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A God Who Laughs... And Weeps, Paul N. Anderson
A God Who Laughs... And Weeps, Paul N. Anderson
Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology
Excerpt: "Do you think God laughs? Do you think God weeps? These are hard questions to answer with any certainty. But if Jesus indeed reveals to us what God is like, both of these questions may be answered with a "yes:' "
A Member Of The Crew, Paul N. Anderson
A Member Of The Crew, Paul N. Anderson
Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology
Excerpt: "When I was a high school senior seeking direction as to what to do with my lik my pastor, Joe Roher, said to me, "Paul, your direction in life is already decided for you:' Good! I thought. Will it be a law career or art? He went on. "You are to be a follower of Jesus Christ. Now, the way you invest your energies and earn your subsistence should be the means by which you are the most effective disciple possible." "
From Ichabod To Ebenezer, Paul N. Anderson
From Ichabod To Ebenezer, Paul N. Anderson
Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology
Excerpt: "The notion of moving from Ichabod to Ebenezer may produce any of several images in our minds. We may meander mentally from Washington Irving's gangly Ichabod Crane to Charles Dickens's miserly Ebenezer Scrooge enjoying memories of their stories along the way."
A Theology Of Presence, Paul N. Anderson
A Theology Of Presence, Paul N. Anderson
Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology
Excerpt: "One Sunday morning after I had delivered a sermon on prayer, a woman came and shared with me about several unfortunate events in her life. "I tried God," she said, "it didn't work." "
Hitting Evil From All Sides, Paul N. Anderson
Hitting Evil From All Sides, Paul N. Anderson
Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology
Excerpt: "Evil is not inert. It stalks its prey as a lion seeking whom to devour (1 Peter 5:8). It harasses and molests its victims with healthdenying consequences. It accuses the brethren with self-defeating lies (Revelation 12:10). It opposes all that is good, lovely, and pure; and the furthering of the Kingdom of God hinges upon its being confronted effectively."
Gospel Of Life: Theology In The Fourth Gospel -- Book Review, Paul N. Anderson
Gospel Of Life: Theology In The Fourth Gospel -- Book Review, Paul N. Anderson
Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology
Review of Gospel of Life: Theology in the Fourth Gospel, by G. R. Beasley-Murray. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1991. Pp. xii+131. ISBN-13: 978-0943575766
Queries On Radical Stewardship, Paul N. Anderson
Queries On Radical Stewardship, Paul N. Anderson
Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology
Radical Christian stewardship gets to the heart (the Latin word/ radix means "root") of the matter. Are you mindful in your meetings and in your personal lives that: Nothing we have is our own, we are called to be faithful stewards of all of our entrustments, Money is "frozen labor", The Lord calls us to give of our "firstfruits" not just our "leftovers", and The Lord calls us to give in response to need.