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Professor Quarles is a wonderful addition to the GGS family! Her 17-lesson course on ‘Covenants from a Trinitarian Perspective’ will be released soon, both as a part of our core curriculum but also as a stand-alone continuing education course. Welcome, Cindy!
📢Time is running out to lock into current tuition rates! To avoid the increase taking effect in July 1, and to give adequate time for review, submit your application ASAP!
Did you know? Continuing education courses are available in both Biblical Greek and Trinitarian Theology, with more added all the time. (Link in the comments)
Did you know?! GGS is highlighting some of the unparalleled voices from our faculty on the GAN - Grace Awakening Network. Check out this gem from the one, the only, Dr. Bradley Jersak! Link in the comments.
Today is a day set aside in the church calendar to remember Julian of Norwich who, in the midst of all the aptly named Dark Ages could throw at her, nonetheless found the love of Love Himself to be the glue that holds all things together. Considering plagues, starvation, and the endless not-so-holy wars that surrounded her, if she could maintain this view, what possible excuse do we we have?!
The early bird rate is for a LIMITED TIME! Register now to participate in this life-changing encounter, either in-person or online! Link in the comments.
Continuing education courses are a great way to access a first-class, Grace-centered instruction without the rigors of completing a degree program! (Link in the comments)
The faculty and administration of Global Grace Seminary is honored to congratulate Dr. Cory Rice, the very first graduate of the Doctor of Ministry program! Dr. Rice is a passionate advocate of the all-inclusive love of God and is a skilled communicator, serving as a pastor, counselor, and is cohost of the popular podcast, ‘Two Pastors and a Mic’. Zoay Leadership Development Program, his doctoral research project, is a game-changer in helping leaders to identify and address their emotional blindspots. Well done, Dr. Rice!
The administration of Global Grace Seminary is very pleased to welcome Dr. Catherine Toon to the faculty! Her twelve-part course on the love nature of God is an absolute game-changer. Welcome, Dr. Toon!
With new courses and special events releasing every month, be sure to sign up for the GGS mailing list so you never miss an opportunity to encounter pure, radical, unapologetic GRACE! (Link in the comments)
We are thrilled to welcome Dale Hill, Associate Professor of Coaching! A GGS alumnus, Prof. Hill's long experience as a minister and coach is a much needed addition. Stay tuned for his course, 'Coaching Fundamentals', set for release in our ALL NEW graduate major in Professional Coaching!
GGS faculty bring not only academic and theological skill, but real-world ministry experience. If you’d like to learn from professors unconditionally committed to the universality of God’s love, then Global Grace Seminary is for you!
The GGS Campus Store is a great place to show your school spirit…and find unique gifts designed to push just the right buttons. 😜 Link in the comments!
Judas Iscariot...the Betrayer...the Friend Within the Christian tradition there is a measure of debate as to what exactly occurred when Christ Jesus died. While some hold to the belief that His state of death was some form of 'unconscious ether', a cognitive non-existence while awaiting His resurrection, the majority view - at least from the 4th century onward - has been that He was actively engaged in the proclamation of the Gospel to the inhabitants of hades in order to deliver them from their imprisoned captivity in-and-through the resurrection. A focal point of both the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, this is the accepted understanding of the vast majority of the Church; east and west alike. The scriptural support for this is certainly present, although admittedly it is not as concrete as one may wish; hence the debate. Here is a sampling for brief reference... Matthew 12:40 - Jesus' time in the grave is compared to Jonah's time within the belly of the great fish; and the Jonah narrative reflects an alert, active, engaged experience. Mark 3:27 - The purpose of binding the strongman (a metaphor for death/evil/satan/etc.) is for the express purpose of plundering his house (hades) of it's possessions (souls). Ephesians 4:8-10 - His descent into the place of the dead preempts His ascent to heaven, the latter of which leads captivity itself captive, resulting in Him 'filling all things' with Himself. 1 Peter 3:18-20 - Jesus, having died, is described as making 'a proclamation' to those imprisoned who 'did not obey God' in their natural life. (1 Peter 4:6 clarifies this theme, asserting that the aforementioned 'proclamation' was specifically the gospel message!) Colossians 2:13-15 - The cross was the means by which all power to dominate and imprison was disarmed. And through His resurrection (i.e., death being unable to hold Him), He openly mocked His defeated foe (depending upon your faith tradition: either death itself or alternately the principalities and powers who had dominion over death). Hebrews 2:14-15 - Jesus' death destroyed the power of death, the accuser, thus liberating all those who had been in bondage to the fear of death (a fear which ultimately functions as a self-fulfilling prophecy, for as Job learned, that which we fear - and thus empower - often comes to pass). It was from this vantage point that my thoughts wandered to, of all people, Judas Iscariot...the disciple who was first to encounter the crucified Christ. What follows is equal parts theology, history, prophesy, and parabolic allegory. It reflects what I perceive happened but, admittedly, cannot prove by proof texting alone.
Imagine entering a city to the temporal praises of its inhabitants, knowing full well that in only five short days they will, like a swinging pendulum, redirect that same ferocity seeking your death. The all-too-human feelings of rage and frustration would be both palpable…and understandable. And yet, in that very situation, Jesus sees only through eyes of compassion. As He arrives at the crest overlooking Jerusalem, the hypocritical, two-faced throngs largely behind Him, He weeps. Not for what He must shortly endure. Not from the exhaustion of this arduous spiritual journey which will soon prompt Him to sweat blood. Not from visceral anger at their perpetual pattern of disobedience. He weeps FOR them, not because of them. In this moment, He looks ahead to the troubles that will come upon these people in roughly 40 years’ time. He sees the siege of the city, the exploitation of the most vulnerable, the slaughter of the defenseless. The misery of these same people who today praise Him, and who shortly will be complicit in His murder, is all He can see. With deep longing He bemoans their difficulty encountering the peace at hand but to which their traditions and prejudices have blinded them. That’s Jesus. Full of COMPASSION and MERCY, even for those who are, by every human metric of rightness, justice, and self-preservation, least deserving of it. Compassion is given not because the recipient is worthy of it but because the One who releases it is.
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Dr. David Knapp

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David Knapp has been a sought after national speaker including in Britt Worldwide, a marketing associate of the Amway Corporation. He is a published writer: Grit Newspaper; Christian Herald Magazine; Brown Gold Magazine; The Gospel Herald Magazine; and a regular contributor to Union Gospel Press publications. Knapp has served as a regional public relations director for an international religious non-profit, New Tribes Mission, an administrator and professor at the junior college level; New Tribes Bible Institute and Frontier School of the Bible. David Knapp continually works at developing small businesses, including his most recent with Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning. But he counts his greatest joy and accomplishment as the proud father of eight children and the devoted grandfather of 28.
David’s latest book, I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY: Being a Better Friend to Those Who Experience Loss, is already an Amazon best seller.

In line with his life-values, David Knapp has served on the advisory board for two international non-profit organizations: Kidz at Heart and One Way Evangelistic Association. He is very active in Trinity Church, his home church in Mesa, Arizona.
David Knapp grew up on a farm in southern Iowa and attended college, Calvary Bible and Seminary in Kansas City with an honorary doctorate degree from Peniel Baptist Seminary. He has lived in seven states, currently residing in Mesa, AZ. In addition to time with his family, he enjoys reading and fishing. His foreign travels include; Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Ecuador, and the exotic Amazon jungles of Brazil visiting primitive, tribal missionary bases.