Captian's Log Themes in Daniel 7 Mar 2021 God is Unique . . . It may go without saying, but God is revealing himself in his word. Furthermore, there is a sense that God is revealing himself, not…
Captian's Log Reflections on the Book of Haggai 28 Feb 202128 Feb 2021 Settings There are three main messages in the book of Haggai, and therefore three slightly different settings into which these messages are delivered. All are given in the second year…
Captian's Log Reflections on the Book of Habakkuk 27 Feb 20211 Mar 2021 The book of Habakkuk starts strangely; it starts with a question: "How long?" The prophet agonizes. The questions seem all too familiar in our secular age: God does not listen,…
Captian's Log Essay on the Sabbath: A Narrow Road 14 Dec 2020 Please Read: A Narrow Road Excerpt: The Sabbath is hard to get right. I feel myself to be like Nicodemus talking to Jesus in the night: I don’t know what…
Captian's Log Rough Draft | Essay on the Sabbath 12 Dec 2020 On the seventh day, God rested, and those that die in the Lord are blessed, for they rest from their labors. From Genesis to Revelation, man has wrestled with the…
Captian's Log Thoughts on “Social Capital” 16 Sep 202016 Sep 2020 Though the term "Social Capital" was new to me, the concept that certain people in the United States don't inherit the same starting position as others is fairly common, that…
Captian's Log Autobiographic Material: Reflection Upon Reflection 12 Sep 2020 (Author's Note: I wrote this for a class. Each section corresponds to a question I was to answer. The headings may not make perfect sense outside of that context.) Meeting…
Captian's Log 2020: Pentecost 31 May 2020 Happy Pentecost Sunday. At Pentecost, we remember, among other things, the formation of the Church. The Spirit of God filled His people, and they were able to preach the Gospel…
Captian's Log Ramblings Regarding Genesis 1 26 Apr 2020 I was reading the opening of Genesis this morning, and I realized something I had never noticed before, the refrain of separation, of distinction. God creates the light, and He…
Top Ten Books Agonson’s Top Ten | Runner Up: Ecclesiastes 25 Apr 2020 When formulating this list, there were many runners up which failed to be either internalized into my character or to be truly great. However, each of these I would heartily…