by Steve Thomason | Sep 7, 2011 | Personal Journal
When my son was younger he had a palate expander cemented into the roof of his mouth. Every day we had to insert a metal rod into the fly wheel at the center of the contraption and crank on it. This motion pushed the butterfly wing extensions on each side of the...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 22, 2011 | Personal Journal
Today I stand at the beginning of a new adventure and a new chapter in my life. At noon I will gather with other PhD students at Luther Seminary for our orientation luncheon. Then, for the next nine days, I will be writing entrance exams. Tomorrow it all begins with a...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 24, 2011 | Personal Journal
My first week of German class at Luther Seminary is finished. The professor is great. He’s a native German speaker who teaches hermeneutics and New Testament at Bethel Seminary. Bethel and Luther team up every summer to offer this crash course in German for any...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 3, 2011 | Personal Journal
Last week I received the welcome packet from Luther Seminary. It included a reading list designed to help me prepare for the entrance exams that will be administered during the last week of August. The letter states, “each exam assumes mastery of a stated...
