A fitting word is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Proverbs 25:11
So here are some of the fitting words from my studies today:
“We ought not to rack our brains about God; but rather, we should contemplate him in his works.”
John Calvin in Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book1: Chapter 5
(I like to [...]
Two thoughts have been running through my mind and my day (and even my classes) that have caused me to stop and ponder. One thought is about contentment. The other is about mercy.
The issue of contentment initially came up because of prayer requests in my small group at WTS. All students are randomly assigned to [...]
WTS has the feel of a very international community. The student body is not very large, yet we have many, many international students. A large segment are from Korea. I had lunch today with two students who I am getting to know. I am learning about kimchee and other Korean food. They even pointed me [...]
We are in the middle of week two of classes and we definitely are beginning to get an appreciation of the enormous task before us. This first semester keeps us busy with Hebrew (the pace is moving along pretty quickly!) and Greek (participles… yikes!) and four other courses that have extensive reading lists, papers, and [...]
The first fifteen minutes or so of our Apologetics course this morning were a singing lesson. And not for an example of some kind, but because our professor, Dr. Edgar, really is a gifted musician and because he is a true worshiper. So, we not only get a handout of a hymn to sing (which [...]
It seems like way too much life has been packed into the last few weeks. So much has happened that I keep thinking I can’t possibly summarize it … and, hence, the reason that nothing at all has been written here. So, I will make a stab at at least starting to list some of [...]
Well, after a stop in NJ on our way home from Maine, I have finally arrived back to my home. It doesn’t really feel like home quite yet. I am still trying to recover from “nomad” status. After 6 weeks away I don’t even know where to find my clothes (oh, that’s right, they aren’t [...]