{"id":6205,"date":"2017-04-17T15:08:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T21:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=6205"},"modified":"2017-04-10T15:27:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T21:27:06","slug":"interview-with-asher-griffin-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2017\/04\/interview-with-asher-griffin-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Asher Griffin, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the second in a two-part interview with Asher Griffin, DSC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new Minister of Theological Training. In Part 1<\/a> we learned a bit about Asher’s background and how he met Brooke. Here in Part 2 we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll learn about some of the larger influences on his life.<\/p>\n

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In Part 2 we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll focus on some of the influences on your life. What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your favorite book of the Bible and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psalms. I love this book because I think it captures everything God wants me to see, know, and feel about Him. And you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make sense of any of that without hoping for and seeing the Son of God as the Savior. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not a fan of poetry (always dreaded it in English classes). But with the Psalms, I can pray to God, learn about Him, see His work, and hope in His will.<\/p>\n

What book or author has had the most impact on your life, besides the Bible?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are so many! Jerry Bridges\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, The\u00c2\u00a0Practice of Godliness<\/em><\/a>, was so helpful to me in college, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m always trying to read it with other people. R.C. Sproul\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, The Holiness of God<\/a>,<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0is a book that I wish I read every year. Don Whitney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life<\/a>,<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0was helpful in college and in seminary to help me craft a devotional, spiritual life. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s section on prayer (now its own book) completely changed my prayer life.<\/p>\n

But John Bunyan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, Pilgrim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Progress<\/a>,<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0is, I think, the best book ever written. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve read it several times and every time there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s something more that shows me the goodness of God. I try to reread it every year.<\/p>\n

Tell us about the most influential sermon you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I started listening to Martyn Lloyd-Jones sermons in college, and remember being mesmerized by his sermon on Ephesians 2:1-10 titled: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153But God\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. I was out on a jog around OSU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s campus and by the end I was just standing on a sidewalk listening to the last 20 minutes feeling overwhelmed God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s love.<\/p>\n

For what seems like most of my life, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been surrounded by good preaching. Growing up, my parents would listen to John MacArthur and R.C. Sproul every time we were in the car. I grew up in a great, expositional preaching church. And while I was in college, iTunes exploded and friends would introduce me to preachers like Alistair Begg, John Piper, Matt Chandler, and many more.<\/p>\n

How do you like to spend your down time? Any hobbies?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brooke and I can truly lounge. And we enjoy hanging out with people, having coffee, and having people over to our house. Beyond that, I like tinkering around on house projects, backpacking\/camping, and reading. When I lived in Virginia, I would cycle a lot. I plan to get back into that.<\/p>\n

Okay, now a few left fielders. What is the dumbest thing you did as a kid?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My mom has taught gym for most of my life. So, after school, we were in a constant onslaught of climbing, scootering, throwing anything, and jumping off everything. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just say that glow-in-the-dark roller blade hockey in the halls was just the beginning. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s amazing I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m still alive.<\/p>\n

Any odd talents that we should know about up front?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have this weird ability of recalling things or books by their color. For example: I used to organize all my books by the book cover\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s color, and I could always find things. What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the book by J.I. Packer on godliness? I have no idea, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s green. This annoyed and freaked people out so I changed it up. And now I have no idea where any book is.<\/p>\n

What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your favorite animal, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like dogs. Brooke LOVES dogs. Dogs are fun, up for anything, and dependable. Brooke and I have both had dogs as pets growing up. Some were amazing, and some are truly laughable. And Brooke asks if we can get a puppy nearly every day.<\/p>\n

Without going to the internet, do you know what a Lobo is? An Isotope? Carne Adovada?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeh, Lobo basketball! I want to see a game in The Pit. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen the Isotopes play in Oklahoma City several times. And Carne Adovada sounds like something I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d eat, but I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what it is.<\/p>\n

And, for one last question, red or green?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christmas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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