Archive for the 'seminary' Category
Here is the link to his letter to the church
Here is the video of him sharing with the church about his leave:
I thank God for him. Yes, as an apprentice/student in his seminary I am going to greatly miss his instruction and leadership over the coming 8 months. However, he is teaching me something through [...]
Better abolish pulpits than fill them with men who have no experimental knowledge of what they teach… People go to their place of worship and sit down comfortably, and think they must be Christians, when all the time all that their religion consists in, is listening to an orator, having their ears tickled with music, [...]
welcome Dr. Jason Meyer
Dr. Jason Meyer was officially announced the first New Testament Professor at BCS, where I attend Seminary (read about him here). I eagerly anticipate his arrival! He is currently in Ethiopia teaching at an Evangelical Seminary, training pastors. His new book, The End of The Law, is available for perusal through Google Books.
what is the glory of God?
This semester I am taking a class called Jonathan Edwards: God’s Zeal for His Glory. One of the assignments I have to complete by the first day of class is to write a two paragraph definition of The Glory of God. Easier said than done. Here is what I have so far.
The glory of God [...]
long term vision
It is sometimes difficult to give oneself to a long term goal that requires tedious dedication to less enjoyable but necessary intermediary steps. One very simple example, relevant to me as a seminary student, concerns the study of biblical languages. Almost everyone would love the ability to read the bible in Greek and Hebrew, but [...]
I originally wrote a version of this post over a year ago (for another website), when three close friends and I were actively seeking God about how we were supposed to respond to God’s call to the ministry. This is something that I need to continually remind myself of, especially in this season of intentional [...]
the dangers ahead
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 [...]
