About
I was born and raised near Cincinnati, Ohio. The Lord drew me to himself at the age of 11. Subsequent to my conversion to Christ I immediately desired/began to serve in ministry and have sought as many opportunities as I can to do so ever since. After high school I spent 2 years at Bluffton University studying piano before transferring to Liberty University in Virginia, where I completed a B.M. in 2005. While at Liberty I met my wife, Jenn, whom I married after graduation. For the past 3 years I have been completing my M.Div. at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY (May 2009 graduation). During this time I have also served as Associate Pastor at Kenwood Baptist Church. In the Fall of 2009 I will begin work on a Ph.D. in Old Testament at Southern Seminary where I will be supervised by Dr. Duane Garrett.
I enjoy a wide array of activities, like spending time with Jenn, playing the piano, watching movies, reading literature, hiking, playing sports, going to Reds games, listening to good music, and going to the zoo to visit my friends. 
This blog is intended to be a place where I might dialogue with others on topics related to Old Testament studies. My fear is that during doctoral work I will become, temperamentally, a loner; isolated and without interaction. Socially, I am a mixed bag – a bit extrovert, a bit introvert. But in the field of academics I tend to be reclusive. Therefore, if you ever read this page or this blog, I ask you to speak up! Let me know what you think. Feel free to criticize and deconstruct. I can handle it! I just ask that you do it with love.
My ever-changing Top 5 Movies:
Welcome to the blogosphere (though I see you’ve been around for a few months now…)!
We’ll look forward to your thoughts and studies.
Mike Aubrey
June 13, 2009 at 2:42 am
Welcome! I will continue to check in.
BTW, I see you have an error in your OT blogroll. My blog is hesed we ‘emet, but the link when you click on it leads to Richard’s YHWH malak blog. Perhaps you could fix this so the link goes to the proper place (the link to my blog is easy: hesedweemet dot wordpress dot com).
Look forward to reading!
John Anderson
June 13, 2009 at 4:53 pm
John,
Sorry about the link! It’s now fixed. Thanks!
Josh Philpot
June 13, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Pastor Philpot:
I am happy to have located you. Through a recently added friend on my Facebook, I learned of the Visual Bookshelf, and it was there that I read your review of The Shack. I attempted to send you a message through that site but was unable to do so. I only wanted to tell you that I thought your review was helpful. I had read the book much too casually; it was a feel-good story, and I didn’t make any attempts to test it against Scripture. I normally don’t read novels, let alone alone those with a Christian theme. I can see you’re a very busy man, so I will cut this short and just thank you for your insight.
Ed Ruyter Sr.
September 20, 2009 at 2:36 pm