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So a few weeks ago, Leah and I bought a canoe. Its pretty low-end, but it gets the job done. Anyway, we went out a few weeks ago on Ospwagon Lake to try it out. That was the second week of June just after the ice had all melted.
Last night I went out at about 9 o clock and paddled about four and a half miles around the same lake. One of the great things about living up here is that the sun literally sets for hours and hours during the summer. And then it comes back up almost immediately. Anyway, the first pictures are from a few weeks ago, and the rest are from last night.
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- This is our canoe
After the song that my wife and I wrote about her Calvinism and all, and the subsequent fame that it entitled us with, I’m beginning to fear that it will all be in vain if I do not keep up with something interesting to the internet audience. I have had quite a few more views on my blog in the past few days than I normally have… I’ve been terribly busy in the past month or so… and now my wife and I are away from our northern abode in Thompson, Manitoba in order to visit friends and family in Western NC and Upstate SC.
With that being said, whether you are an old friend or someone who randomly stumbled upon my blog, you may be wondering a little more about me. My buddy, Andrew Pritchett, was commissioned to write my biography a few weeks ago. You really should check it out. I’m unsure who was actually doing the commissioning, though.
If you want the slightly less exaggerated version, then you should read my about page.
Hopefully my wife and I will have some time to get another song together that will sweep the internet by storm. For now, everyone have a happy new year.
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It’s sunday morning, I haven’t posted anything meaningful in a while… right now the tea kettle is screaming at me, i’m watching Escape From the Planet of the Apes on AMC, and I’m about to head to church early to get things set up for leah and I to lead worship.
We broke down and bought ourselves bikes. To use less gas getting to work (without having to walk). To get in some exercise. So that we’ll be able to register and insure our car as a “pleasure” vehicle as opposed to an “all-purpose” vehicle and therefore save $50 a month on insurance.
Because I moved away and couldn’t finish up my two classes at North Greenville by correspondence, I’m finishing up my degree through the Liberty DLP. What sucks is that my Hermeneutics class at NGC transfered in as that at Liberty, but Hermeneutics is an upper level class at Liberty. So I’m taking this required class called “Inductive Bible Study.” Which is basically the same as Hermeneutics at NGC. I’m basically doing the same assignments that I did in Dr. Murray’s class a few years ago. But, I’ll finally be done in may.
I’m considering different options for Graduate school… I’m thinking I may go a head and try to do the MDiv through Liberty’s DLP, because I can’t find another one with a decent long distance/online program.
After that, I’m considering getting a ThM so that I might be able to get a teaching gig while I work on a PhD… maybe those are all just pipe dreams, but I’ve really been thinking hard about going all the way… I’ve got a few years to figure out how and where I’ll cross those bridges…
- 40 hours in the car will make one’s butt hurt
- Northern Canada is really nice in the summer.
- I’m increasingly disappointed by the lack of compassion the church has for sinners.
- The devil wants you to bypass the Rapture.
- The Kingdom of God should be a present reality in the world; through the love and compassion that Christians have for the lost and dying world.
- Prince Caspian was one of the greatest films I’ve ever seen, regardless of the creative license the filmmakers took.
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was also a good movie. Nowhere near as good as The Last Crusade.
- I think that Obama will make a good president regardless of his age or lack of experience. America doesn’t need a veteran politician. We need something different.
- Its good to spend time with old friends. In reality, I don’t think someone is an “old friend” until you’ve known them for 15 years or so.
- Its good to spend time with young friends.
- I really love my wife. She’s beautiful.
- Thats all.
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I like jazz. I like jazz a lot. All kinds. Fusion. Swing. Dixie-land. New Breed. Bebop. And then some. But my Jazz vocabulary includes very few names at this point. Coltrane. Davis. Metheny. Gordon. Parker. Gillespie. Mingus. Some of those are the standards, the creators of some of the best jazz ever, but they are all that I know. I want to know a lot more. I want to be able to play like some of those guys.
I like language. I enjoy questions dealing with the grammar and meaning of language. I want to learn Koine Greek far better than I already know it. I would love to know Latin and Classical Greek. I would like to be able to go to Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Russia, and Holland and speak to people in their own languages. I would like to get a degree in linguistics and be able to teach at a college or university one day.
I want to get married. I’ve already met the girl, I’ve bought the ring, and we’ve set a date. October 7, 2006. We already have somewhere to live with cheap rent. We’ve got all the utensils and pots and pans we need for our first kitchen. We’ve got a dining room table. We already have a dog. We want to have six kids… eventually… but soon. We both want to get masters degrees. I want to get a doctorate as well. I don’t have a good job right now. I don’t know where I’m going to get a good job until I have some more education under my belt. We want to eventually have a house with land and plenty of room and money so that we can give and provide generously to our friends, family, and community. We have very little money right now and a wedding to pay for in ten months. We love eachother.
I need to get closer to God. I want to be able to help weaker brothers and sisters with spiritual, philosophical, moral and theological questions. A lot of times I feel like I am the weaker brother… to everyone. I want to be more open about my faith. I want to fix problems in the church and in society. I don’t even try to fix the problems that I want to fix. I love people. I hate people. I have a lot of books. I’ve read about five of them. I enjoy being a student. I need to be a better student. I want to teach students one day. I enjoy reading books and writing papers. I’m too lazy to start reading books and writing papers. I love God. I’m immature. I love Leah. I’m lazy. I want to be a good husband and father someday. But I feel like I’m no good at being a good person.
I’ve got a lot of worries. I don’t really show them. I don’t know if God will grant me the time or ability to do everything I want to do.
I love God. I’m in love with Leah. I like jazz.
