The other day I read Tolkien’s preface to the second edition of Lord of the Rings, published in 1965. In it Tolkien insists that his book has no allegorical significance (apparently a lot of readers...
When I am doing a study, I often find it helpful to write down a succinct summary of various noteworthy conclusions I make so that I can remember them and refer to them in the...
For graduation my parents got me a copy of Samuel Rutherford’s The Loveliness of Christ, which is a compilation of extracts from his letters. Rutherford was a 17th century Scottish pastor after whom I am...
I have been thinking about the book of Job over the past few weeks, since we discussed it in my Psalms and Wisdom Literature class. One of the things I like about Job is the...
A few minutes ago I finished David McCullough’s biography of John Adams, which I had been hacking away at, off and on, since December. A couple of times I feared I would never finish, but...
At the climax of the biblical creation narrative (Genesis 1:26-28) and throughout subsequent chapters (Genesis 5:1-2, 9:6) we are told that God made man “in his image, after his likeness.” But what does this mean?...
Although, unlike Calvin, I enjoy school, it is still really nice to have a break. I want to keep learning while being out of school, and it seems to me that not being in school...
Friday night Esther and I graduated from Covenant Theological Seminary here in St. Louis. Esther received a Master of Arts in Counseling, and I received a Master of Divinity. There were lots of emotions I...
Through June 30 we will be in St. Louis, finishing various responsibilities, saying goodbye to friends, and resting. For July we will be in Nashville with family for vacation, and then visiting with friends. Starting...
