Brief autobiography:  click here (opens new window)

Websites

• CoffeeWithPaul.com  Will give you the big picture.

• BibleStudyTips.COM  A free online video about Bible study.

• BibleStudyTips.ORG  An online video-based Bible Study Group

• BibleDashboard.com A "starter" site for Bible students to the Web.

Writings

• Books

• Sermons (videos)

Articles (Selected)

Biblical Interpretation: In Theory

• "Bringing the Word to Life: An Assessment of the Hermeneutical Impasse in Churches of Christ"-originally published in Christian Studies 11:1 (1990) 18-40.

• "Scripture, Culture, and the Essentials" -originally written April 1994. E-published with minor revisions February 1998.

• September 1995. E-published with minor revisions February 1998;  expanded into a book

• How to Read the Bible Any Way You Want:  911 in the Bible.

Biblical Interpretation: Specific Texts

• "'That We Might Not Crave Evil': The Structure and Argument of 1 Corinthians 10:1-13" -originally published in Journal for the Study of the New Testament 55 (1994) 55-75.

• “The Problem of Deuteronomy: In Search of a Perspective.” Restoration Quarterly 26:4 (1983): 215-33.

• Praying with Jabez (1 Chron. 4:10) 

• "Angels: 1 Cor. 11:10"

Matthew

• Introduction Page

• Getting Serious About the Bible  Christian Matters (June 2003)

• Looking at the Gospels Christian Matters (July 2003)

• Matthew: A Fresh Reading Christian Matters (August 2003)

• Conflict & Understanding in Matt Christian Matters (September 2003)

Divorce

• "Rethinking Jesus on Divorce" -originally published in Restoration Quarterly 37:2 (1995) 80-96  Click on this link takes you to the RQ website for published article.

• "Joseph's World," Chapter 4 of Divorce and the Christ Community: A New Portrait Copyright by Gary D. Collier November 1996

• "Divorce, Abuse, and the Christ Community." Image 13:2 (1997) 11-14. An adaptation and abridgment of the Prelude to the book, Divorce and the Christ Community.

• A Note on the Translation of poieiÍ au)th\n moixeuqh=nai in Matthew 5:32   A look at the phrase "he causes her to commit adultery" in Matt. 5:32.

Church

• Rethinking Church:  Why “church as usual” might not make sense any more:  A reevaluation of what it means to "be" church.

• Life Together:  A look at Jesus' top concerns for disciples today.

Ministry

• A Word to Those with Ministries Everywhere (May 6, 2003/Revised 10-14-2003)

• Telling the Truth about Secret Rules (May 13, 2003):  A bit of a tongue-in-cheek look at some realities of professional ministry, but a serious challenge about motive and direction.

Bible as Canon

• Seven Levels of Canon Written June 2000 in a discussion on canon with Warren Lewis and Richard Davies at Martin University, Indianapolis, IN.

Other

• "To Build a Fire." Image 10:3-4 (May - August 1994 in two parts). 

• "Lagard Smith's 1994 Pepperdine Speech: A Review and Critique"-originally published in Dialogue 1:3 (1994) 40-47.

• "Do We Even Want to Have Dialogue?"-originally published in Dialogue 1:4 (1994) 49-50.

• Origins of Satan:  Some Notes -- never published

• A variety of topics (e.g., canon, hermeneutics, divorce, & more) on the Stone Campbell Archives. 

A Few Quotes

Quote:  
Indeed, your aspirations should be clear:  live a quiet, reflective life;  stay focused on your daily responsibilities;  and take an active, hands-on approach to your business affairs.  This is what we taught you.  ¹² In this way, you’ll live your life in a manner that is proper, keeping in mind those non-believers who look on from the outside; and you’ll not be under anyone’s thumb because of financial need. 

Paul, 1Th 4:11-12 CWPT

 

 

Quote:   There are those who look carefully into what comes before them, and assign to each thing its proper place, as is fitting.  These we must praise as the followers of an approach to life that will not betray them. 
 

Philo of Alexandria, Cherubim, 129f

 

 

Quote:   It's always the person who knows the least about something that has the most to say about it. 

My Dad, Albert L. Collier)

 

 

Quote:   Put two scholars in a room and you get nine opinions. 

me -- sorry to quote myself,
but this is so true!