by Jeremy Bouma | Personal, Politics
I know I am suppose to be on a blogging sabbatical, but I couldn’t help but post this: I am hopeful in the political process again. I started reading Barack Obama’s book, The Audacity of Hope, and man am I impressed. It’s nearly 340 pages and chuck... by Jeremy Bouma | Personal
The following is a letter Dr. Carl Ruby, VP Student Life, sent to the faculty and staff PRIOR to Shane’s arrival. While it doesn’t address their cancellation, it does explain why they wanted him in the first place and what they hoped to accomplish. Again,... by Jeremy Bouma | Emerging Church, Personal
I was given permission to post an editorial piece written by Dr. Carl Ruby, Vice President of Student Life, that appeared in the on-campus newspaper, Cedars. As I wrote earlier in an update to my original post, a number of events coagulated last week to cause Dr. Ruby... by Jeremy Bouma | Personal
This is my 240th post. Hold the applause please until after I receive my award, thank you! I know it’s a little odd to celebrate my 240th post, but in the process of writing papers for graduate school and down right laziness I didn’t get around to... by Jeremy Bouma | Personal
I am sitting in Day One of a weeklong intensive class on Church Planting. One of my emphases for my Master of Divinity is Church Planting, in addition to Pastoral Studies. It’s both an exciting time and overwhelming time for me. It’s a time for learning... by Jeremy Bouma | Personal
So yesterday I reposted a post on how COPS is a commentary on the despair in our world, or at least USAmerica. I lamented why this world seems so screwed up, where God is in the mix of all this screwed-upness, and what I am I to do in the face of all the...