True, I haven't exactly been burning up the bandwidth in the past few weeks (see my last post about the Greek Reading and Review class that was monopolizing my time and brainspace), but I'm afraid I will be around even less for a couple months. Starting this evening, I will be pouring all of my writing ganas into a new writing project I'm about Satan and devils. I've been working on it here and there for more than a year, but I've decided it's time to give it my full attention.
The fun part is that I'm not sure if it's an article, a book, a study, a series of blog posts, or what. I just know that it's about Satan, his place before and after the cross, his tactics throughout Scripture and into the present, and our relationship to him and his demons.
I'm pretty much a "tunnel vision" type guy and, considering that I'm currently preaching through Nehemiah and teaching through Why We Love the Church, I can only add this project if I put some other things on hold. So the blog is in limbo for the moment, only to be revived when I'm done or when I need to bounce some ideas off of you folks.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Pastor Zach
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- Zachary Bartels
- An award-winning preacher and Bible teacher, Zachary Bartels has been serving as senior pastor of Judson Baptist Church in Lansing, Michigan, for seven years. He earned his BA in world religions from Cornerstone University and his Masters of Divinity from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He enjoys film, fine cigars, stimulating conversation, gourmet coffee, reading, writing, and cycling. His writing, with its combination of clean prose, tight action, and cutting humor, has been highlighted by The Grand Rapids Press, www.speculativefaith.com, uber-popular blog TeamPyro, and elsewhere. He lives in Lansing with his wife Erin and son Calvin.












