Author - Ryan Burns

Can This Site Live?

For our regular readers, much like Ezekiel looking over the pile of dry bones, you might be wondering if GoingtoSeminary.com is ever going to come back to life. Well, good news, the answer is yes. I’ve been plotting and planning on my daily...

What’s Up with GTS?

I find it odd how a comment made on a blog by a total stranger can bother me so much… This morning I was walking to the bus stop and checking my email (on my phone) as is my usual custom. I came across an alert that there was a new comment on...

Two Cent Tuesday – Seminary Forum

During the last redesign of Going to Seminary I installed a seminary forum. I thought it was going to be a great idea. Seminarians from all over the globe could come to one spot and have discussions and dialogues (and an occasional monologue) about...

Obama is the Next President

Wow… I have a mix of emotions right now… While I rejoice greatly that in a country where, not too long ago, black men and women were considered property, we have elected a black man as president… at the same time, I’m drawn...

Happy Reformation Day

Forget halloween… it’s reformation day! If you’re living in Chile or Slovenia, feel free to take the day off (it is a national holiday). The rest of you – go read the 95 Theses. You can also buy the 95 Theses for .95 cents.

RSS Catch-up

Still catching up on old posts in my RSS feed reader. Was struck, as usual, by the profound words of Shelby who asks, “Is following Jesus enough?”

Where is Ryan?

For those wondering where I’ve been the past few weeks (and for those who forgot I exists) here is a rather long update on the life and times of Ryan Burns. A HUGE tip of the hat to Jeff for keeping the site up and running in my absence.

Scripture Plugin for WP

If you are a wordpress user, be sure to check out the new RefTagger Bible reference plugin. Just type in a scripture (like Ephesians 2:4 – that one was for you Jeff) and RefTagger will take care of the rest (Mouseover the verse to see it in...

Logos in Beta for Mac

If you’re a Logos user and a Mac user (like myself) I wanted to let you know that Logos Mac Beta 1 has been released. I downloaded and took it for a spin and was pretty pleased with the release. Here’s to looking forward to the full...

Gospel t-Shirts

The folks at Desiring God are now selling “Don’t Waste Your Life” shirts. If you are looking for a great way to start up a gospel conversation with a complete stranger, this shirt will open doors.

Prayer Request

I just wanted to use the fact that several hundred Christians read this blog in order to ask that you take a moment to pray for my Grandmother. A couple days ago she tried to take her own life. She is currently in the hospital and having more than a...

Saving Time in the Library with Logos

First off, this post will only be helpful to those who own a Logos Library. If you don’t own Logos yet, you might want to after you read this post. If you go shopping after this, remember you can save 25% on your Library purchase using the...

Today is the 8th

I just spent the past 20 minutes trying to find live coverage of the Apple announcement online… after being frustrated and surprised that I couldn’t find any it dawned on me that today is the 8th and the announcement is tomorrow...

The Pastor and The IRS

I’m posting this mostly because I have a strange fascination with IRS laws relating to the church and pastors. It might have something to do with my stint as a church bookkeeper. Regardless of my personal oddity, Justin Taylor has a post about...

The Stages of Seminary

This is a guest post by John Dyer. John is the director of web development at DTS and creator of the site Best Commentaries. In my final year at Dallas Seminary I began to emerge from a time where I had become somewhat cynical. As I thought about...

Redeeming Culture

Shelby Murphy has a great post entitled, “Redeeming Culture for Dummies.” I always love his insight and this brief “how-to” article is great for dummies like me… I’m suggesting his next post be “The Idiots...

Cremation

Ever thought about cremation? Dr. Richard Mouw, president of Fuller, has an interesting post on his blog about “Towards a Theology of Cremation.”

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