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Mark Hamilton (Ph.D. Harvard University) is Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Old Testament at Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas. His books include The Body Royal (Brill, 2005), Renewing Tradition (Pickwick, 2007), The Transforming Word (ACU Press, 2009), and most recently, On the Mountain with God: Covenant and Freedom in Exodus (ACU Press, 2009). As the father of a college student and a high schooler, and the husband of a Korean immigrant, Dr. Samjung Kang-Hamilton, he tries to think about how preaching should speak to everyone.

Wine and Water, Bread and Bodies: Thoughts on the Sacramentalized Body
September 29, 2009 – 5:55 pm | Comments Off on Wine and Water, Bread and Bodies: Thoughts on the Sacramentalized Body
Wine and Water, Bread and Bodies: Thoughts on the Sacramentalized Body

by Mark Hamilton

What is the difference between a church and an airport? The question seemed less off-the-wall to me than it might as I waited in an odd corner of the Frankfurt International Airport for my plane to Zagreb. Tired, stiff, with swollen feet and stupefied mind, I felt like the alien I was….

Preaching for Days to Come
October 15, 2008 – 10:30 pm | Comments Off on Preaching for Days to Come
Preaching for Days to Come

by Dr. Mark W. Hamilton

Even if one believes, like that wild-eyed rancher cum prophet, Amos of Tekoa, that God has roared like a lion a message of indictment and hope, still, finding the nerve and stamina and necessary external support of a friend or two requires an effort of will and a streak of independence.