Why I am Pursuing a Ph.D. (2)
You can read part 1 here. 2. To grow in my ability to research and write for the good of Christ’s Church. I praise God for books! Clear, well-written, thoughtful, carefully-researched, biblically-saturated books have been one of the primary means by which God has grown and strengthened my walk with Christ. I want to serve [...]
Why I am Pursuing a Ph.D. (1)
About five months ago I began my doctoral coursework at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Approximately three months prior, I graduated with an M.Div. from the same institution. Lord willing, I will complete the program in three to four years. The question some have asked—the question I asked myself repeatedly as I approached important deadlines: [...]
Guest Blogging at Raw Christianity
My good friend David “Gunner” Gundersen asked me recently to guest blog at his website, Raw Christianity. I took this as a high honor as I consider Gunner to be not only a good and faithful friend, but a godly man with tremendous spiritual insight and keen judgment. I have enjoyed and profited from reading [...]
Serving Christ by Teaching High School Students
This past weekend I had the opportunity to fly to Richmond, Virginia, to speak to a group of high school students who are currently under the pastoral care of my good friend, Rick Zaman. It was a blessing to be able to both encourage and be encouraged by other brothers and sisters in Christ—I only [...]
Why Do I Blog? (5)
To Bring My Thoughts Into a Forum of Accountability Proverbs 10:17 says, “Whoever heeds instruction is on the path of life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.” I tremble when I think that I could lead someone astray. According to this verse, refusal to receive instruction from others strengthens the possibility that I [...]
Why Do I Blog? (4)
To Help Me Think Writing, whether it is in a journal, on the back of an envelope, or on my blog, helps me to think. Writing forces me to put things in their logical order, to choose words that best convey an idea, and to make sure that what I am writing is clear and [...]
Why Do I Blog? (3)
To Practice Writing I am incalculably indebted to good writers. So much of my spiritual growth and theological development is the fruit of books written by those who have devoted their lives to rightly dividing, accurately explaining, and carefully applying the truth of God’s Word. Their meditations have become the food that has fed my [...]
Why Do I Blog? (2)
I Enjoy It I remember three distinct points in my life that have had a serious and lasting impact on my desire to write and my overall enjoyment of writing. The first came when I was a sophomore in high school. My English teacher, Mrs. Maddox, was famous for her composition assignments. I cannot remember [...]
Why Do I Blog?
Some History I have been blogging, as it is called, for about two-and-a-half years. I began regularly maintaining a blog (not this one) in November 2005 after I was encouraged by a good friend to pursue blogging for the sake of encouraging others through writing. Shortly after coming to Christ (in 1999), I found that [...]
Possible RSS Feed Changes
A few days ago I registered for the domain, http://fromthestudy.com; something I had desired to do for some time but never got around to doing it. From what I understand, this should not change how you receive RSS feeds, but there is the possibility that it could, so I wanted to make you aware. If [...]
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