Looking forward to taking my students through the Shorter Catechism on Sunday morning, Colossians Sunday night, and Jonah and Ruth in our student ministry small groups this spring. Along with that I’ve got the privilege to preach a couple times this spring.

“Jesus' cry "It is finished" was not a cry of despair but a shout of triumph: his work in the world had been completed, which was the "creation project" of restoring the fallen world.”-Eckhard Schnabel

“Jesus was the messianic king who was inaugurating God's kingdom by calling people to repent and to believe in the good news of the gracious rule of God, a king who forgave sins, healed the sick, fed the hungry, saved the lost, and brought God's judgment upon Satan and his demons.”-Eckhard Schnabel

Grilling up some steaks for the fam while enjoying @amypeeler.bsky.social book “Women and the Gender of God”

Finally diving into Wright’s “New Testament and the People of God”. I’m looking forward to seeing what the hype is about.

“Advent most closely mirrors the daily lives of Christians and of the church, asks the most important ethical questions, presents the most accurate picture of the human condition, and above all, orients us to the future of the God who will come again.”-Fleming Rutledge

My wife got the best gift this year with the Onyx Advent Calendar

“Yet in Christ the church has a heavenly status and identity, even a heavenly location. For the church, this results in blessing, the overcoming of internal hostility, access to God, and growth toward maturity in Christ.

“In the person of Jesus, heaven and earth are reunited. Jesus's status as one "greater than the temple" (12:6), the very presence of God with us, enables him to bring in the kingdom of heaven as not only a royal but also a cultic reality.”-Nicholas Moore

My in-laws gifted me with this lighter to celebrate, along with a few other family members' big accomplishments this year. It reminded me of how grateful I am for them and the privilege to be a Teaching Elder in the PCA.

“The celestial tabernacle is the locus for Jesus's singular Day of Atonement offering, his sitting on the throne, and his ongoing high priestly intercession. Through Jesus, heaven becomes the focus for believers' priestly sacrifices of praise and good deeds.”-Nicholas Moore

“At the center of this worship, in the middle of the heavenly temple, stands a Lamb who was slain- both a victorious suffering servant-martyr and a living sacrifice.”-Nicholas Moore

Came up to Cashiers, NC, for Thanksgiving with the in-laws—few better places to get some reading done. Currently working through Nicholas Moore’s “The Open Sanctuary”.

“The voices of the seraphim cause the thresholds to shake, and the house fills with smoke, much like the tabernacle and Solomon's temple did at their inaugurations. The vision is in keeping with the idea of the ark as footstool:

Quality Saturday reading and watching college football with the pup. She’s dialed in to Nick Moore’s “The Open Sanctuary”.

I might not be at ETS, but I appreciate Baker Academics ETS discount!

I hopped on the Bluesky train since the people joining seemed infinitely more chill.