Academic Courses
Systematic Biblical Doctrine: Lipscomb Undergraduate Course (2,000 Word Blogs)
1. Outline; 2. Function of Theology; 3. Creation; 4. God’s Relationship to Creation; 5. Image of God and the Fall; 6. Election; 7. Israel and Scripture; 8. Trinity; 9. Jesus of Nazreth–The Image of God; 10. Jesus of Nazreth–The Mission of God; 11. Providence & Suffering; 12. The Holy Spirit; 13. Soteriology; 14. Ecclesiology; 15. Sacramental Theology; 16. Eschatology.
The Book of Job: Lipscomb Undergraduate Course (Blogging Reflections)
1. Job: Authorship, Date and Composition; 2. Reading Job: A Structural Guide; 3. The Prologue to Job: Framing the Poems; 4. The Prologue to Job: Hermeneutical Considerations; 5. The Prologue to Job: Three Questions; 6. The Prologue to Job: The Structured Story; 7. Job 3: Sometimes It Has to be Said; 8. Job 4-5: Eliphaz Responds to Job’s Lament; 9. Job 6-7: Job Responds to Eliphaz; 10. Job 8: Bildad Takes a Stab at Job; 11. Job 9-10: Dissing Bildad, Confronting God; 12. Job 11: “God Has Given You Less Than You Deserve”; 13. Job 12-14: “You’re Kidding, Right?”; 14. Job 15-21: The Second Cycle of Speeches; 15. Job 22-27: The Third Cycle of Speeches; 16. Job 28: A Wisdom Poem; 17. Job 29-31: Job’s Monologue; 18. Job 32-37: Elihu Confronts Job; 19. Job 38-39: The First Yahweh Speech; 20. Job 40-41: Yahweh’s Second Speech; 21. Job 42:1-6: Did Job Repent?; 22. Job 42:7-17: Job Rewarded?
Biblical Texts
Job’s “Miserable Comforters” (1, 2, 3)
1 & 2 Chronicles – Uzzah and Hezekiah (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Amos. 1. Reading Amos; 2. Outline of Amos; 3. Amos 1:1-2; 4. Amos Addresses the Nations; 5. Amos 1:3-10; 6. Amos 1:11-2:3; 7. Amos 2:4-5; 8. Amos 2:6-8; 9. Amos 2:9-16; 10. Amos 3:1-8; 11. Amos 3:9-15; 12. Amos 4:1-13; 13. Amos 5:1-17; 14. Amos 5:18-27; 15. Amos 6:1-14; 16. Amos 7:1-6; 17. Amos 7:7-17; 18. Amos 8:1-14; 19. Amos 9:1-10; 20. Amos 9:11-15; 21. Acts 15:13-18 interprets Amos 9:11-15; 22. Amos 9:15–the Land Promise.
Haggai. 1. Reading Haggai. 2. Haggai 1:1-11. 3. Haggai 1:12-15. 4. Haggai 2:1-9. 5. Haggai 2:10-19; 6. Haggai 2:20-23.
Zechariah. 1. Reading Zechariah; 2. Zechariah 1:1-6; 3. Zechariah’s Eight Visions; 4. Zechariah 1:7-17; 5. Zechariah 1:18-21; 6. Zechariah 2:1-13; 7. Zechariah 3:1-10; 8. Zechariah 4:1-14; 9. Zechariah 5:1-4; 10. Zechariah 5:5-12; 11. Zechariah 6:1-8; 12. Zechariah 6:9-15; 13. Zechariah 7:1-6; 14. Zechariah 7:7-14; 15. Zechariah 8:1-17; 16. Zechariah 8:18-23; 17. Zechariah 9:1-17; 18. Zechariah 10:1-12; 19. Zechariah 11:1-17; 20. Zechariah 12:1-8; 21. Zechariah 12:9-3:1; 22. Zechariah 13:2-6; 23. Zechariah 13:7-9; 24. Zechariah 14:1-15; 25. Zechariah 14:16-21; 26. Reading Zechariah 9-14.
Malachi. 1. Reading Malachi; 2. Malachi 1:2-5; 3. Malachi 1:6-14; 4. Malachi 2:1-9; 5. Malachi 2:10-16; 6. Malachi 2:17-3:5; 7. Malachi 3:6-12; 8. Malachi 3:13-18; 9. Malachi 4:1-6.
