Ukraine

https://www.google.com/maps/@ 3/7/2022 I try to avoid news and politics. But today is Day 12 of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine. “The Russian War of Aggression.” I have been keeping up through MTW’s Voice of Ukraine blog. I fight tears every time I read it. My life was profoundly changed in Eastern Europe 20 years ago. …

Why Study Theology?

A few months ago I wrote an essay for my grad school application. The topic was essentially why I want to study theology. I was never happy with that essay; I couldn’t manage to pull it together into a coherent paper. In spite of that I was accepted to Beeson Divinity School and will begin …

The Apostles’ Creed

My next great adventure is the MATS (Masters of Arts in Theological Studies) degree at Beeson Divinity School. This is an essay that I wrote for admission:   My earliest childhood memory is standing in church with my grandmother, listening to her recite The Apostles’ Creed with her congregation. I was very small, holding her …