This is the third of a four part series of posts in which David Williams shares some historical and theological observations on the Bible passages studied at the Urbana Student Missions Conference 2015. The passages under consideration are Matthew 8:1-17, Matthew 20:1-16, Matthew 25:31-26, Matthew 27:57-28:15. In follow-up he will post an application piece. We'd also love to hear how would apply in your particular campus context. If you're at Urbana15, please swing by and hangout at the Emerging Scholars … [Read more...] about The Least of these My Brothers (Matthew 25:31-46)
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Scholar’s Compass: Persevering in God’s call to Graduate School
‘By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.' Hebrews 11:8 (NIV) ‘God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?' … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Compass: Persevering in God’s call to Graduate School
How Are Faculty and Students “Blessed to Be a Blessing?”
Three weeks ago, I began taking the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement course at my church. Founded in 1974 and organized by the US Center for World Mission, Perspectives explores “the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of world evangelization.” It's a required course for many people joining the missions field, and it seemed like a good follow-up to Urbana 12, as well as a good way to get to know some new people at my church and in my community. We're currently in the biblical … [Read more...] about How Are Faculty and Students “Blessed to Be a Blessing?”