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Jonmichael

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About Me

I was the bass man; now I'm the religion man! Currently, I am enjoying graduate life and taking a break from school. I plan to return to school to pursue a career in historical and theological studies which may involve the combination of any of the following: teaching, preaching, and writing. My specific areas of interest remain focused in the Second Temple Period (the centuries surrounding the time of Jesus and Paul).

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

In no particular order: N.T. Wright, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Isaac Newton, J.S. Bach, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Moses, Rabbi Hillel, Dennis Prager, Tony Blair, Harry Truman, the first allied soldier to be killed while storming the beaches of Normandy...I fear I am forgetting many names.

My Blog

On Name-changing: How to Revisit the Places You Encounter the Creator

Today I happened to be reading the Torah parshah for next week (Vayishlach -- Genesis 32:4-36:43) and stumbled upon an insight which might serve as a tool to remind us of how God works in our lives. ...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:02:00 GMT

Faith v. Reason, or, Faith and Reason?

One of my sisters and I were talking about God the other night. She happened to mention something to the effect that God is infinite, or inexhaustible, in depth and knowledge; therefore, we [finite] h...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:51:00 GMT

Reflection on Psalm 119:90

Reflection on Psalm 119:90 In the section of , one finds, thankfully, the statement that Gods faithfulness continues through all generations... (119:90a). If this be one of our LORDs defining characte...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:42:00 GMT

Friends are pretty cool, aren't they?

I think that friends are great. Truly life would suck without friends. Think about it: no one to share the joys, the tears, the ups, the downs, the victories, the defeats, the transitions, the everyda...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:45:00 GMT

a double-edged sword: restriction and freedom

I was just thinking about how strange law and freedom are. Let me explain.The law of any given society (including that of heaven) gives boundaries which are not to be crossed for both the safety and p...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 18:37:00 GMT

Thank God that things come to pass and not to stay

Classes are almost over for this quarter. Despite the upcoming finals and the fact that a mere slip of the pen - on my part - can affect my grade, I feel okay. I feel like after all the work I've done...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:47:00 GMT

Does Prayer Work?

Some months ago, I had prayed for healing for a specific body part for a good friend. It did not happen - at least according to either of our expectations. But then, as C.S. Lewis points out in "The E...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:53:00 GMT

A Quasi-Serious Thought or Two Concerning the Stupidity of Human Lust...

Doubtless, everyone has those moments in life which would be better off erased. I often wonder why men/women make choices and commit acts of _____ only to emerge from those to see their stupidity and ...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:02:00 GMT