Personal
& Contact Information
Dr. John K. LaShell
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Email: JKLaShell@Godisbeautiful.com
Phone: 610-398-9250
Mail: Dr.
John K. LaShell
398
Barclay St.
Mertztown,
PA 19539
Professional Information
Moody Bible Institute, Pastoral Major (BA) 1970
Pastor Goodrich Baptist Church, Goodrich Wisconsin 1970-74
Talbot Theological Seminary (MA) 1976
Pastor Faith Bible Church, Montana 1976-79
Westminster Theological Seminary (PhD) 1985
Pastor Bethel Baptist Church, Sykesville Pennsylvania 1982-94
Adjunct Lecturer in Humanities at Penn State, Dubois 1987-94
Pastor Grace Community Church, Allentown, Pennsylvania 1994-
My PhD dissertation, Imaginary Ideas of Christ: A
Scottish-American Debate, examined the controversy over visions of Christ
that were reported during the Great Awakening in New England and in Scotland.
Jonathan Edwards’ analysis of these visions is both sane and Scriptural.
In addition to numerous newspaper articles, I have written a few
articles for theological journals and 16 entries for The Blackwell
Dictionary of Evangelical Biography (1730-1860). I have also written an
unpublished series of nine fantasy stories for children. My book, The Beauty of God for a Broken World: Reflections on the
Goodness of the God of the Bible, is published by Christian Literature Crusade.
Family Information
My wife, Heather, and I were married in 1968. Heather is a
Registered Nurse. We have two children (both married and following the Lord)
and four grandchildren. We enjoy walking and talking. During the summer, we
sometimes go canoeing. I also enjoy fishing, camping, and astronomy. I have
made two 6-inch Newtonian telescopes and am currently working on a 12.5 inch
mirror. I am a member of the Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society (www.lvaas.org).