Personal Stories | JOSH P. S. SAMUEL, PhD https://joshsamuel.com THEOLOGY BREAKDOWN: Breaking down the transforming themes of theology in an accessible manner. Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:51:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://joshsamuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/White-Black-Monogram-M-Business-Logo-1-144x144.png Personal Stories | JOSH P. S. SAMUEL, PhD https://joshsamuel.com 32 32 “He Was There”: Remembering Pastor Easaw Philip (my father-in-law) https://joshsamuel.com/2017/09/he-was-there-remembering-pastor-easaw-philip-my-father-in-law/ https://joshsamuel.com/2017/09/he-was-there-remembering-pastor-easaw-philip-my-father-in-law/#comments Sun, 24 Sep 2017 21:06:04 +0000 https://joshsamuel.com/?p=626 My father-in-law, Pastor Easaw Philip/Dad (1945-2017), passed away after a long battle with cancer earlier this month. He was 72 years old. During his funeral, I had a chance to share a few thoughts on my father-in-law, which I would like to share here, with a few additions. My father-in-law was my senior pastor growing […]

The post “He Was There”: Remembering Pastor Easaw Philip (my father-in-law) first appeared on JOSH P. S. SAMUEL, PhD.

]]> https://joshsamuel.com/2017/09/he-was-there-remembering-pastor-easaw-philip-my-father-in-law/feed/ 4 Joining Master’s College and Seminary https://joshsamuel.com/2015/09/joining-masters-college-and-seminary/ https://joshsamuel.com/2015/09/joining-masters-college-and-seminary/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 06:12:33 +0000 https://joshsamuel.com/?p=525 I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I last posted here, but there is good reason. By God’s grace, I joined Master’s College and Seminary (Peterborough, Canada) full-time as a professor of Bible and Theology in June of 2014. This past year I have been quite busy adjusting to my new role teaching […]

The post Joining Master’s College and Seminary first appeared on JOSH P. S. SAMUEL, PhD.

]]> https://joshsamuel.com/2015/09/joining-masters-college-and-seminary/feed/ 2 When Someone Spat On Me https://joshsamuel.com/2011/07/when-someone-spat-on-me/ https://joshsamuel.com/2011/07/when-someone-spat-on-me/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:48:03 +0000 https://joshsamuel.com/?p=394 I was walking on that sidewalk route as I had many times over the years while in elementary school in Toronto. It was a very cold winter day, and I had a pretty large winter jacket on. I think I might have been in grade 2 or 3, but I can’t say for sure. As […]

The post When Someone Spat On Me first appeared on JOSH P. S. SAMUEL, PhD.

]]> https://joshsamuel.com/2011/07/when-someone-spat-on-me/feed/ 2 6 Lessons I Learned Through My Dad’s Story https://joshsamuel.com/2011/04/6-lessons-i-learned-through-my-dads-story/ https://joshsamuel.com/2011/04/6-lessons-i-learned-through-my-dads-story/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:19:14 +0000 https://joshsamuel.com/?p=282 For today’s post, I thought I would follow up on my previous entry for this site. If you haven’t read it, check it out first, “A Stroke of Grace (My Dad’s Story),” and then come back here. In short, my dad was deeply hurt by ministers who falsely accused him, which ultimately caused him to […]

The post 6 Lessons I Learned Through My Dad’s Story first appeared on JOSH P. S. SAMUEL, PhD.

]]> https://joshsamuel.com/2011/04/6-lessons-i-learned-through-my-dads-story/feed/ 2 A Stroke of Grace (My Dad’s Story) https://joshsamuel.com/2011/03/a-stroke-of-grace-my-dads-story/ https://joshsamuel.com/2011/03/a-stroke-of-grace-my-dads-story/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:18:24 +0000 https://joshsamuel.com/?p=246 Stephen Samuel was born into a prominent Pentecostal minister’s family in India. His father, Rev. P. M. Samuel (1903-198I), was one of the pioneers of the Pentecostal movement in India and served as the first president of the Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC), one of that country’s largest Pentecostal denominations. Stephen’s family experienced both […]

The post A Stroke of Grace (My Dad’s Story) first appeared on JOSH P. S. SAMUEL, PhD.

]]> https://joshsamuel.com/2011/03/a-stroke-of-grace-my-dads-story/feed/ 12