This entire week I will be taking a 40 hour class with Professor Bryan Estelle from Westminster Seminary, California. In light of this, I will not be doing much posting.
Library Lounging
A beautiful day here in Orlando. While my wife attended a Bible Study, I spent a considerable amount of time in the local library. What a treasure! I bought 8 books for $7. I read another 40 pages of Murray’s Principles of Conduct, which is a masterpiece. I do not agree with his reassessment of the death penalty for certain crimes in the New Covenant era, but nevertheless he makes some valid points overall.
Final Exams Approaching…
I will be taking a two week caesura, in light of the final exams and ( I need to be disciplined in my reading) the different events I will be attending. Peace be with you.
Embracing my seminary challenges one day at a time…
Seminary has a tendency to break our faith into a million pieces and putting them back together can be more challenging than seminary itself. This is my third year of battle here at RTS and after this war is over I am going to enter another battle and I assume I will always be in one battle or another until death does me part (pun intended). Greek II has me reconsidering the significance of pastoring one day. If as Dr. Mark Futato has said: ” Reading a translation is like kissing a bride through a veil,” then there will need to be a passionate commitment to study the languages now and time to come. John Frame is once again framing my theological commitments by stressing that our thoughts and even pattern of thought need to be affected by our worldview, which is a gift from God (Eph.2:8-9). The old gospel song, “One day at a time sweet Jesus…” comes pressing the undeniable Christus’ line: “Do not worry about tomorrow, for sufficient is this day.”
I am back!
After three fabulous weeks in Brazil, my wife and I have returned to Florida. Currently, we’re enjoying a few days with a cousin in Miami as we await Saturday’s match between Brazil and France.
Traveling to Brazil in a week…
My wife and I will be going to Brazil in one week. We will be primarily visiting family, but I have been invited to speak a couple of times in a Baptist church in the northern part of the country. Pray that God will grant me wisdom in ministering to a nation deprived of theological training. And if you still would like another prayer request, then pray for Brazil’s sixth World Cup Championship this year.
Heading to Georgia…
In two days I will be attending the Worldview Super Conference.
Seminary coming to a close…
I will not be posting for a few days due to numerous papers and exams ahead. May the Lord bless you this Easter.
Seminary in the 9th inning
It is remarkable indeed how ferocious the end of a semester can come upon you. In two weeks I will have concluded my third semester at RTS/Orlando. In order to ease the overwhelming tension of book reading, note-taking, and more book reading, I thought I would diminish my depressive tendencies and buy a few books, well, maybe quite a few books. Among them, one of my favorite classics by Leithart and a host of other “essential” goodies for my ever growing library.
As the year ends, we celebrate the Advent of our Lord. It is the beginning of all things. All of history climaxes in the Advent. It is beyond comprehension how the unborn Jesus in the incarnation in his mother’s womb never ceased to uphold the world. Christ has come on behalf of His Father to bring the world to Himself. Amen
Ligonier Pastor’s Conference
I will be attending Ligonier Pastor’s Conference from the 24th to the 27th.I will continue my series on Preterism as soon as I return. May the Lord be with you this coming Lord’s Day.
Weekend articles:
Discerning the Body by Pastor Douglas Wilson
Approaches to Justification within the Federal Vision by Alastair