Tag: My story
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Thoughts after 1 year of seminary…
I haven’t posted for some time. The biggest reason for this lack of activity is that I enrolled last fall at Grimké Seminary of Richmond, Virginia. Grimké is predominantly a self-study program, with two weeks each semester devoted to in-person, on-site learning. It is designed for pastoral training for men who may already be working in…
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Tanzania 2022 – July 11 – The red hat tale
In our excursions in Tanzania, we were all impressed with the kindness and friendliness of the Tanzanian people. Nowhere has this been more apparent than in the tale of the red hat. On Sunday the 10th, after attending a church service in Majengo, we arrived at a venue for lunch and a report from some…
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Tanzania 2022 – July 10 – No longer a face on the refrigerator
Yesterday brought us to a school in Majengo. After a brief welcoming ceremony, which included singing children and tribal dancers, I got to meet the child my wife and I have sponsored for several years. During all this time, various photos of Talik Dalusi have adorned the side our our refrigerator, chronicling his growth over…
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Why my questions didn’t cause me to deconvert, part 1
Why, after years of following Jesus Christ, didn’t I deconstruct my faith? Why have I continued to “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering”?
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The Beatles, Christianity, and Culture
Can John, George, Paul, and Ringo produce something truly human that might just touch my soul in a way that can only be described as divine?
ordo salutis 