Beginnings

While a student at Hillsdale College, I failed to appreciate how unique a community resides there. After moving to North Carolina, beginning seminary studies, and finding a job, I am even more impressed with the rarity of the kind of thinking Hillsdale taught me to appreciate. I want this blog to be a place where I can share my thoughts about the world, the books I am reading, the people who continue to influence me, and how these all interact with my Hillsdale education. Dr. Darryl Hart once said that he tries to write for 15 minutes a day, and that habit has led to his extensive list of books and articles. I hope to cultivate such a habit. This blog, however, is not mine alone. Though I had the idea for it, my father will be the co-author. A Southern Baptist minister for nearly 30 years, Phillip Herring brings a wealth of practical ministerial wisdom to this blog that I at the age of 23 can only aspire to. Blog posts from me will include regularly observations from seminary classes, summaries of noteworthy sermons preached at seminary and at Christ Covenant Church of Raleigh, book reviews, occasional historical meanderings, alongside thoughts inspired as by reading through the works of Richard Weaver. As for what Dad intends to write, he will spell that out in his own introductory post. We want this blog to be a place of discussion and debate, and invite you to join us as we think about the world in which God has placed us.