I love Michael Patton’s authenticity. The way he exposes his faults and failures in such a public forum is both refreshing and encouraging. In fact, when I was writing...

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The Problem with Vision

Recently, I was at a small social gathering and engaged in some good discussion with a most delightful couple. Now they are members of a very popular megachurch here in Dallas...

God as My Husband?

For those that don’t know, I have been widowed almost 5 years, since August 2004. Due to the nature of the relationship with my late husband and his chronic illness for...

Where We Live

I came across this article in Christianity Today on ending homelessness in 10 years. I mused considering that for the past several years, this is the professional field I...

A Theology of More

As I’ve mentioned many times, I used to be firmly entrenched in Pentacostal/Charismatic circles. As Michael noted in his last post, that while non-Charismatics have an...

Ten Questions I Always Ask Myself When Reading the Bible

One of the greatest tragedies in my Christian formative years, was that I cheerleaded into believing some so-called spiritual facts about God and Christianity that...

Observations From the Shelf: An Inside View of Seminary

As many of you probably know, I am finishing up my first year of the ThM program at Dallas Theological Seminary. It has been a wonderful experience overall, yet filled with a...

by Lisa Robinson

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The Softer Side of God

Last summer, I moved from Rhode Island to Dallas, Texas to start the ThM Program at Dallas Seminary. As you can imagine, moving a household 1,700 miles and literally...

Authority, Submission and Our Rebellious Tendencies

I admit to being a Facebook junkie regular. Not only do you get to touch base with those to whom you have some connection and varying levels of relational intimacy and...

What Does Believing In Jesus Really Mean?

Acts 16:31, after Paul and Silas are miraculously released from prison, the jailer obviously impressed with fantastic occurrences that freed them asks the simple question...

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