John Mark Hicks

(An English version is available here.) Aunque no está limitado ni contenido por la creación, el Dios Trinitario de Luz y Amor vive en relación con la creación y actúa dentro de ella. La trascendencia de Dios es a menudo donde comenzamos a hablar de Dios. “Esta es la manera terrena de pensar en un […]

God is holy! What does that mean? Psalm 99 provides an opportunity for meditating on the significance of God’s holiness. This brief Psalm helps us embrace the wonder, justice, and mercy of God’s holiness. Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks discuss this brief Psalm (9 verses!) that powerfully confesses that “The Lord our God is […]

Dr. Phillip Camp, Professor of Old Testament at Lipscomb University, joins Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks to discuss the meaning and significance of Psalm 113, the first of the Egyptian Hallel Psalms sung at the pilgrimage festivals (including the Passover). We discuss the identity and activity of Israel’s God as well as the meaning […]

[Note: I am attempting to keep these SBD installments under 2000 words each, but that is–of course–quite inadequate for the topics covered. Consequently, these contributions are more programmatic than they are explanatory or defenses of the positions stated. You may access the whole series at my Serial page.] Though neither bounded nor contained by the […]

The Lord’s Prayer is our pledge of allegiance to God and our assurance of God’s allegiance to us. The prayer is part of my morning, noon and evening meditations.  I also recite the prayer at other times in the day, including thee times while I shower (yes, I do shower).  I have found the prayer […]

As part of a pre-conference gathering entitled “Theology in the Service of the Church” in conjunction with the 1996 Christian Scholars Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, I presented a paper entitled “The Doctrine of God.”  The presentations at this pre-conference were published in Leaven 8.3 (2000). Some of these themes (providence, pneumatology, etc.) are pursued in my Kingdom […]