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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 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
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Mudder Training: Day Three

Day Two was a rest day. Day Three: Ran 4 miles, again in my Sauconys.  It felt like much longer than that.  I wish I had some trails or consistent stretches of grass to run on, running on concrete is not so fun.  It felt…
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May 4, 2011
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Training Future Men

As a youth pastor, on of my great privileges is to play a mentoring role for several young men.  I've been thinking about this lately since we have recently concluded a guy's group at our church. I remember hearing a Matt Chandler quote that has…
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May 4, 2011
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Mudder Training: Day One

Though not that interesting to most of my readers, I have decided to log my training routine on the road to the Tough Mudder event in July. I put myself on the Runner's World half-marathon schedule, which called for only 2 miles on the first…
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May 3, 2011