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Dr. Dvorak

Dr. Jim Dvorak is Vice President Academic and Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Father's Day Lunch

Thanks to Sydney Dvorak for taking me out to lunch for Father's Day! We went to The Works hamburger joint. I got the "Tragically Maple" burger.It was quite delicious! I can see myself going back and getting this again.

P0118 on the '08 Saturn Astra (reprise)

I've got updates... So before running to Napa to get a new sensor, I went out this morning to do an ohm test to confirm my diagnosis of the sensor. With more light on the subject, I realized pretty quickly that no ohm test was needed. The wire was...

P0118 on the '08 Saturn Astra

P0118 "Coolant Temperature Sensor Circuit High" As is typical at our house on Sundays, we have to rearrange the order in which our cars are parked in the driveway based on who needs to leave the house first, second, and third on Monday morning. I ...

2 Peter, Jude

In the coming Fall term (begins September 9, 2024) here at MDC, I will be teaching a graduate course on 2 Peter and Jude. Also, next week at CBOQ Assembly, I will be teaching a short Bible lesson from 2 Peter. Below is an article I wrote about 2 P...

In press...

Way back in 2018, I presented a paper at a Bingham colloquium conference at McMaster Divinity College. That paper was submitted for publication in an edited volume to be published by MDC Press. Due to a number of factors, including a pandemic, the...

Life in the rust belt

Sydney was complaining of a scraping noise coming from the front left (driver's side) wheel of her 2012 Honda Civic. I pulled the wheel and off came the backing plate. Anywhere there was a provision for a fastener to hold it on was all rusted out....