Some Amazing People

As a Resident Director at The Master's College, I'm privileged to work with some amazing people.  Today at our weekly RD Meeting, I was reminded of that once again.  After taking care of some administrative issues, we began discussing how we wanted to finish well over the last three weeks of the semester.  As always, … More Some Amazing People

Expected Grace

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

An Amazing Thing

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

God-Centeredness

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

Paint My Sorrows

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

Parental Involvement in Marriage (Part 2): The Divine Model

I'm a bit surprised that no one has yet responded to my previous post, because (1) the issue is very relevant, (2) the subject is highly controversial, and (3) I overstated my point in the last sentence.  This was the last sentence: "It is time for us to re-examine the relationship between God and His … More Parental Involvement in Marriage (Part 2): The Divine Model

Parental Involvement in Marriage (Part 1): The Father Loves the Son

This past Sunday afternoon I was playing my guitar and singing the song "God of Love."  Ryan Boys (a former RD) wrote it as a doxology following D.A. Carson's remarkable sermon on the intratrinitarian love of God at the 2003 Truth & Life Conference.  I love the song, because it expresses an otherworldly reality and an eternal … More Parental Involvement in Marriage (Part 1): The Father Loves the Son

Raw Conversations

There are conversations, and then there are conversations.  I just had a conversation.  No holds barred, judgment-day honesty, heavenly likemindedness.  One of those conversations with no trace of self-consciousness, no thought of self-preservation, no center but Christ.  It wasn’t scholarly or academic.  It wasn’t guarded.  It was raw.  And it’s funny and sad to me that … More Raw Conversations

A Theology of Sleep (Part Three)

A Theology of Sleep (Part Three) This is the third and final part of “A Theology of Sleep.”  It’s a bit more practical than the last couple posts.  Even so, it’s heavy on principle.  I can’t seem to avoid seeing principles behind the most practical of things.  Remember that it was written for those living and ministering in college dorms.  … More A Theology of Sleep (Part Three)