Two years and 104 emails in, what you've taught me is that every situation is unique and the struggles underneath are remarkably consistent. What gets people to graduation is resilience, showing up week after week. Seminary is hard and you're not alone in that.

Our limits expand one comfortable decision at a time. Good decisions made without a plan to get back can leave you somewhere you never intended to be. A word for students heading into the fall semester.

You can watch every video out there on how to ride a bike and it will only get you so far. Some things you only learn by doing. Seminary works the same way.

Reflections on the mercy of God from Psalm 103 and Spurgeon, and a question about where you're running on your own strength. Plus a look at Preview Courses.

One of your fellow online students tested studying with his phone in another room and the results were hard to argue with, plus a first look at this fall's electives.

What editing photos taught me about how easily we deceive ourselves in our studies, and the simple habits that keep you honest. Plus two new fully online master's degrees from Boyce College worth passing along.