Author Archives: Paul Dubuc

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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50

Posted on Thursday, 31 May 2007 by Paul Dubuc

I turned 50 years old a couple of weeks ago. My friends at work bought me lunch. I took this past week off from work to celebrate and spend time with friends and family. My parents came out to visit … 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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Lower Lights Ministries

Posted on Monday, 5 February 2007 by Paul Dubuc

On Thursday night I attended a mentor orientation meeting for Project AIM (Achieving Independence through Mentoring), a new project being started by Lower Lights Ministries in Franklinton on the near west side of Columbus. The meeting was at Bellows Avenue … Continue reading →

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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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History Written By the Winners?

Posted on Sunday, 7 January 2007 by Paul Dubuc

A recent conversation with a coworker about my seminary studies of history brought to mind the cliché “History is written by the winners.” I think this was the point he was trying to make with me without saying it in … Continue reading →

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Advent 2006

Posted on Saturday, 30 December 2006 by Paul Dubuc

Some very nice people at Bethel Church are working on an Advent devotional calendar for 2007 and asked me to write something for one of the days. This reflection on what was probably the saddest, and best, Christmas that I … Continue reading →

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Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero

Posted on Thursday, 21 December 2006 by Paul Dubuc

I missed its first airing on PBS so, at my brother’s suggestion, I recently checked out a video tape of the Frontline special “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero” from the public library and watched it. I’ve seen other programs … Continue reading →

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Break

Posted on Tuesday, 19 December 2006 by Paul Dubuc

There’s nothing quite like the feeling that goes with sending your last paper off in e-mail and saying, “I’m done” with another quarter at Ashland Seminary. That was early Friday morning for me. I was exhausted. I’ve finished two more … Continue reading →

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