Sam, a seminary student originally from Liberia, is in my Old Testament class. Today we discussed Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah, each of whom have different viewpoints on the God of Israel – Nahum’s God being the most full of vengeance, Zephaniah’s being the most merciful. Needless to say, most of us were not [...]
Tonight I talked to Dr. Chechowich from Taylor about the interview process for this math instructor position. They’re excited about interviewing me, and it looks like the interview will take place sometime in mid-March. She and I chatted about my life situation and why I want to have this job, and she told [...]
Instead of The Prayer of Jabez, we should look at The Prayer of Hezekiah (Isaiah 37:14-20), says my Old Testament professor. In the midst of an utterly hopeless situation – enemies pressing in on Judah from all sides; evil King Ahaz left good King Hezekiah with a mess of a kingdom – Hezekiah receives [...]
I preached for the first time (ok, the first real time) yesterday. It was at my home church in Anderson, and Tara came up for the weekend, so she was there, too.
I was ok with preaching all the way up to Saturday night – the planning had gone well, and I had my manuscript [...]
New semester, new classes…there’s plenty going on. Oh yeah, we’re getting married, too, so in our free time we’ll plan for that.
I’ve been meaning to post about my new friends for a while… lately (this semester), I’ve been hanging out with a few people more (at school), which has been cool. [...]
