• Wasted Years Restored

    Are you familiar with the song “Bring Christ Your Broken Life?” The words of its first verse go like this: But, what are we to make of the following stanza? Is God really able to restore our empty wasted years? Have you ever looked back on a period of time in your life where you…

  • Lanier Theological Library Lectures

    This past weekend we were able to attend another special event at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston while our son and daughter-in-law were home for a visit. The speaker, John Warwick Montgomery, opened a new apologetics lecture series that they intend to carry on for the next few years. The Lanier Theological Library in Houston, TX…

  • Mark 15:39, Insulting or Revering?

    When the centurion who observes Jesus die says, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” (Mark 15:39 NAS95) we have a statement which can lead to some interesting questions for an inquiring reader. One such important question is whether or not it is meant to be understood as having been spoken in an ironical/mocking…



  • NYC Fall 2024

    Central Park

    We took a trip to the Upper West Side last weekend through Tuesday with Paula’s mom and oldest sister (who had never flown). We got to see many of the things that were on the list, but mainly spent a lot of time in The Met. Good food (Patsy’s, Lombardi’s, Serendipity3, Barney Greengrass, and Zabar’s),…

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  • Big News

    Meet-up at Six Flags

    This weekend we all met up at Six Flags where my daughter revealed to her brothers that she is expecting a child—our first grand-baby! We are so blessed to have children that love each other so much. At Six Flags it was Fright Fest, and I have never, ever, seen it so busy. When we…

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  • Wide-Angle X-ray scattering dates Shroud of Turin to first century | Alexander the Great’s tunic identified in Greece | M4 Pro faster than M2 Ultra

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READING


Currently Reading…

  • Veeneman, Mary. Introducing Theological Method: A Survey of Contemporary Theologians and Approaches.
  • Behr, John. The Way to Nicaea, Vol. 1.
  • Smith, Brandon. Taught by God: Hermeneutics for the Modern Church.
  • McGrath, Alister. Christianity’s Dangerous Idea.
  • Ryle, Gilbert. The Concept of Mind.
  • Whitney, Donald S. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life.
  • MacIntyre, Alasdair. After Virtue, 3rd Ed.
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I’m an Aggie journalist from Waco, living in College Station. I have the privilege to support some pretty awesome research in the social sciences as a programmer and web developer (Ruby, Python, HTML/CSS/SQL). When I’m not working or spending time with family I’m probably organizing get-togethers, engaged in Biblical research, or preparing lessons.




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