Even in many self-proclaimed conservative Bible colleges, seminaries, and churches, the events of the fall of man, the ancient flood,  and many other passages of the Bible are approached as largely allegorical. However, the authors of the New Testament and the so-called historical Jesus Himself thoroughly believed in those events and people as historically reliable. 

In this episode, student of theology, John Evans offers his own personal perspective on the powerful testimony of Jesus regarding the veracity of the Hebrew Bible and scripture as a whole. 

A review of the article “Bearing the Cross” for United Lutheran Seminary. 

Wrestling in the Wilderness - Satan’s Defeat from a Scriptural Lens. The temptation of Jesus is one of the most provocative passages in the New Testament. It is a revelation in modern questions of spiritual warfare. The following is composed in light of John’s ongoing work to revisit the Hebrew Bible New Testament and its historical and spiritual context.

Pastoral Responsibility – A Reflection for United Lutheran Seminary. The study of models of pastoral responsibility and their practical application in ministry. 

A brief reflection for United Lutheran Seminary on the concept of identity in pastoral formation as well as in the psychological needs of those whom we will be ministering. 

A brief overview of the life Thomas Aquinas, a brief sketch of implications of his Christology, and some pastoral implications for his thoughts for United Lutheran Seminary.

Reviewing the concept of pastoral authority for United Lutheran Seminary

In 1373, Julian of Norwich had an extraordinary experience of mystical proportions. Her experience of Jesus crucified has inspired popes, Protestant theologians, and feminist voic3es in the 20th and 21st centuries. Nevertheless, little is known about this iconic figure of medieval history.

In this episode of Book & Spade, recorded for United Lutheran Seminary, seminarian theologian John C. Evans revisits the life of this iconic figure, controversial profit, and mystic of our times.