On Youth and Aging for Men
Meditations on Proverbs 20:29 and Titus 2:2,6
Posted on February 26, 2024
| 4 minutes
| Carlos Vazquez
The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair. (Proverbs 20:29; ESV)
Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. (Titus 2:2; ESV)
Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. (Titus 2:6; ESV)
What does it look like when a man lives his life well? Many answers could be (and have been) given to this question, but today we will focus on what the passages quoted above have to say about the question.
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A Christian Take on Transhumanism
Posted on December 20, 2022
| 10 minutes
| Carlos Vazquez
UPDATE (12/26/22): I had forgotten until after I wrote this post that the book 2084 by John Lennox was a huge help in providing me with categories for thinking through the issue of transhumanism. I want to give credit where credit is due and I don’t want to give the impression that I arrived at my conlusions unaided.
Over the course of the past year or so (and especially the past six months), I’ve become deeply interested in the issue of Transhumanism.
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Hamilton, The Fear of Death, and the Lust for Legacy
Posted on November 24, 2020
| 6 minutes
| Carlos Vazquez
The hit musical Hamilton portrays Alexander Hamilton as a driven young man, eager to prove to the world and to himself that he is more than his scandalous origins. This is evident from the very first song (Alexander Hamilton). Songs like Satisfied reinforce the notion of Hamilton’s unquenchable ambition. The song Non-Stop explains one very specific way in which Hamilton’s zeal manifested itself: writing. Consider Aaron Burr’s jealous observation of Hamilton:
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Worthy To Suffer
A high honor
Posted on August 1, 2019
| 5 minutes
| Carlos Vazquez
This will be my second post on evangelism. You can find part one here. Today’s text from the book of Acts is one that deeply impacted me when I read it, and it is my desire to share that impact with my readers. This text may seem counter-intuitive, and might not be a popular message when applied to every day life, yet this text teaches many important lessons about how we are to live as Christians.
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Philip
Always stay for the end credits
Posted on July 7, 2019
| 5 minutes
| Carlos Vazquez
If you’ve ever seen a Marvel movie, then you know the all-important rule: don’t leave until the movie is over. Marvel is notorious for their end credit scenes that often reveal details about upcoming movies, or just add extra scenes that were cut from the actual film. While reading the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8, I noticed something very interesting at the end of the story.
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My Three Favorite Bible Verses
Posted on October 30, 2018
| 6 minutes
| Carlos Vazquez
Most Christians have a favorite Bible verse. Usually, it’s a verse that saw them through a hard time, or one that they find particularly encouraging. Sometimes they use a verse out of context, but that’s a topic for a different post. Today, I’m going to share my top three favorite Bible verses. I chose three because I can’t really pick one over the other. Additionally, this list could easily change as I grow in Christ.
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Reflections on a New School Year
It's been busy
Posted on September 10, 2018
| 5 minutes
| Carlos Vazquez
Welp. I just finished my third week of school. The first two weeks were grueling, but labor day provided some much-needed time for reflection and catching up on other stuff. As everyone starts to settle into the rhythm of the school year, I have some thoughts I want to share with all my fellow students out there (yay internet!). Hopefully something in this post will help you, especially if your are feeling stressed out.
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E.H.N.: Epilogue
Posted on September 7, 2018
| 1 minutes
| Carlos Vazquez
Two months later, the church was meeting regularly again. Jackson had found a balance between spreading the Gospel and being wise. He, Sophia, and Mr. Evans had managed to convert over a dozen people since the break-in, many of whom were children of the former members. A story had been published announcing that all the members of the church would be serving life sentences for conspiracy to commit treason. Mr.
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E.H.N.: Chapter 11
Almost the end
Posted on August 31, 2018
| 5 minutes
| Carlos Vazquez
Jackson was distraught for the rest of the day. He went through his classes without giving anything much thought. He went to work that afternoon, but his work was sub-par. He hoped to be encouraged when he went to the church meeting that night.
Jackson went back to the Longs’ house before the meeting to work on homework. He was exhausted and decided to take a short nap before going to church.
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E.H.N.: Chapter 10
Posted on August 25, 2018
| 4 minutes
| Carlos Vazquez
“Okay. What’s going on?” Sophia asked as Jackson closed his locker.
“What do you mean?” asked Jackson.
“First off, you’ve been acting weird the past few months, and since Monday Noah has been giving you dirty looks anytime he sees you.
“What do you mean ‘acting weird’?” asked Jackson.
“We’ve all noticed it. You don’t laugh at or make the same jokes anymore, you don’t talk about moral relativism, and don’t think I haven’t noticed that you sneak out of the house at weird times of night.
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