Happy Monday as we get back at Fert here on the podcast.

Pastor John, I know one of the things that you really enjoy is answering questions.

In front of students, open floor Q&As.

You've been doing this for over 50 years and still at it, currently investing your time

into the lives of students at Bethlehem College in seminary.

This time with students is built into your schedule now and recently in that context with

BCS students.

You had a chance to walk through the theological battles that you have fought over the decades.

And I was wondering, looking back on those battles, if you could reshare what you said in

private with us here on APJ.

Can you rehearse those battles decade by decade?

And if you could, tell us what points you were trying to make in rehearsing this history

with the students.

As part of my happy responsibilities as Chancellor of Bethlehem College in seminary, I regularly

participate in what we call table talk where the students gather to eat their lunch and

ask questions of the leaders, one of those related to life, related to ministry, how it relates

to the issues of our day.

And I generally begin those sessions with some thoughts off my front burner just to prime

the pump of questions and throw it open to whatever the students want to talk about.

So a few weeks ago, I tried to make this point in my introductory comments.

I said something like, since the issue is that you will be facing, looking at the students,

that you'll be facing in 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now.

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