What a week already. I had my first seminary class Tuesday and after only two days, Dallas Theological is already living up to its promise of first-week "syllabus shock."
This is somewhat of a weird feeling for me, I'm in school, I'm going to classes, I'm doing homework and reading more than I have since Damon Akins' History of the American Frontiers class at OU. Only now instead of having one class demanding 1,000 pages of reading (literally), I have six. It's weird though because it doesn't quite feel like work yet. I know there will soon come a time when my tune will change, but I know that I'm learning to love God more.
This semester I'm taking an Introduction to Theology course, the professor tells us that we will learn to love God with our minds--an idea which excites me to no end. I'm ready to leave behind the ignorance of my former faith and embrace Jesus with my mind as well as my heart. I'm reminded of an image from one of Donald Miller's books in which Miller recounts a dream of his. In this dream, he is walking along a road toward God. God used to be distant but had now drawn so close that Miller could see the lines on His face. What I'm doing now is walking down that road, waiting for the day that I see God that way.
This is going to be a challenging two years but I know, Lord willing, I'll make it through. I've got a wonderful support system to help me, a beautiful wife, good friends, an awesome family that I know will always be there for me. This is the beginning of my journey and as such, I've felt a need to re-imagine what I want to do with this space. This blog is going to be about my life in the tension of school, learning to love God, love my wife, love my family and learning to fulfill my purpose on this spinning chunk of rock that we call our home for now.
-Caleb Williams
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