I am headed off to a Seminary which is intended to prepare men for vocational pastoral ministry. Committing to this program for the next four years has far reaching implications for me and my family, many of which cause me to tremble.
In the book A Severe Mercy, C.S. Lewis warns a man [...]

do not forsake your mother’s teaching; indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head, and ornaments about your neck. (Proverbs 1:8-9)
My mother has taught me…
that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
how to give joyfully and sacrificially.
that God is a God of beauty.
how to enjoy God’s beauty.
what it truly means to be [...]