An Essay Summary and Evaluation of “The Five Smooth Stones” an Essay William A. Whitcraft The following essay was done while I was at Crown College for the class Biblical Studies. Abstract This essay will attempt to summarize and evaluate the philosophy and theology of ministry presented by Robertson McQuilkinContinue Reading

  Cognitive Behavior Therapy Theories Counsel & Psychotherapy William A. Whitcraft   Part 1 Developed by Aaron Temkin Beck (born July 18, 1921) (wikipedia.cm, 2014), Cognitive Therapy (CT), or Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), is a form of psychotherapy in which the therapist and the client work together as a teamContinue Reading

Sorry, Cloud! I missed getting my pic with you, Henry. Maybe next time. 🙂 The world that my children and grandchildren are growing up in must be mind-blowing. Things that as a child had never been exposed to, are taken for granted, today. One look at the Super Bowl commercials saysContinue Reading

I recently spent a few days in Nashville, Tennessee while attending a training conference for my job as a chaplain. The minute we arrived or should I say the minute we reached the boundary of the airport, we knew something amazing was about to happen. As we passed the OprylandContinue Reading

I decided to write this blog post while doing an assignment for school. Poetry tells a story of how we see the world. In a spiritual sense, it allows the Spirit to express himself through our voice. It brings Scripture to both a believer and a non-believer. This first poemContinue Reading

Distortion – The Bible Neglects Ecology I struggle to find a relationship between the Bible and any advocating evidence of neglecting ecology in the Bible. First, it was written prior to industrial revolutions and the chemical society that we live in today. I understand a person can have clouded viewsContinue Reading

I read this article the other day and thought you would enjoy it too. ex·e·ge·sis ˌeksəˈjēsis/ noun critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture. “the task of biblical exegesis” synonyms: interpretation, explanation, exposition, explication “the exegesis of ancient texts” Cultural Exegesis – Know Your Community, Not Just Your Text IContinue Reading

Preaching scares me and rightfully so! So many times when preparing for a sermon, the few and far between, I have to stop and study my own notes. I have to check the spelling and pronunciation of certain words. I need to make sure that the message is relevant toContinue Reading

While doing an outline for a sermon that I am doing for class, I discovered that there are many biblical resources. So many in fact that I thought I would list a few here. For a low monthly fee of $3.99 I am able to access the following resources fromContinue Reading