biblical worldviewing

Other than getting in a small accident going south on I-85 on my 2 hour morning commute that left a 3 inch hole in my front bumper (I hit a Suburban at a very low speed–no damage was done other than the trailer-hitch punctured my front bumper like a drinking straw through a styrofoam cup). seminary is such a blessing! I drive from Greensboro to Charlotte once a week for 3 classes that last the whole day. I start out at 5:30 am when I wake up, and try to get out the door from 6 to 6:30. I get to Charlotte and to campus at around 8:45 and go to my first class:

• Hebrews to Revelation

This class is taught by Dr. Kruger. Before the first class started, the guy next to me said, “hold on, Dr. Kruger is like a fire hydrant.” What does that mean? He explained, “you know, some professors drip on like leaky faucets, others are like garden hoses, but when Dr. Kruger lectures, it’s like… WHOOSH!” And he wasn’t too far off. Dr. Kruger came in and lectured for hours on Hebrews to Revelation and though much of it I was very familiar with, the lecture really went deep into background and history. It was so much information, but my favorite part was when he went into a lecture on apostasy in Hebrews, the Covenant community, and the clear teaching of the Bible on the Covenant community, the Elect, and the obviousness of Paedobaptism. A one hour break is given in the middle of this class for a rousing chapel with 100 men singing from the Trinity Hymnal and then a guest pastor preaches–in good, regulative fashion. After class gets out, I have one hour for lunch and then it’s off to

• Evangelism

This class is not quite as mentally taxing, since it is more subjective. We are examining different modes of evangelism and putting them through some biblical tests. I like how I am challenged to think more about witnessing to the people I’m around every day who may not know Christ, and there are some good guys in there who I have really enjoyed talking to. After this class, I have two hours to eat dinner before I go to

• Pauline Epistles

I was told this is one of the hardest classes of the entire M.Div course of study. It’s a night class that goes from 6 to 9 pm and has about 30 students. The professor is really professional and conducts his class similar to a Presbytery meeting. Like Hebrews to Revelation, there is a non-stop flow of information and I type away trying to get everything the professor, Dr. Cara, is saying. I like how Dr. Cara puts a lot more questions to the class to break up the lecture. He randomly asks what different Greek words mean or where different cities are in Asia Minor or people referenced in the Bible and things like that. Sometimes he directs these to the whole class (and I have answered a few of those), but other times he puts someone on the spot–which I think is valuable for the whole class. It makes everyone pay more attention since they never know when they can be called, and sometimes you get an answer from someone and it may not be what the professor was looking for, but you can see what led them to answer that and you learn. It’s good.

Well then, after that it’s 9 pm and I still have almost 2 hours of driving before I can finally see Sarah, and then go to my house to go to bed. It’s an extremely exhausting day, but I love it and I am really blessed to go.

I start my job as a substitute teacher for public school in this county next week! I’ll have to write about that too…