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The Swilley Library Award of Distinction for Most Outstanding Academic Research went to Mark A. Wirtz, a Master of Divinity Student in the McAfee School of Theology for his paper entitled "Wrestling with Leviticus 18.22 and 20.13." AbstractLeviticus 18 and 20 are part of a larger narrative construct in which ...
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When I was younger, my grandmother would babysit me when my mom had to work. Every morning when she dropped me off, I already knew the schedule for that day…because it was the same every day. The routine went exactly like this. As soon as I stepped inside, the smell ...
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Lindsey Summers had long brown hair, a huge smile, and big brown eyes. To my twelve-year old self, she had everything. There I was at my first middle school dance decked out in my finest khaki pants fresh from the husky aisle at the Duck Head Outlet. I stood in the ...
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My name is Holly Johnson, and I am a pastor's kid. There I said it. I now wait for the clichéd throngs of "Hello Hollys" as if I am a member of a 12-Step program for recovering pastors' children. When Barrett first approached me about writing this blog, he said something ...
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Earlier this week seven McAfee students joined the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in Washington D.C. for Advocacy in Action. This four day immersion focused on themes of poverty, transformation and the Christian response. The group met with CBF partner organizations such as Bread for the World and the Baptist Joint Committee. ...
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Going into my first year at McAfee, I had a lot of expectations. I figured it would be different from my undergrad work at FSU. I expected it to be an academic and spiritual place that would help me grow as a young minister. I expected to have late nights ...
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For the last six years, I have dreamed of developing a victim’s aftercare ministry in an area where there are no resources. My life’s calling is to be a resource for refugee women in violent or vulnerable situations. And my journey of pursuing my calling in Uganda has been the ...
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The seminary I attended in the 1980s had a powerful slogan that most of us bought into without much reflection. “We’re Out to Change the World!” it screamed. I’ll confess that I drank the Kool-Aid. The world was a bit different at the time. We had so much confidence in ...
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Riding in the car with a close friend from home the other day, I was engaged in a lively conversation with her about some of our friends and their charismatic religious beliefs. A few recent Facebook status updates triggered our bewilderment on the possibility of physical healing.“I just don’t know ...
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Last Sunday in worship we remembered our baptisms. In the children’s sermon we were reminded of our physical connection with the universe –ocean, sky, dirt. We remembered how water is frequently used in the Judeo-Christian narrative to represent change, beginning, cleansing, and redemption. We followed Luke’s account of Jesus’ baptism ...