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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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What I’m Reading: June 2011

1) The Modern Scholar: Philosophy of Religion by Peter Kreeft.  I am teaching a class this summer on philosophy of religion at my church, and this is my primary text.  Kreeft is a philosopher (at Boston College) whose favorite thinkers are Jesus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lewis…
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June 9, 2011
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Mudder Training, Days 31-33

After the 10k on Sunday morning, I took two days off for rest.  Part of this was because I went swimming on Sunday and pulled a muscle in my foot somehow.  So I wanted to make sure I took it easy. Wednesday I was kind…
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June 3, 2011
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Mudder Training: Day Twenty-Two

Today was my short mileage day, so I created a fun interval workout with some weight work mixed in. Ran 1 mile (about 6:50) 10 power cleans 10 pullups 20 pushups Ran 800 meters (about 4:00) 10 power cleans 10 pullups 20 pushups Ran 400…
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May 23, 2011
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Mudder Training: Day Twenty

Went into my CrossFit box today to do the Saturday WOD. It was a 20 min. AMRAP (as many rounds/reps as possible): 1 Rope Climb 10 Push Ups (hand release at the bottom) 20 Wall Ball Shots (20) My goal was 8 rounds, and I…
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May 21, 2011