James' Thoughts and Musings

James Bradford Pate's comments on religion, politics, entertainment, books, and life

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Persecution, Salt, and Light

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At church last Sunday, the preacher’s text was Matthew 5:10-16: 10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for th...
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Book Write-Up: A Heart Most Certain, by Melissa Jagears

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Melissa Jagears.  A Heart Most Certain .  Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2016.  See here to buy the book. A Heart Most Certain is the first...
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Book Write-Up: Wesley and the Anglicans

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Ryan Nicholas Danker.  Wesley and the Anglicans: Political Division in Early Evangelicalism .  Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2016.  See here ...
Monday, August 1, 2016

Book Write-Up: Modern Art and the Life of a Culture

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Jonathan A. Anderson and William A. Dyrness.  Modern Art and the Life of a Culture: The Religious Impulses of Modernism .  Downers Grove: IV...
Friday, July 29, 2016

Ramblings on the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Here are some thoughts about the Democratic National Convention this week.  I rephrase and elaborate on notes I jotted down last night in ...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Book Write-Up: Why God Allows Us to Suffer

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Kevin Tewes.  Answering Christianity’s Most Difficult Question—-Why God Allows Us to Suffer: The Definitive Solution to the Problem of Pai...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Rebuke or Be Punished? Strengths and Weaknesses. Obedience.

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At church last week, the preacher was preaching about I Samuel 3, in which God calls the child Samuel at night. The preacher said that th...
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James Pate
My name is James Pate. This blog is about my journey. I read books. I watch movies and TV shows. I go to church. I try to find meaning. And, when I can’t do that, I just talk about stuff that I find interesting. I have degrees in fields of religious studies. I have an M.Phil. in the History of Biblical Interpretation from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. I also have an M.A. in Hebrew Bible from Jewish Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School, and a B.A. from DePauw University.
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