Yesterday, on election day, I voted and I prayed. I’m a citizen. I’m a Christian. These things are weighty obligations. And being a Christian citizen is complicated at election time. Whatever I say about the outcome, I stand a decent chance of offending about half the population. And my blog is not a political forum, […]
Getting the Big Picture with Good Reference Works (Letters to a Young Pastor)
Dear ______: One of the oddest moments I experienced in a seminary class was when a friend of mine raised his hand and asked a question. The prof turned to him like a switchblade opening and said Look it up. I’m not the answer man. No kidding. We quickly deduced that he didn’t like to […]
Read Faster and Better with Book Reviews (Letters to a Young Pastor)
Dear ______: I’m glad to hear that you are seeing the pattern inside my recommended reading strategies. For all those I’ve told you about so far (primary sources, textbooks, and scholarly studies) the pattern is to get a clear big picture, and then moved toward the details. Think of it as the concentric circles that emerge […]
Reading Scholarly Studies (Letters to a Young Pastor)
Dear ______: Sorry for the delay in writing back. What can I say? I was swamped. I’m glad to hear your classes are also requiring you to read things that aren’t primary sources, and aren’t introductory text books. The interesting stuff in any field is happening in the current scholarship: the monographs and articles. These […]
How to Read a Boring Textbook (Letters to a Young Pastor)
Dear ______: I have to say I’m kind of envious of envious of you. It’s officially fall. We finally have some cooler temperatures. But in college or graduate school late September is full of gifts. You are partway into a new semester, walking with newly familiar books in your backpack across campus toward the library, under the […]
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