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Twenty Twenty Two: Year-end review & reflections

And just like that we come to the end of another calendar year. Here are some snapshots, highlights, and reflections from the year of teaching, scholarship, ministry, and family life. Teaching at Dordt I taught five courses this year: Biblical Foundations, Aesthetics, Ethics, Leadership &…
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December 16, 2022
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Summer Report: Where I’ve been…

A baseball game (White Sox vs Twins) with my friend Matt - great seats! One of the very best things about working in higher education is getting to follow the rhythms of the academic calendar. In between the spring and fall semester is this three…
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August 12, 2022
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Thoughts on Signing a Death Waiver

After almost 90 days of training (3-4 times/week), the Tough Mudder is finally here!  The Tough Mudder is a 10 mile off-road race filled with 25 military grade obstacles.  It's like a longer, more brutal Warrior Dash, with challenges like a 10,000 volt electric shock…
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July 22, 2011
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Mudder Training, Day 68

Today I worked out with four other guys in the garage.  We did a workout called "The Twelve Days of Christmas".  I've seen other workouts in this format online and did a version in my CrossFit box, so we came up with one for ourselves.…
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July 8, 2011
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Mudder Training, Day 66

I know I haven't been posting here very faithfully.  I was gone almost 20 out of 30 days in June on various trips.  My training was also sporadic, but I managed to train at least 3 times per week.  Also, our ultimate frisbee league has…
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July 6, 2011
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Mudder Training, Day 51

Just over a month until the Tough Mudder! Today I worked out in my garage gym with four other guys.  We worked out at 9:30 a.m. and it was already over 90 degrees outside.  We worked on some technique for overhead squats, then we did…
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June 21, 2011