At our new student orientation, Dr. Vickers was asked what advice he had for seminary students. He answered by asking about the two greatest commandments and then connecting the second one to your calendar. When you don't study when you said you would, the work moves later in the week and crowds out the very people you're being trained to serve.

Knowledge and wisdom are not the same thing but they are closely related. Seminary has a way of tempting you toward pride, whether you realize it or not. God has called you to learn these things so you can teach and lead his church, so pray that he would keep you humble along the way.

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.