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From Academic to Blue-Collar Theologian
Read more: From Academic to Blue-Collar TheologianIt’s been seven months since I have been involved in Biblical-Academic pursuit. In that time I’ve transitioned to a fairly normal blue-collar job, taken up interest in a career path in fitness (shameless plug: if you’re looking for coaching, I do Powerlifting, Bodybuilding and General Fitness!), got engaged and started planning a wedding. My primary…
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Don’t Give In – Let Yourself Rest
Read more: Don’t Give In – Let Yourself RestIf there’s anything I’ve been habitually bad at, it’s resting. This has always seemed full of irony to me, given that I’m a Biblical Studies student. All over Scripture is talking of rest, not violating the Sabbath, looking forward to the true Sabbath, and basically a whole lot about learning that the world doesn’t depend…
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Everyone Believes My Stories
Read more: Everyone Believes My StoriesMy life is a series of ridiculous, over the top, unlikely stories. I’ve confronted a neighbor on meth whose reply to me was, “The shadow people are coming.” As a kid, I was chased down by a teenager in a car who, in his own words, was hell-bent on killing us. The first time I…
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Pushing Past Literalism
Read more: Pushing Past LiteralismEver since I started down the path of academic theology I have been plagued by a single word: “literal”. No other word has caused me near the same amount of frustration and headaches than this word. Not only is it often, ironically, ill defined and vague, it becomes, also ironically, a license to interpret or…
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The Compound Effect of Showing Up
Read more: The Compound Effect of Showing UpI have been learning about how to improve myself in regards to building habits, setting goals, and achieving goals recently. I just got engaged almost a month ago now and I realized that if I want to be a reliable and competent husband, and just a reliable and competent person in general, then I must…
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Summertime: How Are You Recharging?
Read more: Summertime: How Are You Recharging?As a college student, my life shifts drastically between the beginning of May through the end of August. I don’t have to worry about any major assignment deadlines, but I also had little reason to hide in the library when it hit 118 degrees the other day. With summer comes a sudden stop in goals….
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Three Biblical Steps to Having a Fruitful Discussion
Read more: Three Biblical Steps to Having a Fruitful DiscussionIn an age of increasing tension we, as a people, seem to have lost the art of dialoguing with one another in a fruitful manner. Neither side is able to hear the others and every discussion seems to reach an impasse that is insurmountable. After reading various online comment sections such as YouTube, Fox News,…
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Learn to Love Failure
Read more: Learn to Love FailurePerhaps the most pivotal point in learning how to improve in areas I cared about was learning to love failure. Not loving failure for its own sake, but for the profound influence it had on me. I’ve played sports or competed in some fashion all my life. Competition is in my blood, and I don’t…
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My Dear Wormwood
Read more: My Dear WormwoodDear Wormwood, Seeing as your Uncle Screwtape is busy after being promoted to a particular world leader, he has handed you over to me. Now, my dear Wormwood, I see that the possibility of a human war, and all that leads up to it, has enticed you. It is of vital importance to your mission…
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My Yearly Valentine’s, Our Monthly Shooting
Read more: My Yearly Valentine’s, Our Monthly ShootingMy Valentine’s day was slightly out of the ordinary. My girlfriend scheduled an oil change by accident and we ended up spending Valentine’s day at the Toyota dealership and Dunkin’ Donuts. Afterwards, we went to our evening classes. My Professor threw confetti at me and gave me candy when I read ἀγάπη. It was a…