How did you come to Christ?
We’ve got a lot of new Ask Dr. E’s listeners around these parts and we thought we’d give Michael 10 minutes to tell you a little bit more about himself and how He came to know the Lord.
As mentioned in the teaching episode on Habakkuk, this is a unique book. Where most prophetic books address a people group, Habakkuk is an account of dialogue between a prophet and God.
When we’re reading this, we shouldn’t be thinking so much about what’s happening to Habakkuk as what the Lord is saying about His plan for His people.
Dr. Collins is a professor of Old Testament at Covenant Seminary. Before joining Covenant Seminary in 1993, Dr. Collins served as a church planter in Spokane, Washington. His background also includes advanced studies in linguistics and biblical languages, and practical experience in Bible study and discipleship ministry. He has written extensively on biblical languages and interpretation, and on science and the Christian faith.
Dr. Collins has received grants from the John Templeton Foundation and from the Center for Science and Culture for his work in science and faith. He is the author of Did Adam and Eve Really Exist?: Who They Were and Why You Should Care; The God of Miracles: An Exegetical Examination of God’s Action in the World; Science and Faith: Friends or Foes?; and Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary. Professor Collins also served as Old Testament chair on the translation committee for the English Standard Version of the Bible, and Old Testament Editor for the ESV Study Bible.
Our thanks to Dr. Collins for sharing his time and expertise with us!
We’ve got a lot of new Ask Dr. E’s listeners around these parts and we thought we’d give Michael 10 minutes to tell you a little bit more about himself and how He came to know the Lord.
In light of last week’s decision, Janet Parshall generously returns to inContext to help us think biblically and critically about what this decision really means and where we go from here.
As you know, Michael is not shy about discussing the Biblical perspective on the LGBTQAI+ lifestyle. A frequent follow-up question we get is, “But what are those 6 passages that are commonly used to discuss this topic?” Find them here!