Entries from September 2007

September 30, 2007

WHOOP! TEXAS A&M TOP UNIVERSITY

Washington Monthly has ranked Texas A&M the best University in the nation.  I have always thought that we were the best but it is finally coming to the attention of others.  You can click here to see the rankings.  This is not the normal ranking system.  The group takes into account many areas and not [...]

September 28, 2007

World Book Encyclopedia A

Recently, Dirk posted about A.J. Jacobs, a man who tried to follow all the biblical laws for a year. I recommend you read about him, his thought are interesting. Anyway, before delving into the Law, Jacobs also read all the Encyclopedia Brittanica and wrote about his experience. This spurred on a debate between Dirk and [...]

September 26, 2007

Newest Member of the Family

Everyone please welcome our new Kitchenaid mixer!

OK, its not that big of a deal to you, but I’m excited because having this mixer will open up new avenues of baking for me, and that benefits everyone! We got it for half price during a refurb sale on Amazon.com. Black is not my desired color, but [...]

September 23, 2007

Learning Opportunity: The Local Church

Dr. Jim Hamilton and the Baptist Church of the Redeemer  are hosting a Redeemer Institute Seminar entitled The Local Church: God’s Program for Evangelism and Discipleship. You can get all the information about it here at Dr. Hamilton’s Blog.  If you have never had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Hamilton speak you will not be disappointed [...]

September 22, 2007

Can you follow all of the rules of the Bible?

This was the task of A. J. Jacobs an agnostic who decided for an entire year he would try not to break a probition in the Bible and write a book about it.  This task mean that he carried around a 700 entry list with him to help him remember what I can assume would [...]

September 21, 2007

New Photos of the J-man

Here are morephotos of Josiah. I’m loving this rockyou application. It makes uploading so easy. ALL of these pictures were taken today. It obviously wasn’t a very busy day for us. I know the pictures are a little repetitive, but I put them all in because I feel (and probably his grandparents will too) that [...]

September 17, 2007

What is a church?

I like to look at church bilboards on highways (thanks Pope Ed Young I for your signs), signs by the church building (old school letters and fancy electric ones alike), church websites, and church mailers.  I recently ran across a mailer that mentioned a couple of things that I have seen advertised by several churches [...]

September 13, 2007

College Life

Everyone please pray for Jenny…
 
 Ok, Jenny is a sweet, funny, God-fearing young woman. This picture just made me laugh. I love Jenny. She is having a blast at Toccoa Falls and I miss her. Here’s to you Jenny!
–Kathy

September 13, 2007

Questions from Leviticus

Right now I’m reading through the Old Testament in the mornings and I’m in Leviticus. I always have a million questions about how all the details of the sacrificial system work and here are my questions(if you have any answers/insights, PLEASE share them!!):
1. Did the sacrificial system only work for unintentional sins (4:2)?
2. Did the [...]

September 11, 2007

Frustration…

Reason #575 Its great to be the youngest in a playgroup: Precious pjs borrowed from Asher borrowed from Tye. He looks quite adorable in them, as I’m sure Asher and Tye did.
  
Request for advice: Any tips/experience with a 5-month-old who has decided that he will not take naps in his crib anymore? He sleeps [...]