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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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Mudder Training: Day Ten

The Tough Mudder is a 10-mile course broken up with 20 military grade obstacles.  This means that simply being able to run for 90 minutes won't be enough.  More realistically, I am expecting shorter intervals of at most a mile at a time in between…
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May 11, 2011
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Success (1): What Is It?

Lately I've been thinking a lot about the topic of "success".  I suppose this is due to multiple factors: 1) I've been reading and teaching from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Scriptures.  The author, who describes himself as one of the most materially…
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May 11, 2011
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Mudder Training: Day Nine

I went back to my CrossFit box for today's WOD.  I love the camaraderie and competition there, and would work out there more often if it was a little less expensive.  As it is, I target workouts with skills I need to work on.  Today,…
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May 10, 2011
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Mudder Training: Day Five

I decided to run in my Vibrams today.  For those unfamiliar, the Vibram Five Fingers are like foot gloves.  My wife calls them "gorilla shoes", and I agree that they look ridiculous.  Looks aside, the shoes provide protection from the ground but no cushioning or…
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May 6, 2011