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| Perryville, Missouri Pilgrimage - Anita Engleman, moi, Christina Jackson, Zach Engleman. Above, CFW Walther. |
October 17th was Zach's official graduation day, earning the Master of Divinity degree from Grand Canyon University. The question was how to earn the degree while working; the so-called Lutheran seminaries are not Lutheran. Zach completed the degree, which included some local classes in Phoenix, and earned the Professional Engineer designation at the same time. Online degrees from GCU take a lot of work, and many of my students fall to make it through the classes I teach, because of the daily demands of study and writing.
Zach kept up with the blog and we had many long, scheduled conversations about Lutheran doctrine. We talked about what was happening in seminary education. I learned a lot from those discussions, the biggest shock being how Calvinism is taking over Baptist congregations.
Congratulations and God's blessings to Zach.
From Zach:
It was a long program and I feel like I was in a completely different situation when I began the program. Different city, different job and different perspective back then. The ordeal was definitely worth the effort. God’s Word changes us, not only day by day, but year after year. There is always more to receive from that which is God-breathed. It was an excellent education to be able to witness the fads and the “best” of modern Calvinism in a classroom (online and residency) setting and then compare that to faithful, Lutheran doctrine.
I greatly appreciate all of the direction and encouragement you gave along the way.
37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Thank you.
Zach
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| The Perryville Pilgrims were given a guided tour of the LCMS Holy Land by Debbie Gahan, my Moline classmate and bandmate, former mayor of the city. |
