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• Masquerading as an Angel of Light: An example of lexicography and semantic range

  By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on January 11, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Within the discipline of New Testament Greek, there are various subsets: lexicography, textual criticism, grammar, syntax, and exegetical methodology to name a few. In reference to lexicography, basically, the practice of compiling dictionaries, the Greek student must deal with the… Read More ›

• Contradictory truth? No problem!

  By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on January 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  I will be preaching through 2 Corinthians in 2018 and this morning as I was working through 11:1-6, it struck me that churches that can hold multiple theologies in tension are not anything new. Paul needed to correct the Corinthian… Read More ›

• The next GBI course is ready!

  By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on December 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

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• Church attendance: the growing sin in churches

  By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on December 28, 2017 • ( 2 )

  Several years ago, I stopped by a pastor friend of mine in the suburbs of a major city. It was a church of 2,400 people and he was one of six or seven pastors. When he gave us a tour… Read More ›

• Hellerman – follow up #2

  By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on September 8, 2017 • ( 0 )

  In the last section of this book, Hellerman is talking about the challenge of social context in regards to the church leadership, including relationships among church staff. He states the fact that so many come into the church with dysfunctional… Read More ›

• Embracing Shared Leadership – follow up

  By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on September 6, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Joe Hellerman made a great statement about what kind of pastors are needed today. Up until this point in the book, he had developed the importance of social status and honor in Philippi including Roman citizenship. Then, after drawing similarities… Read More ›

• A Model for Local Church Leadership

  By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on September 5, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  If your church is currently trying to figure out its way regarding local church leadership, there is a book that can help your understand the biblical path forward. Joe Hellerman’s book, Embracing Shared Leadership: Power and Status in the Early… Read More ›

• Cornelius Plantinga’s excellent book on the nature of sin: “Not the Way it’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin”

  By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on August 29, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I have begun reading Cornelius Plantinga’s book, “Not the Way it’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin” and I love it. I am not sure how I missed this when it was first published over 20 years ago. If… Read More ›

• Sacrifice to God: It’s costly!

  By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on August 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  In 2 Samuel 24 David had sinned by taking a census of the people (1-9). David was convicted of his sin and asked God to forgive his sin (10). God sent the prophet Gad to David and offered him three… Read More ›

• God the Initiator!

  By Dan Fabricatore, Ph.D. on July 22, 2017 • ( 0 )

  I am working on a sermon series in Isaiah and I am awestruck at God who initiates reconciliation with us. In Isaiah 1:1-3 God makes an opening charge against Judah and says his people are rebellious children who really don’t… Read More ›