by Mark Hamilton | Jul 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s always wonderful to watch the work of our alumni and alumnae, both those who are just beginning the life of ministry, and those who have been at it awhile. You will enjoy an article one of our recent graduates, Jordan Wesley, wrote in the current issue of...
by Mark Hamilton | Jul 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
This Sunday, I’m supposed to preach a sermon on Isaiah 41, a gorgeous text inviting Israel to come to God, not in fear but in trust and hope. It’s a powerful text, and in many ways an easy one to preach. But it’s got me to thinking about a couple...
by Mark Hamilton | Jul 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
This overly long post — overly long because of too little time to make it shorter — tries to pull together two difference experiences to comment on a third. Perhaps you can make it all make sense. First an allegory from baseball: Last week, my family and...
by Mark Hamilton | Jun 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
There’s a set of texts in the Minor Prophets I’ve been thinking about. The following comments are part of a curriculum I wrote for a great church in Arlington, Texas. Maybe it’ll be of use to others. To preface it, let me say that I think much of...
by Mark Hamilton | Jun 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
After teaching all last week 8 hours a day, I don’t have the energy to write a long post. Or maybe it would be more honest to say that I don’t have that much to say. But I have read a book many people would enjoy, called The Bible and the People by Lori...
