Solipsism

“Fervency Is Not a Word, Rand”

Do you ever feel a pang of regret when a certain memory flits across your mind? I won't begin to share all my examples—I typically take them to the Lord alone. But here's one. And don't laugh. Once upon a time, I was a counselor at the Wilds Christian Camp and...

The Pastor and His Technology

My friend Dr. Bob Gonzales is the Academic Dean at Reformed Baptist Seminary, whose upstate SC modules meet down the street from my neighborhood. He’s asked me to deliver two little lectures at their upcoming module, and they say “auditors are invited.” I think that...

Dissertations Completed: 1

"I don’t like anything here at all." said Frodo, "step or stone, breath or bone. Earth, air and water all seem accursed. But so our path is laid." "Yes, that’s so," said Sam. "And we shouldn’t be here at all, if we’d known more about it before we started." My wife and...

Dissertation Update 42

A few weeks ago I got word that my dissertation defense had been moved; it's now set for Monday afternoon, May 2. Please do pray for me if you think of it. I'm busy preparing for the defense; the full defense draft should be turned in this week by Friday at the...

Dissertation Completed—Sort Of!

I have reached the end of the dissertation, but I'm 3,395 words over my absolute top word limit and I have some editing to do anyway. I hope to accomplish that today. I praise the Lord for in-laws who let me work in their basement for two weeks (they got time with...

Christmas Baby

A little cuteness for my snowed-in Greenville friends to enjoy. (If anyone happens to drive past my house in Taylors, can you let me know if any pipes appear to have burst or any tree limbs have destroyed the roof? I am a little concerned...)

The Singular We

A minor exegetical note that I'm sure I'm not the first to notice but did just now: Do you sometimes get the sense that Paul is using something like the "royal we" ("Unhand our royal person!"), that when he says "we" he means "me"? Here's some evidence that you were...

Ticker Updated

Two big chapters just got approved, so my Dissertation Word Count Ticker has been duly updated. Thank you for your prayers, those who have prayed. I've been able to accomplish much by God's grace in recent months. I have some major distance left to travel, but I'm on...

Chapter 3 Approved

Praise the Lord: chapter 3 of the dissertation sailed through smoothly. Please pray that chapter 4 would do the same. Thank you to those who have prayed for me. I've updated my word-count ticker.