About Me

  • About Me: A believer in God's redemptive and creative work through His Son, Jesus Christ and the infinite joy and love He has in Himself. Graduate of Texas A&M ('04) with a B.A. in Philosophy. Earning a Th.M. at Dallas Theological Seminary. Enjoying every second with my amazing wife, Jamie.

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Mexican
  • Favorite Dishes: Chile con Queso, Chile Relleno
  • Favorite Desserts: Plain cheesecake.
  • Favorite Drinks: Iced Tea, Organic Coffee, Dr. Pepper, Spaten Optimator, Franziskaner Dunkl-weisse, Delirium Nocturnum, Smithwick's, Meredsous 8, et. al.
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Jalapeno poppers

Books

  • Favorite Authors: Calvin, Piper, Edwards, Lewis, Lorca, Marquez, Wendell Berry, Yancey, J.I. Packer, et. al.
  • Favorite Genres: Theology, Philosophy, Literature, Calvin and Hobbes.
  • Favorite Characters: Calvin and Hobbes
  • Recent Reads: "The Fire That Consumes" by Edward Fudge.

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Dave Matthews Band, Beirut, Loney, Dear, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Bjork, Sigur Ros, Bob Marley, Bob Schneider, so many others.
  • Songs I hate: Anything by Rascal Flatts.
  • Guilty Pleasure: Miley Cyrus. Do not judge me.
  • Band I wish I was in: None of them for fear I would detract.

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Butch
  • Nationality: Texan
  • Religion: A follower of the God of the Bible.
  • Heroes: My dad, my mom, my sister; the writers of Scripture; the translators and copyists of Scripture; many Apostolic fathers; John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, John Piper, Matt Chandler, Mark Driscoll, Leibniz, Kant, Derrida, Berkeley, Philip Yancey, Greg Koukl, Jamie Schroeder, Jason Holleman, Josh Patterson, Zach Condon, Dave Matthews, Sufjan Stevens, Bach, Van Gogh, Jay Long, many others.
  • Interests: Christ, The Bible, philosophy, theology, guitar, music, rock climbing, reading, photography, my wife.
  • Expertise: I can't claim that much on anything.
  • Occupation: Student
  • Industry: Other

College

  • School Name: Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Status: Grad
  • Degree type: Masters

JoyfulUnwisdom

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    • Name: John
    • Country: United States
    • State: Texas
    • Metro: Fort Worth
    • Birthday: 11/25/1981
    • Gender: Male
    • Member Since: 9/28/2005

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  • JoyfulUnwisdom
    I picked that date because I could only pick one. But this memory is a collection of memories from my grandma and grandpa Wilson's farm in Normangee, Texas. No trip or visit or excursion excited me more. I remember the winding road off of I-45 that took us west and then we'd head north again on the

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