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(by Lisa Robinson) I love Tim’s clip here asking the question can theology destroy our faith.  He honestly assesses, yes if it the information is not applied towards a genuine relationship with God.  Information should not be feared because any genuine relationship is built on having the information.  So theology is understanding about God and [...]

It is easy to think that good exegesis automatically makes good theology. I remember the “wars” that some of the theological profs had with the exegesis profs at seminary. One theology prof used to come into the library where I worked and we would have coffee together. He would complain that certain exegetical profs were not [...]

We’re so proud to be offering the next installment (volume 2) in our brand new Bible Boot Camp series: How to Study the Bible So many people believe the Bible is accurate, yet so few actually study it regularly.  Many times this is because the reader has never been given solid tools to study the [...]

I have been thinking through some issues related to Ecclesiology lately, which in part is prompted by the fact that one of my courses this semester is Sanctification and Ecclesiology (although we recently started discussions on the Ecclesiology portion).  Specifically, I have been pondering what the church’s responsibility is towards educating its people with respect [...]

Parchment & Pen bloggers, C Michael Patton and Tim Kimberley, are excited to announce our new DVD curriculum: Essentials of the Faith. This is the first volume from the new 4-volume Bible Boot Camp series. We’re ecstatic to be offering our brand new Bible Boot Camp: Essentials of the Faith study! Session #1 – Trinity: [...]

This post is dedicated to my fellow classmates at Dallas Theological Seminary and all other seminary students Seminary is hard work.  The curriculum is intense, the work load is demanding and assignments seem to over-shadow time that rapidly seems to tick away.  But there is much to learn – Greek, Hebrew, Church History, Homeletics, Pastoral [...]

The following is a practical guide to biblical interpretation following a three step process that I have used for years. The Bible is two-thousand years old and often seems very archaic. This makes it hard to know how it applies to us. It can be very frustrating as all Christians are encouraged to read their [...]