My quest for a church…
One of the things that a lot of seminarians do is to look for a home church while they’re at seminary. Most of us have been very active in our…
Month: September 2009
What I learned this week….
For some reason, many people here in New Haven have been asking me how classes are going, and the answer is, “Great!” (or in German, “Sehr gut!”). I am thoroughly…
How seminary is different from grad. school
In some ways, seminary is graduate-level education in Biblical studies, theology, Church history, ethics, perhaps Biblical languages, and so on. But on today, September 11th, one of the most obvious…
A typical seminary day for me….
Every day at seminary is a little bit different for me due to various worship services and a different class schedule every day, but here is a typical day: 6…
Here’s the class lineup!
I have received several emails from California asking what I’m taking. I waited to respond because Yale has this incredible registration policy called “the shopping period.” Students can enroll tentatively…
A moving tale…
Well, the moving in process has been far more complicated and fraught with problems than I thought. Due to new mortgage and banking regulations, which apparently change by the week,…
Gospel on the Ground 