On Choosing a Mentor

I’ve just finished reading "The Dude's Guide to Marriage" by Darrin and Amie Patrick (I'll write an in-depth review of it soon). Chapter 4 is titled GROW and its focus is on the importance of, you guessed it, growth in a man's life. This chapter, like the rest of the book, is very practical but so far the least...

Jesus is Better than Your Mattress

"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of...

Reflections On My First Month Of Seminary

  A little over a month of classes has passed here at Midwestern Seminary and as I suspected from the beginning, I am loving it.  Taking classes Monday through Thursday, followed by a hard day of studying on Friday has been even more enjoyable than I originally expected. I am still figuring out how to balance...

Quick Reflection On My First Week Of Classes

This will be brief since I have a little bit of reading to do before I spend time with my beautiful bride. I did want to give an update though on what the first week of my seminary experience has been like... Taking classes on campus is exactly what I was hoping for and so...

Reflections on my first day of classes

   '  Thankfully, unlike nights before the first day of school in the past, I did not have any "forget to put your clothes on/ show up to the wrong class" nightmares. I slept very soundly trusting that my first day of seminary classes at Midwestern was going to be awesome. Boy was I right. I...

Seminarian Saturday (featuring John Inman)

"Seminarian Saturday" is a series I hope will help current and future students get a better picture of what life is like at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It's always better to hear from a student's view and that's what this series sets out to do. I also hope this series will offer encouragement and a...

My first semester schedule and why I’m excited about it

After what feels like an eternity of waiting, my first semester of seminary at Mindwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is finally here! (Technically class starts the 24th but whatever, close enough.) Here's my class schedule and then I'll explain why I feel like a Star Wars fan boy waiting in line for the new movie: Monday-...

Seminarian Saturday (Featuring Davis Finley)

"Seminarian Saturday" is a series I hope will help current and future students get a better picture of what life is like at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It's always better to hear from a student's view and that's what this series sets out to do. I also hope this series will offer encouragement and a greater desire...

Seminarian Saturday (Featuring Colton Strother)

"Seminarian Saturday" is a series I hope will help current and future students get a better picture of what life is like at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It's always better to hear from a student's view and that's what this series sets out to do. I also hope this series will offer encouragement and a...

Seminarian Saturday (featuring Sam Parkinson)

"Seminarian Saturday" is a series I hope will help current and future students get a better picture of what life is like at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It's always better to hear from a student's view and that's what this series sets out to do. I also hope this series will offer encouragement and a...