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Favorite Narnia Moments (9): Lucy’s Story

In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Lucy discovers a magic book and reads a story which she cannot remember after she finishes it, but she always longs to hear again. Its so interesting to...

August 27, 2009No Comments

Band of Brothers

I have been watching these a bit while in Nashville and totally been getting sucked into the story. Once you get past the first episode into D-day, it really picks up. They are so good!...

July 30, 20094 Comments

Richard Sibbes on true bruising

Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed, 10-11, in discussing “spiritual bruising,” answers the question, “how shall we know whether we are such as may expect mercy?” with 8 descriptions which I found humbling and enlightening: 1)...

July 28, 2009No Comments

Moving

I hate details. I am definitely a “big picture” guy. For this reason and others, I find moving to be very stressful. And today was the worst kind of moving day – heavy furniture, lots...

June 30, 20094 Comments

Samuel Rutherford quote

For graduation my parents got me a copy of Samuel Rutherford’s The Loveliness of Christ, which is a compilation of extracts from his letters. Rutherford was a 17th century Scottish pastor after whom I am...

June 9, 2009No Comments

Study Projects

Although, unlike Calvin, I enjoy school, it is still really nice to have a break. I want to keep learning while being out of school, and it seems to me that not being in school...

May 23, 20093 Comments

Thanks be to God for Covenant Seminary

Friday night Esther and I graduated from Covenant Theological Seminary here in St. Louis. Esther received a Master of Arts in Counseling, and I received a Master of Divinity. There were lots of emotions I...

May 18, 20092 Comments

Summer Plans

Through June 30 we will be in St. Louis, finishing various responsibilities, saying goodbye to friends, and resting. For July we will be in Nashville with family for vacation, and then visiting with friends. Starting...

May 16, 20095 Comments

What is certainty?

If earth’s history were a 24 hour day, human history would be the final two seconds of that day. I heard this statistic recently in connection with my study of our planet’s history and was...

May 2, 2009No Comments