Grace Anglican Formation

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament, beginning his study of the Song of Solomon. In this introductory lecture, he looks at authorship, dating, the main themes of the book, and the book's purpose and message. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on scripture, the self, and society with a look at the evolving definitions of "life," "liberty," and "the pursuit of happiness." In that context, he discusses utilitarianism and deontology. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Continuing his class on scripture, the self, and society, Dr. Michael Nicholson looks at the sexual revolution of the LGBTQ+ community. He examines their tenuous partnership, and the particular problem of the T. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Continuing his class on scripture, the self, and society, Dr. Michael Nicholson discusses the liquid nature of the world, the politics of recognition, imagined communities, and more. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE. For the videos shown in this class, click below: "Do Not Conform To This World" Is Now A Pro-Drag Queen Verse? - YouTube Social Justice Warriors (SJW) monty python transgender -...

Dr. Michael Nicholson concludes his study of Ecclesiastes with a look at Solomon's advice in the face of the world's inability to satisfy: remember your creator and fear God. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society with a Bible study on the place of "culture" and "society" in scripture. What are those things and how are Christians called to interact with them? For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Ecclesiastes with a discussion of death. What seems like--and is--the end of all our longings, desires, and dreams for this life is no reason not to celebrate this life and live like it's a gift from God. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

The Rev. Nick Lannon answers more questions at his class on the biblical worldview. This year, the questions were about whether or not sexual sin is worse than other sin, and whether or not non-moral category distinctions (such as "white" or "black" Christian) are helpful in the church.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society with a look at the fifth chapter of Carl Trueman's Strange New World. In this discussion, he looks at the influence of technological advance, the collapse of traditional authority, the loss of “sacred order,” easy contraception, and the mainstreaming of pornography. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Ecclesiastes with a discussion of our longing for eternity. He looks at this longing in terms of time, God, and man. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society with a look at the influence of Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Reich, who together sexualized psychology and politicized sex. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Ecclesiastes with a discussion of our "fear of missing out" and how the world is never enough. We can be assured, though, that God has prepared something better for us. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Continuing his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society, Dr. Michael Nicholson looks at the work and legacy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as the example of Oscar Wilde. When God is thought to be irrelevant, moral codes are deemed oppressive and a moral order becomes impossible to sustain. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Continuing his class on the book of Ecclesiastes, Dr. Michael Nicholson begins unpacking the idea that this world is never enough. He then looks closely at chapter 1, in which Solomon describes our world as weary and worn-out. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE. For the video shown in class, click below: Tom Brady Interview: "There's gotta be more than this..." - YouTube

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society, reviewing chapter two of Carl Trueman's Strange New World. In this discussion, he looks at the ideas of Rene Descartes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and the Romanticists. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE. For the video shown in class, click below: The Method of DOUBT: Descartes' Discourse on Method, Part IV

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament by beginning a series on Ecclesiastes. In this introductory lesson, he reviews authorship and dating, and looks at some key terms and themes from the book. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his Scripture, the Self, and Society class with a look at the first chapter of Strange New World by Carl Trueman. He discusses Trueman's major premise as well as some key terms: "the self," "expressive individualism," and "the social imaginary." For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE. To watch videos shown in the class, click below: The Blue's Clues Pride Parade Sin...

Kicking off his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society (which will use Carl Trueman's book Strange New World as a central resource), Dr. Michael Nicholson leads a tour of the world in which we find ourselves: transgenderism, drag, pronouns, and more. Then he does a short Bible study on the meaning of "identity." For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE. To watch videos shown in the class, click b...

Dr. Nicholson continues his class on the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament by wrapping up his series on Job. In this session, God finally answers Job, Job repents, and then is finally restored. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on the Wisdom Literature by looking further into the book of Job. In this session, he looks at a wisdom interlude, Job's final complaint, and the speeches of the youngster Elihu. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on the Wisdom Literature by delving into the main sections of the book of Job. In this session, he considers the three cycles of Job receiving counsel from his friends and then making his replies. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on the book of Job by considering the first three chapters, including God's decision to allow the Satan to oppress Job and Job's first lament. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on the Wisdom literature with an introduction to the book of Job. He discusses the historicity of the book and the man Job, and then looks at the main characters and the outline. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson wraps up his study of Proverbs with a discussion of wealth and poverty. He examines how wisdom and foolishness relate to money. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.

Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on the Wisdom literature with a look at Proverbs' advice about words and speech. He discusses the power of words and then lays out the difference between wise and foolish speech. For Dr. Nicholson's slides, click HERE.