Gospel of Mark. 1. On Reading a Gospel, 2. Mark 1:1, 3. Mark 1:2-8, 4. Mark 1:9-11, 5. Mark 1:12-13, 6. Mark 1:14-15. 7. Mark 1:16-20, 8. Mark 1:21-28, 9. Mark 1:29-39; 10. Mark 1:40-45; 11. Mark 2:1-12; 12. Mark 2:13-22; 13. Mark 2:23-3:6; 14. Mark 3:7-19; 15. Mark 3:20-35; 16. Mark 4:1-20; 17. Mark 4:21-34; 18. Mark 4:35-41; 19. Mark 5:1-20; 20. Mark 5:21-43; 21. Mark 6:1-13; 22. Mark 6:14-29; 23. Mark 6:30-44; 24. Mark 6:45-56; 25. Mark 7:1-23; 26. Mark 7:24-37; 27. Mark 8:1-10; 28. Mark 8:11-21; 29. Mark 8:22-26; 30. Mark 8:27-9:1; 31. Mark 9:2-13; 32. Mark 9:14-29; 33. Mark’s Passion Predictions; 34. Mark 9:33-50; 35. Mark 10:1-12; 36. Mark 10:13-16; 37. Mark 10:17-31; 38. Mark 10:32-45; 39. Mark 10:46-52; 40. Mark 11:1-11; 41. Mark 11:12-26; 42. Mark 11:27-33; 43. Mark 12:1-12; 44. Mark 12:13-17; 45. Mark 12:18-27; 46. Mark 12:28-34; 47. Mark 12:35-13:3; 48. Mark 13:4-23; 49. Mark 13:24-37; 50. Mark 14:1-11; 51. Mark 14:12-26; 52. Mark 14:27-52; 53. Mark 14:53-66; 54. Mark 15:1-20; 55. Mark 15:21-32; 56. Mark 15:33-38; 57. Mark 15:39-47; 58. Mark 16:1-8.
Luke-Acts: “Breaking Bread in Luke-Acts” (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Gospel of Luke – “Luke On My Mind” (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Revelation. 1. On Reading Revelation; 2. Revelation 1:1-3; 3. Revelation 1:4-8; 4. Structure of Revelation;
Revelation — The Apocalyptic Strugge in Revelation 4-16 (1, 2)
Discipleship/Spirituality
Jesus, the Unlikely Apprentice (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Fearless and Free During Economic Storms (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Lent Series (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Lenten Reflections on Luke 3-4 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Hermeneutics
Philosophical/Theological Foundations–”Created for Hermeneutics” (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Stone-Campbell Hermeneutics (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Theological Hermeneutics (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6b, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Applied Theological Hermeneutics ["It Ain't That Complicated"] (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Contemplative Bible Reading or Hermeneutics (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Pastoral Care
Comforting Sufferers – Various Posts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Forgiveness (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Pastoral Review of The Shack by William P. Young (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Society and Culture
Stone-Campbell History/Theology
David Lipscomb, 1910-1912 (1, 2, 3, 4)
David Lipscomb on the Poor (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
David Lipscomb on the Urban Poor (1, 2).
David Lipscomb on “Fine Houses” and Urban Attendance (1, 2)
Division/Fellowship: Assorted Posts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Texas/Tennessee/Indiana Historical Typology: Assorted Posts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Tolbert Fanning: Advocate for Peace in 1861 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Silence or Priviledge? Women in Churches of Christ, 1897-1907 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Theology
Arminianism and Calvinism (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Children, Church and Sacraments (1, 2, 3)
Reverse the Curse (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
New Creation as New Heaven and New Earth (1, 2, 3)
What is Salvation (Intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Where are the Dead? (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Theological Reflections on The Shack by William P. Young (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
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[...] I agree with Michael Casey, who is cited at the outset of the essay, as saying that the notion of multiple traditions in the development of 20th century Churches of Christ is “compelling.” It explains alot, even if it — like any other hypothesis — is not perfect. Hicks has been refining this paradigm for a number of years now, beginning with published essays on the life and work of K.C. Moser, whom he describes at the close of “The Struggle” as one of the few leaders in Churches of Christ to make a transition from a Texas perspective to a Tennessee one. It was given further elucidation in Kingdom Come, written with Bobby Valentine, and in a number of blog posts. [...]
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Hey JM,
You actually wrote 10 blogs about Salvation, not 9. Your links and numbers are off on the Salvation series above, because of the introductory piece. The blog that was skipped was Sector 4.
Also, it might be easier, for labelling purposes, to go Intro and then 1-9, so you click the # of the sector you’re interested in. That way, you only have to make 1 new link and fix the first four old ones.
Thanks, Nick. I have corrected, I think.
super duper paratrooper! Thanks for all that, JM. I hope to get to teach a quarter in one of our adult classes on that series.
[...] on the Bible being first and foremost about God. You can access and read through that material at http://johnmarkhicks.wordpress.com/serial-index/. Using it will require some adaptation, but provides a great overview of God’s self-revelation in [...]