also a J. I. Packer Quote:
The greatest single secret of spiritual development lies in personal, humble, believing, obedient response to the Word of God. It is as God speaks to us through his Word that his warnings can bring us to conviction of sin, his promises to assurance of forgiveness, and his commands to amendment of life. We live and grow by his Word. From "Confess your Sins" (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964), p. 82.
Who are your favorite theologians?
Monday, January 12, 2009
CALVIN QUOTE OF THE DAY
Since it is the big 500 for John Calvin this year, I feel the urge to post lots of quotes. Here is #1 for the year:
Calvin: We owe it to the goodness of God, not only that we have been elected and adopted to everlasting life, but that he deigns to make use of our services, who would otherwise have been altogether useless, and that he assigns to us a lawful calling, in which we may be employed.
I am otherwise altogether useless, by God lets me teach a Bible Study Class. How cool is that? Really, really cool.
Thanks.
Since it is the big 500 for John Calvin this year, I feel the urge to post lots of quotes. Here is #1 for the year:
Calvin: We owe it to the goodness of God, not only that we have been elected and adopted to everlasting life, but that he deigns to make use of our services, who would otherwise have been altogether useless, and that he assigns to us a lawful calling, in which we may be employed.
I am otherwise altogether useless, by God lets me teach a Bible Study Class. How cool is that? Really, really cool.
Thanks.
Friday, January 09, 2009
"We may let go all things which we canot carry into eternal life." Anna Robertson Brown, What is Worth While?, 1898.
Ms. Brown was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsyvania. She studied at Wellesley as an undergraduate, then at Oxford and the College de France, unusual for the 1800s.
Ms. Brown was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsyvania. She studied at Wellesley as an undergraduate, then at Oxford and the College de France, unusual for the 1800s.
WE HAVE A DISHWASHER - WOOHOO!!
After waiting several weeks for warranty approval, delivery and installation, we got a new dishwasher in yesterday. Washing dishes by hand - what a disgusting concept! Who thought of that anyway? I mean, you put all these dirty dishes with food bits and junk on them in a sink full of water. So, every time you put your hand in there, you touch someone else's floating food remains. Ugh.
Then the water turns gray or brown. And you keep washing! How can that be good?
I think this is more primitive than natural child birth.
Do they still do natural child birth? It was big in the '80s when we started having kids. It was kind of a female macho thing, I think. I remember them telling my wife if she concentrated it wouldn't hurt. I'm thinking to myself, 7 lbs or more of human is coming through there, man, no one can concentrate that hard.
I mean, how does breathing make something not hurt. The only reason you breathe is so you can scream when it really hurts!
But, I digress.
I tried breathing and concentrating while doing the dishes, but it didn't help either. It was still gross. So, I started giving all the dishes to the dog. It kept the dishwater much cleaner. Todd and Joanna, if you are reading this, I swear I washed them in really hot water after the dog licked them. Really. Don't listen to anything the Little Woman says about this.
The dog is really fat now. I'm sending him to Doggie Weight Watchers while I am in therapy.
After waiting several weeks for warranty approval, delivery and installation, we got a new dishwasher in yesterday. Washing dishes by hand - what a disgusting concept! Who thought of that anyway? I mean, you put all these dirty dishes with food bits and junk on them in a sink full of water. So, every time you put your hand in there, you touch someone else's floating food remains. Ugh.
Then the water turns gray or brown. And you keep washing! How can that be good?
I think this is more primitive than natural child birth.
Do they still do natural child birth? It was big in the '80s when we started having kids. It was kind of a female macho thing, I think. I remember them telling my wife if she concentrated it wouldn't hurt. I'm thinking to myself, 7 lbs or more of human is coming through there, man, no one can concentrate that hard.
I mean, how does breathing make something not hurt. The only reason you breathe is so you can scream when it really hurts!
But, I digress.
I tried breathing and concentrating while doing the dishes, but it didn't help either. It was still gross. So, I started giving all the dishes to the dog. It kept the dishwater much cleaner. Todd and Joanna, if you are reading this, I swear I washed them in really hot water after the dog licked them. Really. Don't listen to anything the Little Woman says about this.
