Earl West (1920-2011)
I heard a couple days ago of Earl West’s passing. He was a professor of church history at Harding Graduate School of Religion in Memphis, wrote 9 books, and was loved by many. Here is a link to his obituary. His funeral was last Saturday at the White Station Church of Christ in Memphis.
You Move in the Direction of Your Most Dominant Thoughts
That was one of the most memorable quotes of my time at Harding Graduate School. Those words were spoken by John Ellas while teaching his class on Small Group Ministry. They have stuck with me because they are so true. The things we think about the most are the things we often engage in the […]
Rhetoric in Paul’s Letter to Philemon
I am uploading a paper I wrote at Harding Graduate School of Religion for Dr. Oster’s class on Paul’s Prison Letters on Paul’s Use of Rhetoric in Philemon for all you Philemon fans out there. This paper discusses slavery in the ancient world, ancient Greek rhetoric and more specifically the rhetorical devices that Paul uses […]