It has been 5 months to the day since I last posted. I had no intentions of taking such a long hiatus, but alas, here we are. I hope to post more regularly once again. Last semester was long and rough, but I have finished my classwork and am currently on rotations for the next year. I dearly miss Church of the Good Shepherd and my family there, but I have found a good fellowship here in San Antonio at Grace Community Church. I don't know how I keep winding up in staunchly Calvinist circles, seeing as how I am not one. My friend Lane would tell you it's because God wants me to be one so he puts me (or has predestined me to be) in situations where it's screaming at me. I of course would smile and quip that it was my choice to be here ;-)
On another front, I did not buy the soprano sax I discussed many moons ago. I was in need of a better automobile to make my cross-country journeys so I bought a 2008 Hyundai Elantra, thanks to Lane.
A Few things I have learned in the past few months about manhood both from a dear brother in the Lord and walking through some of my experiences with him:
1. Men make decisions. Hopefully, they are grounded in scripture and supported with a multitude of godly counselors. But they make decisions in faith, without looking back, and face whatever outcome God gives.
2. Men are open and honest in relationships...always. Hiding feelings and emotions while playing games and speculating about what a woman is thinking and feeling is just foolish. No one profits from such things.
Now, I am not suggesting that if a man likes a woman he should immediately pursue her gung ho. Contrary, much prayer and counsel must be sought to see if she is a godly woman and that he is ready to pursue such a woman. Then, and only then, should he pursue.
I will not go any further than this because I still lack much wisdom in such things. So I leave it here, and will continue to seek, in general, as I started in this blog, what it is to be a man.
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Actually, I would argue that Calvinists are those who take authority, and thus God and His Word seriously. And since you do as well, that's what you're going to get. Of course, that's on top of the fact that Calvinist doctrine is true. Did I mentioned I am reading Calvin's Institutes this summer? Well, volume 1, which is 582 pages. Volume 2 is larger, and he finished the whole first edition when he was 26. I'm just trying to read them in the same amount of time.
Denver,
So, how is San Antonio? We miss you around CGS, but it's good to see that God is still in the process of making you a Calvinist. You already are one, of course. It's just a matter of you realizing it.
With love,
Stephen Baker
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