Pilgrims Progress: Intro – The Author

John Bunyan: Tinker, Prisoner, Pilgrim There is a particular kind of pride that comes from having nothing, the kind that refuses to apologize for where it started. John Bunyan had that pride, and he wore it like a badge. He was born in 1628 in Elstow, a small village just south of Bedford, England, to…

August Update

I have arrived! Goodbyes have been said, bags have been packed (and lost), flights have been flown, old friends have been visited, trains have been ridden, and now I have arrived. This past Sunday, my train arrived at 5 AM, and after a short drop off of things at the hotel, I attended my first…

Because He Lives

Read: 2 Samuel 18:1-19:10, John 20:1-31, Psalm 119:153-176, Proverbs 16:14-15 That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said.  As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled…

Time Is Running Out

Time is running out. This coming week is the last full week of classes here at Faith Academy. The following week I will have one more class and then I am proctoring final exams, a few various banquets and ceremonies, and then watching my seniors walk the line (as these early grads did in December).…