<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>BPS Books Archives - Stephen Barkley</title> <atom:link href="https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/bps-books/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/bps-books/</link> <description>Teacher | Writer | Practical Theologian</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2016 23:21:56 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5343192</site> <item> <title>Love or Understand | Victor A. Shepherd</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/10/28/love-or-understand-victor-a-shepherd/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/10/28/love-or-understand-victor-a-shepherd/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:30:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[action]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BPS Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thought]]></category> <category><![CDATA[understand]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victor A. Shepherd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=7653</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The reason we are commanded to love God rather than to understand him is that love determines both our thinking and our doing. —Victor A. Shepherd, The Committed Self: An Introduction to Existentialism for Christians (Toronto, ON: BPS Books, 2015), 184.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/10/28/love-or-understand-victor-a-shepherd/">Love or Understand | Victor A. Shepherd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/10/28/love-or-understand-victor-a-shepherd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7653</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Resisting Temptation | Victor A. Shepherd</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/07/15/resisting-temptation-victor-a-shepherd/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/07/15/resisting-temptation-victor-a-shepherd/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BPS Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[resist]]></category> <category><![CDATA[temptation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victor A. Shepherd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=7651</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Only the human who obediently resists it knows the full strength of temptation. —Victor A. Shepherd, The Committed Self: An Introduction to Existentialism for Christians (Toronto, ON: BPS Books, 2015), 181.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/07/15/resisting-temptation-victor-a-shepherd/">Resisting Temptation | Victor A. Shepherd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/07/15/resisting-temptation-victor-a-shepherd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7651</post-id> </item> <item> <title>In Control | Victor A. Shepherd</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/05/20/in-control-victor-a-shepherd/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/05/20/in-control-victor-a-shepherd/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2016 10:00:46 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BPS Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[control]]></category> <category><![CDATA[power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sovereignty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victor A. Shepherd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=7655</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Many people understand sovereignty to mean unlimited, unqualified power, or the capacity to coerce and control. However, this kind of power is more typical of evil. God is sovereign, but he is not all-controlling; the problem with the world is that, while God is sovereign, we are in control. —Victor A. Shepherd, The Committed Self: An Introduction [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/05/20/in-control-victor-a-shepherd/">In Control | Victor A. Shepherd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/05/20/in-control-victor-a-shepherd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7655</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Experiencing God | Victor A. Shepherd</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/04/22/experiencing-god-victor-a-shepherd/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/04/22/experiencing-god-victor-a-shepherd/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:30:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BPS Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[experience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victor A. Shepherd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=7657</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In much of the church today there is a misguided emphasis on our experience of God. If we are serious about God, our experience with God will in fact overtake us; but if we are serious first of all about an experience of God, that is qualitatively no different from a seriousness about our experience of anything. [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/04/22/experiencing-god-victor-a-shepherd/">Experiencing God | Victor A. Shepherd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/04/22/experiencing-god-victor-a-shepherd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7657</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Force and Authority | Victor A. Shepherd</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/03/25/force-and-authority-victor-a-shepherd/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/03/25/force-and-authority-victor-a-shepherd/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[authority]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BPS Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victor A. Shepherd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=7649</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Force is what is exercised by a person who lacks genuine authority; the person of genuine authority has no need to manifest force, because his authority is recognized. —Victor A. Shepherd, The Committed Self: An Introduction to Existentialism for Christians (Toronto, ON: BPS Books, 2015), 151.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/03/25/force-and-authority-victor-a-shepherd/">Force and Authority | Victor A. Shepherd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/03/25/force-and-authority-victor-a-shepherd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7649</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Christian Freedom | Victor A. Shepherd</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/02/26/7641/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/02/26/7641/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2016 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BPS Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victor A. Shepherd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=7641</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>For Christians, freedom is the removal of every impediment to acting in accord with one's true nature as a child of God. ... To be free is always to have been freed— freed for the service of God and neighbour. —Victor A. Shepherd, The Committed Self: An Introduction to Existentialism for Christians (Toronto, ON: BPS Books, 2015), 32.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/02/26/7641/">Christian Freedom | Victor A. Shepherd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/02/26/7641/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7641</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Evil is Inexplicable | Victor A. Shepherd</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/01/29/evil-is-inexplicable-victor-a-shepherd/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/01/29/evil-is-inexplicable-victor-a-shepherd/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BPS Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[creation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[evil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victor A. Shepherd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=7645</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Since God is good, and the creation is good, evil is ultimately and absolutely inexplicable. —Victor A. Shepherd, The Committed Self: An Introduction to Existentialism for Christians (Toronto, ON: BPS Books, 2015), 88.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/01/29/evil-is-inexplicable-victor-a-shepherd/">Evil is Inexplicable | Victor A. Shepherd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/01/29/evil-is-inexplicable-victor-a-shepherd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7645</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Lord of the Book | Victor A. Shepherd</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/01/01/lord-of-the-book-victor-a-shepherd/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/01/01/lord-of-the-book-victor-a-shepherd/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BPS Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I-It]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I-Thou]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victor A. Shepherd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=7659</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>While the Bible has a unique role in God's economy, we must never confuse our I-It relationship to the Book with our I-Thou relationship with the Lord of the Book. —Victor A. Shepherd, The Committed Self: An Introduction to Existentialism for Christians (Toronto, ON: BPS Books, 2015), 254.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/01/01/lord-of-the-book-victor-a-shepherd/">Lord of the Book | Victor A. Shepherd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2016/01/01/lord-of-the-book-victor-a-shepherd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7659</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Committed Self | Victor A. Shepherd</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2015/12/14/the-committed-self-victor-shepherd/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2015/12/14/the-committed-self-victor-shepherd/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BPS Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Buber]]></category> <category><![CDATA[existentialism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fackenheim]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hegel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heidegger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kierkegaard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nietzsche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sarte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victor A. Shepherd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=7633</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I was in over my head. With a Bachelor in Theology under my belt, I entered Tyndale Seminary's M.Div. program eager to learn something new. I convinced the registrar to exempt me from some compulsory courses that overlapped my previous studies in order to replace them with electives. This is how I ended up in Victor Shepherd's [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2015/12/14/the-committed-self-victor-shepherd/">The Committed Self | Victor A. Shepherd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2015/12/14/the-committed-self-victor-shepherd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7633</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Scandalous Apologetics | Victor A. Shepherd</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2015/11/27/apologetics-victor-a-shepherd/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2015/11/27/apologetics-victor-a-shepherd/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BPS Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[paradox]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victor A. Shepherd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=7647</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Apologetics attempts to generate its own efficacy by removing the paradox (what the Bible calls the scandal or offence) of the gospel. —Victor A. Shepherd, The Committed Self: An Introduction to Existentialism for Christians (Toronto, ON: BPS Books, 2015), 106.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2015/11/27/apologetics-victor-a-shepherd/">Scandalous Apologetics | Victor A. Shepherd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2015/11/27/apologetics-victor-a-shepherd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">7647</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>