Book and Spade

A closer look at the possibility J.R.R. Tolkien's subconscious understanding of the papacy, its possible corruption, and need for future reformation.

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 theo...

An address given for students and faculty

A Defense of the Redemptive Power of the Cross of Christ in Light of the Ministry of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and the Death of George FloydIn this lecture for United Lutheran Seminary, I seek to defend the biblical conviction that the cross of Jesus is the atoning sacrifice for our sins and is a call for radical solidarity with one another against the thesis of new theologians such as Richa...

A brief overview of my journey to churches and parish communities throughout the Hudson Valley. For United Lutheran Seminary.

A brief overview of two particular orders for United Lutheran Seminary

A review for United Lutheran Seminary

Evangelical Lutheran seminarian, John Evans discusses with childhood friend, Matthew Lewis, perspectives on the Immaculate Conception.

A brief overview of Psalm 91 in its context as a deliverance prayer, and the spiritual warfare we all face.

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 theo...

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. Eva...

A brief explanation of the doctrine of the incarnation as expressed by Saint Anselm of Canterbury, and his work, “Why God Became a Man?” This is a piece for United Lutheran Seminary.

A review of the concept of collegiality for United Lutheran Seminary.

A brief reflection on the resurrection as understood by the sacred scripture and its historical and Jewish context.

A meditation on one of the seven last words of Christ on the cross.

The council of Chalcedon and Saint Leo's Tome remain foundational for the study of Christology. How is this council still relevant and what implications does it still have for the church today?

In this lecture for United Lutheran seminary, seminarian John C. Evans discusses in brief Saint Cyril of Alexandria’s masterpiece on the unity of Christ in light of the council of Ephesus invoked to discuss the primary issue — should Mary be called mother of God or merely mother of Christ?

A brief overview of the importance of pastoral care for United Lutheran Seminary.

A reflection on the historical reality of the magi as preserved in Matthew's gospel.