical [...]