James' Thoughts and Musings

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

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Ramblings on Jesus Being an Absolutist, and Alienation

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At church last Sunday, the pastor was saying that Jesus did not water down his message to make people comfortable.  Jesus said that either ...
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Book Write-Up: The Parting, by Beverly Lewis

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Beverly Lewis.  The Parting .  Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 2007.  See here to purchase the book. I recently read and reviewe...
Monday, October 3, 2016

Thesis Write-Up: "There Is Only the Fight..." An Analysis of the Alinsky Model, by Hillary D. Rodham

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At Wellesley College in 1969, Hillary Rodham, now Hillary Rodham Clinton, submitted her thesis about Saul Alinsky, a notorious community o...
Friday, September 30, 2016

Scattered Ramblings on the Second Coming and the Narrow Way

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At church last week, the pastor was talking about the second coming of Christ.  He focused on Matthew 24:36-39, which states (in the KJV)...

Book Write-Up: Calvinism and the Problem of Evil

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David E. Alexander and Daniel M. Johnson, ed.  Calvinism and the Problem of Evil .  Eugene: Pickwick Publications (an Imprint of Wipf and St...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Book Write-Up: The Summoned King, by Dave Neuendorf

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Dave Neuendorf .  The Summoned King: Book One of the Kalymbrian Chronicles .  2016.  See here to purchase the book. The Summoned King i...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Book Write-Up: The Wish, by Beverly Lewis

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Beverly Lewis.  The Wish .  Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 2016.  See here to purchase the book. The Wish is the latest Amish f...
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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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