Associate Professor of Theology / Dean of The School of Christian Thought at Houston Christian University / Author of The Poetics of Evil & The Absolute Basics
Houston, Tatooine
Joined July 2022
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We had an e x c e l l e n t conference with Isaac Oliver and Craig Keener at HCU, who spoke on all matters Acts, Judaism, the Law, and Greco-Roman philosophy.
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Local to Houston? Join us in about two weeks for a great conference on Acts. hc.edu/school-of-christian-t…
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Wow, very grateful for this award! Can’t believe it. Thanks to the many of you who have supported it and encouraged me along the way. Means a lot.
Biblical Studies:
“Jesus and the Law of Moses: The Gospels and the Restoration of Israel within First-Century Judaism” by @paulthomasloan @BakerAcademic.
A prayer while standing in Home Depot during Halloweentide: 'Lord, show me my purchases that look as foolish in your eyes as a $300 front-yard wolfman looks in mine.'
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"For me, [horror] is the perfect genre for a person of faith to work in. You can think about good and evil pretty openly. I always talk about it being the genre of non-denial."
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Now that the CSL essay is finished, I’m creeping forward with my next project—a book with Cameron McAllister.
The topic? Horror & theology.
The title? Cinema Inferno: How Horror Movies Can Save Your Soul.
Release date? Still a mystery, but the book is over halfway finished.
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Unless we put on one last show
The Church of Scientology is reportedly planning to buy the Jim Henson Company Lot.
(Source: theinsneider.com/p/joker-2-r…)
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Come join me @HoustonTheoSem. I will be teaching, and supervising theses, in the DMin program with Lynn Cohick. Contact Lynn: [email protected]
I identify with Edmund most of all the Pevensies because he forgot his flashlight in Narnia.
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This is the most iconic image in the history of college marketing. Colleges have come up with everything under the sun to attract students, but St. John’s in Annapolis just took a picture of their reading list and countless students have made their college decision because of it.
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Billy Beane: Awwww, they're laughing at him.
Peter Brand: And Gollum's about to find out why. Gollum's about to realize that he’s delivered the Ring right into the fires of Mount Doom. He saved Middle-earth and didn't even realize it.