The dog is really fat now. I'm sending him to Doggie Weight Watchers while I am in therapy.
Sunday, January 04, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Yes, I know it is a few days late, but I'm not really very good at special occasions. Plus, my computer got hit by a trojan and virus. I managed to get a laptop hooked up to the cable connection until I get the desktop computer fixed. Anyway.
2009 sounds like a really big number. I was born in 1951. I usually do not feel old, but 2009 sounds like a long way from 1951.
My prayer for you is a blessed and peaceful new year. It has the potential to be a rocky one for many people.
The Palestinians, for example, are celebrating the new year by taking it on the chin from the Israelis. Who knew they would get that riled up about firing some rockets into their country every day for months?
Then, there is that President Elect guy. He is poised to be sucked under by scandal and controversy before he gets to move into the White House. He is, of course, from Illinois, and specifically Chicago, likely number one on most folks' list of poltically corrupt places. It is ironic that he could run as the agent of political change from the location of the most old fashioned political machine in the country. Only Americans could fall for something like that. Didn't someone say people got the leader they deserved?
So, first he picks a chief of staff that is the ultimate pit bull. All this nice and transformational talk, then we hire a hit man to be our chief assistant? Hmmm.
Then, the governor of his state gets indicted and Obama's people are all in orbit around him. Time will tell if Obama gets sucked in. We know the main stream media will not pursue it. They are on vacation now that Bush is on his way back to Dallas.
Now, Bill Richardson is having to decline his selection for secretary of commerce due to corruption charges.
Will he make it? Will he get sucked into the vortex and drown? Stay tuned for Adventures in Obamaland.
Then, those car makers groveled enough to get their money from the government. You know, often there are unintended consequences. All this bail out must cost tax dollars, and may lead to tax increases, which means you have less money to spend on, you guessed it, CARS!!
More still: Democratic congressmen are under scrutiny: Dodd, Rangel.
It will be an interesting year. That is, like the Chinese curse: may you live in interesting times.
Happy New Year. Have fun.
Yes, I know it is a few days late, but I'm not really very good at special occasions. Plus, my computer got hit by a trojan and virus. I managed to get a laptop hooked up to the cable connection until I get the desktop computer fixed. Anyway.
2009 sounds like a really big number. I was born in 1951. I usually do not feel old, but 2009 sounds like a long way from 1951.
My prayer for you is a blessed and peaceful new year. It has the potential to be a rocky one for many people.
The Palestinians, for example, are celebrating the new year by taking it on the chin from the Israelis. Who knew they would get that riled up about firing some rockets into their country every day for months?
Then, there is that President Elect guy. He is poised to be sucked under by scandal and controversy before he gets to move into the White House. He is, of course, from Illinois, and specifically Chicago, likely number one on most folks' list of poltically corrupt places. It is ironic that he could run as the agent of political change from the location of the most old fashioned political machine in the country. Only Americans could fall for something like that. Didn't someone say people got the leader they deserved?
So, first he picks a chief of staff that is the ultimate pit bull. All this nice and transformational talk, then we hire a hit man to be our chief assistant? Hmmm.
Then, the governor of his state gets indicted and Obama's people are all in orbit around him. Time will tell if Obama gets sucked in. We know the main stream media will not pursue it. They are on vacation now that Bush is on his way back to Dallas.
Now, Bill Richardson is having to decline his selection for secretary of commerce due to corruption charges.
Will he make it? Will he get sucked into the vortex and drown? Stay tuned for Adventures in Obamaland.
Then, those car makers groveled enough to get their money from the government. You know, often there are unintended consequences. All this bail out must cost tax dollars, and may lead to tax increases, which means you have less money to spend on, you guessed it, CARS!!
More still: Democratic congressmen are under scrutiny: Dodd, Rangel.
It will be an interesting year. That is, like the Chinese curse: may you live in interesting times.
Happy New Year. Have fun.
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