Category Archives: Christianity

Darkness Is My Only Companion, by Kathryn Greene-McCreight

Posted on Thursday, 6 September 2007 by Paul Dubuc

For devoted Christians who struggle with clinical depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia this book will be a godsend. The author is a trained theologian and Anglican priest who has experienced these forms of mental illness and anguish first-hand. The title … Continue reading →

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Prayer At Six

Posted on Saturday, 1 September 2007 by Paul Dubuc

The weekly prayer meeting at Bethel Church has recently moved from Sunday evening to Monday evenings at 6:00 PM (except during holiday weekends). This change was made to make it accessible to more members. The meeting is open to anyone, … Continue reading →

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“Nothing Happens Without Prayer”

Posted on Saturday, 11 August 2007 by Paul Dubuc

There’s a popular expression that seems to be going around ministry circles today that says, “Nothing happens (or, nothing gets done) without prayer.” I’ve heard or read this saying many different places. It isn’t meant literally, of course. Lots of … Continue reading →

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Walk On, by John Goldingay

Posted on Sunday, 5 August 2007 by Paul Dubuc

Reading this book is like having a wise older friend share his life experience with you. The valuable lessons that professor Goldingay has learned on what it means to follow God through all of life’s ups and downs will enrich … Continue reading →

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Speaking the Truth in Love

Posted on Friday, 20 July 2007 by Paul Dubuc

Okay, maybe I’ve been reading ThinkChristian too much lately, but they just found a very good quote on the Radio Bible Class web site which needs to be widely voiced. The salient point of it is that “Truth spoken without … Continue reading →

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Hearing God Through the Year, by Dallas Willard and Jan Johnson

Posted on Wednesday, 13 June 2007 by Paul Dubuc

Last year I was given a copy of this devotional guide as a gift by some very good friends who seem to know me very well and I have been using it regularly since then. Dallas Willard’s writings are a … Continue reading →

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Trinity Sunday – John 16:5-15

Posted on Sunday, 3 June 2007 by Paul Dubuc

After trying other things for a couple of years, I’ve just started using the St. James Daily Devotional Guide again. This was the mainstay of my devotional reading and prayers for several years before that. It’s a simple Bible reading … Continue reading →

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“Nothing matters; everything matters.”

Posted on Wednesday, 16 May 2007 by Paul Dubuc

I’ve recently finished another quarter at ATS and I have no classes until October so I hope to be writing more here between now and then. This quarter I took the senior seminar in spiritual formation. This class consisted of … Continue reading →

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Mapping New Testament Social Networks

Posted on Saturday, 3 March 2007 by Paul Dubuc

The ESV Blog has an interesting visualization of the textual relationship between people mentioned in the same chapter of the New Testament. It was done using IBM’s Many Eyes data visualization tool. Check out those links for more information.

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Emergent Christian Spirituality

Posted on Friday, 12 January 2007 by Paul Dubuc

In my 19 December posting, I said that I would post a copy of the integrative paper I wrote for my class on Emergent Christian Spirituality at Ashland Seminary. Well there it is. Comments are welcome. The only remark with … Continue reading →

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