I have to say that I had a great time with Prof Michelle Knight and Prof James Arcadi on the Foreword podcast of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. We recorded the episode a few weeks ago…
thinking theologically
Video of My Lecture “Paul and the Pursuit of Pleasure” plus Panel Discussion
This past academic year, I have been participating in the Scripture and Ministry Lectureship series sponsored by the Henry Center. There have been 5 lectures so far (click on the lecturer name for each video)…
The Inaugural Session of the Asian American Biblical Interpretation research group at IBR 2020 Boston
Milton Eng, East Coast Project Director for ISAAC, and I are delighted to announce the inaugural session of the newly constituted Asian American Biblical Interpretation research group at the annual meeting of the Institute for…
Will Start to Blog Again… I Think!
Illustration Credit: Gemma Correll (public domain) Well, the photo says it all. As the Spring 2017 semester comes to a close: When giving finals, I was the early bird (who schedules finals at 8am? especially…
Paul as Pastor
Last week, I was at the Evangelical Covenant Church’s Midwinter 2017 Conference. With fear and trembling, I was asked to teach on the topic of leadership in the New Testament, and I ended up preparing…
Back in Chicago after a Month in Jersualem
I returned to the States after a glorious April month in east Jersusalem at the Ecolé Biblique et Archéologique Française (or EBAF, for short). I’m still processing my experience in the midst of pushing forward…
Louder than a Bomb: Ground Zero for a Pastoral Theology
From February 13-March 13, 2016, the family and I were on pins & needles watching my oldest son Zach Lee (stage name: exzachlee; pronounced “exactly”) compete in Chicago’s annual poetry slam Louder than a Bomb…
Reflections on Urbana 2015 (Part 2: Ethical and Theological)
In my last post on Urbana 2015, I shared my personal and pastoral reflections on the messages and seminars I heard at the conference. Then as I started this post, I realized that I needed to preface my comments…