I’m interested in academic theology that edifies the church and advances Christ’s kingdom. https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B086LJNKK6https://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lt6qynyvo22d05 Jul 2025 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt6qynyvo22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3leihfeh53c2fJimmy Carter was the only US president I have ever met and spoken with—in or out of office. I was thirteen years old. In our brief encounter, we talked about faith and the Bible. I remain grateful for that opportunity.30 Dec 2024 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3leihfeh53c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lczxjn2f3225The transfer portal needs to be regulated and more limited. This wild-west free-for-all is not sustainable or desirable for college athletics.11 Dec 2024 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczxjn2f3225https://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lcshcuoal22wMaybe sexualizing everything has had destructive consequences for human flourishing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Dec 2024 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcshcuoal22whttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lcik6fnrj22q🎄I have several copies of Conceived by the Holy Spirit I would like to give away.🎄 Please like, retweet, and follow for a chance to win.04 Dec 2024 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcik6fnrj22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lceed7qcbs2tAdvent meditation from Luke 1:4: we can have “certainty of the things about which [we] have been instructed.” The evangelists have provided us with faithful and true accounts of what transpired in and around the birth of Christ. https://www.amazon.com/Conceived-Holy-Spirit-Scripture-Theology/dp/1087766311/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=EUAPOWED9XIK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bYVLHw4tk7jzDoZFmxXnUBRZOAkCj6UteM6zKajZeIvGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.liANWy9lyDBf7oKRXsmljPWvvoLdbKbyrX8hQszSPRg&dib_tag=se&keywords=conceived+by+the+holy+spirit+by+rhyne+putman&qid=1733184944&sprefix=conceived%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-103 Dec 2024 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lceed7qcbs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lc4tw7dmfk2uThe Black Friday deals out here are amazing.30 Nov 2024 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc4tw7dmfk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lc43nhivfk2wThis data from the Canadian government should horrify us. In 2022, medically assisted suicide accounted for over four percent of all death in the nation, making it the fifth-leading cause of death in the nation. We must be for life from conception to the grave. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/health-system-services/annual-report-medical-assistance-dying-2022.html29 Nov 2024 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc43nhivfk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lbu6h5z6pk2l“We give thanks to you, God; we give thanks to you, for your name is near. People tell about your wondrous works” (Ps 75:1).26 Nov 2024 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbu6h5z6pk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lbt4su3x6k2qMy seven-year old daughter, watching me try to hold back the happy tears during “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” movie: “Daddy, you’re embarrassing me.” Seriously: If you’re a fan of the book, you won’t be disappointed with the film. It’s heartfelt, funny, and focused on Jesus.26 Nov 2024 03:46 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbt4su3x6k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lbo6yw2om22g25 chapters on the infancy narratives and their Christology for advent season + a bonus chapter on Protestants and the perpetual virginity debate. https://www.amazon.com/Conceived-Holy-Spirit-Scripture-Theology/dp/1087766311/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2JPWJD4LMZYO4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bYVLHw4tk7jzDoZFmxXnUBRZOAkCj6UteM6zKajZeIvGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.LfkUbXsHFiqeTYx5uG8-o6H_HBbWO9aXdBbU4fHJySM&dib_tag=se&keywords=conceived+by+the+holy+spirit+by+rhyne+putman&qid=1732423231&sprefix=conceived%2Caps%2C373&sr=8-124 Nov 2024 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbo6yw2om22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lbhkdb22wk23“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and announce to her that her time of hard service is over, her iniquity has been pardoned, and she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” Isaiah 40:1-221 Nov 2024 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhkdb22wk23https://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lbcl2ti5nk2mPray for God to intervene and to make wars cease (Ps 46:9). t.co/yrQaqmcdzP https://t.co/yrQaqmcdzP19 Nov 2024 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcl2ti5nk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lb7vhx34m223“God, within your temple, we contemplate your faithful love. Like your name, God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with justice” (Ps 48:9-10).18 Nov 2024 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7vhx34m223https://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lb6zmj6iy22sYikes. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/google-ai-chatbot-threatening-message-human-please-die/18 Nov 2024 03:55 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6zmj6iy22shttps://bsky.app/profile/rhyneputman.bsky.social/post/3lb5iegcsak2xSimeon (and Anna) modeled for us how we should celebrate Advent: “There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him” (Luke 2:25).17 Nov 2024 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:4vphpvfgf4k4gldvsoeys5nn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5iegcsak2x