on the front cover

After 8 months of reviewing, correcting, editing, and proofing my paper has been published!


If you'd like to read the whole thing, let me know and I can email you a copy (let me warn you though, it's kind of long and boring!!)

And it's pretty cool- they actually picked my paper to feature on the cover of the journal!


I still don't have an actual copy, so if you happen to get this random journal in the mail, can you save me this issue?! ;)

I've been reading a few books lately that I've really enjoyed. One's called Disciplines of a Godly Woman by Barbara Hughes and another is Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges. The concepts of pride and humility seem to be popping up a lot lately in my reading. I can't help but think maybe the Lord's trying to teach me something... especially with the UPs and downs I've had lately with my school work.

"The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts."
Samuel 2:7

Jerry Bridges talks about how both successes and failures in any of our endeavors is under the sovereign control of God. Last month I failed my qualifying exam. Last month I also had my paper published and honored on the front cover. I fully trust that both these events are in God's hands and under His control. I also understand that all the glory goes back to Him! A recent sermon focused on a passage in Luke:

"So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"Luke 17:10

It is by His grace that I've come this far in my graduate work, and I want to make sure that no matter what the circumstances, I continue serve and praise Him with humility and thankfulness.

Soli Deo Gloria!
(Glory to God alone)