New concepts are hardest at the beginning of seminary, when you don't have a foundation to build on yet. The work you're putting in now isn't going to waste.

My wife and I have been learning Wyrmspan, a game that feels a lot like one we already knew but plays very differently. If school feels familiar but different right now, the mechanics will get easier the more you do it. Seminary may not get easier, per se. But the things you're juggling just to be a good student will become easier with time.

Reflections from the pumpkin patch

A week with four kids in the house was a reminder that a lot of breakdowns come down to expectations. Seminary is no different. Whatever your new class looks like, follow the age-old advice and read the syllabus.

Reflections for Fall Break

Reflections for the final week of Fall 1