A friend and I were talking a few weeks ago about our shared desire to read more unassigned books. As students, we read what we have to read. But it can be difficult while in school to read what we want to read and what we need to read. So while I do think there's … More Let the Nations Be Glad!
During the Split Chapel discussion panel this morning (which was great), Tim Cane made a very relevant point about Christians and our work ethic. Tim owns his own company, and he made the point that he's hired a few Christians before and has been very disappointed in how they work. I've heard other people say this … More Expected Grace
A very good use of ten minutes would be to read Carl Trueman's "American Idolatry." You can probably guess what it's about. His basic point? The human heart is attracted to shows like this because (1) our hearts easily identify with the pursuit of fame and self-idolatry and (2) since we're not famous, watching someone else be … More “American Idolatry”
Friday morning I found out that a highly-respected, enthusiastic, passionate elder at our church had died suddenly of a heart attack on Thursday night. He leaves behind a wife and three children. The youngest is eleven. I am sobered and saddened by his death, but rejoice at where he finds himself tonight. Friday night I … More Short Like a Vapor
TMC Student Life is in the midst of two weeks of RA interviews right now as we try to follow the Lord's leading as to who should serve their fellow students next year as Resident Assistants. It's always fairly grueling for everyone involved, but it's a joyful and stretching experience both for the students and … More Now That’s a Good Question
Today I celebrate twenty-five years of life and grace. Considering that in the mind of God I was chosen and born and sanctified eternal ages ago, I am also celebrating myriads of ages of life and grace. I don't entirely know what to say, but I feel responsible to communicate a Godward tribute for years … More Twenty-Five Years Old
I'm sitting in a classroom at The Master's Seminary right now, trying to make the most of a 45-minute break between classes. I'm still trying to catch up on life after Uganda. The trip was well-worth the after-effects of compacted busyness, but it's busy nonetheless. A few minutes before 1:00pm this afternoon, I walked briskly … More Dr. Robert Thomas: Servant
I'm preparing for tomorrow's TMC Split Chapel (guys and girls split), and thinking about the Gospel. I'm reminded that it's really an amazing thing to be saved. The Gospel is such a wonderful thing to think about. And life becomes very sad and very empty very fast when I forget it. One of Jerry Bridges' … More An Amazing Thing
I'm very hesitant to try to share about my trip to Uganda. Not because I don't want to, but because it will be hard. I feel like I sometimes feel when being faced with a big school project. I know it'll take a lot of mental sweat, that it probably won't come out as good … More God-Centeredness
I feel like I'm making some big announcement in saying that I'm back from Uganda, but I'm not quite sure why I feel that way. Maybe it's because going to Africa was such a dream of mine for so long. Maybe it's because when you live in a tight-knit dorm community, being gone for twelve days is … More Back from Uganda: A Lesson about the Culture of the Word
I don't have much time tonight as I'm preparing to leave for Uganda tomorrow (technically today) as well as thinking about dorm chapel in the morning. But I wanted to post one last time before the two-week pause. As I leave, I am reminded of James 4:13-15: "Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow … More If the Lord Wills
Tomorrow I'm getting all my immunization shots and pills for my trip to Uganda. I didn't know there were so many serious diseases that were so easy to get in Africa. I guess I've wanted to go for so long and have thought so much about the needs and opportunities there that I never thought in detail about the … More Taste and See
Fifty years ago today, missionaries Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, and Pete Fleming were killed in Ecuador while attempting to contact the Auca indians with the Gospel. They were driven by the highest ambition, and paid the highest price. These men are considered heroes in Christian circles, especially Jim Elliot because his … More Heroes
Cindi and I spent the first half of Christmas Break in Oklahoma with our families, and have been back in California since last Thursday. We haven't been able to access the internet since we got back, which is why tonight's post is following one from Christmas Day. I'm not entirely sure what to write about … More Normal Christianity
A lot of internet ink has been spilled recently on the issue of whether or not churches should have normal services on Christmas Day, since Christmas falls on a Sunday this year. I'm not going to spill any more of it, and not just because I think that internet ink is a valuable commodity. There is … More Church on Christmas Sunday?
Dr. Will Varner, my teacher, mentor, and friend, spoke in TMC chapel today. For the first time, he spoke publicly about the death of his beloved daughter Lynda. It was an agonizing experience for all who cared. It is dangerous to assume that you understand someone else's grief. Shallow is the man who believes he … More Paint My Sorrows
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