The Ichthus’s blog.
Well, here we are, at the beginning of another school year. For some of you reading this blog, it is your first fall at Harvard, and you are filled with excitement looking at the seemingly endless possibilities stretching before you. For others of you (like myself), it is your last fall at Harvard, and...
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Just a quick word of encouragement to any Christian students at Harvard who may be reading this. Many of us who are a part of the various Christian ministries at Harvard are currently engaged with high intensity and focus on reaching out to the incoming class of freshmen. It’s a crazy time–many large group events, too many...
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Earlier this month, I attended a class on apologetics. At one point, the teacher asked us to list the top five reasons we believe in God, the Bible, and Jesus. Although we all struggled to come up with a full 15 reasons (especially because we were only given five minutes), we had a fruitful...
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“O taste and see that the Lord is good : blessed is the man that trusts in him.” –Psalm 34:8 You know the feeling. The first bloom has died off. What you thought would last forever has withered away. Summer has gone on for quite a while now, and the sultry heat is starting...
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Upon encountering the New Testament vision for the normal Christian life, a reader with even the tiniest dose of sensitivity is soon aware that the gospel is radically out of step with the rhythms and values of modern life. Yet I think few biblical exhortations are more jarring to us today than the frequent appeal for Christians to be “sober” in...
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WOD (Workout of the Day): Lunge with weighed bar t to first cone. Hold the weight overhead and walk balk to start. Lunge with weighted bar to second cone. Overhead walk back. Lunge with weighted bar to the third cone at the end of the street. Overhead walk back. ...
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One of my favorite quotes from Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis: “We begin to notice, besides our particular sinful acts, our sinfulness; begin to be alarmed not only about what we do, but about what we are. This may sound rather difficult, so I will try to make it clear from my own case....
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