garrett ad nauseum

It is not death to die. We’ll see you at the riverside...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:47:19 -0500

It is not death to die. We’ll see you at the riverside soon, Tim. http://wechoosetobelieve.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/731

This is awesome!

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:11:07 -0500

This is awesome!

Catechesis

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:05:20 -0500

During lunch, Amanda said, “Guess what Gretta was asking Nadia today at church?” I was prepared to be embarrassed, imagining all the shocking things that could have come out of my daughter’s mouth. Amanda’s information was more surprising than anything I imagined. “She asked her, ‘What is our only hope in life and death?’ and then told her the answer: ‘We are not our own, but we belong to God.’” Whew!

You see, for the past two weeks, we’ve been working through the New City Catechism as a family. You can find more info at www.newcitycatechism.com where it is described as “A joint adult and children’s catechism consisting of 52 questions and answers adapted by Timothy Keller and Sam Shammas from the Reformation catechisms.”

It’s great to see some initial results from reviewing these historic theological questions and answers with Amanda and the kids. We haven’t been particularly structured with reviewing the questions, but I’ve tried to ask each of my older kids that week’s question at least once a day, usually reviewing last week’s question at the same time. I’m not quite sure what we’ll do further down the road once we have a score of questions to review, but I’m glad to be figuring it out as we go along.

I also have to figure out how to keep Gretta from being a theological show-off.

Assumptions Kids Make

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:46:48 -0500

Gretta: What are you eating?
Me: Peanuts.
Gretta: I don't want any.
Me: Um... that's good.

"Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or..."

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:30:42 -0500

“Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.”

- The Duchess in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

Accordance and Olive Tree Interview

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:18:29 -0500

Accordance and Olive Tree Interview:

Here’s a podcast of two brief interviews during SBL 2011 with representatives from Accordance and Olive Tree. These are two of the premier Bible softwares available for both Mac OS and iOS.

What’s encouraging about the interviews is that though Brady is a biblical scholar teaching at PSU, he agrees with my sentiment, that though Accordance is clearly the more powerful program when it comes to exegesis and searching, Olive Tree is a much more comfortable interface for reading, whether in English or ancient languages.

"You know what? I’m sad that I’m about to grow up."

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:52:12 -0500

“You know what? I’m sad that I’m about to grow up.”

- Gretta

Spring is awesome. Especially in the middle of Winter.

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:54:36 -0500

Spring is awesome. Especially in the middle of Winter.

WWJD

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:15:30 -0500

Gretta: What did you do at work last night?
Me: I was helping some really sick people get better.
Gretta: Like Jesus?!? That's so funny!

"…Zephaniah was inspired to receive, understand, and then express the divine word without..."

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:19:17 -0500

“…Zephaniah was inspired to receive, understand, and then express the divine word without tarnishing its divine reality and truth.”

- The Minor Prophets, ed. Thomas Edward McComiskey

Embarrassment

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:15:28 -0400

Parents (like myself) are easily embarrassed when their kids cry and throw fits in public, even to the point of being paralyzed when those kids refuse to follow instructions. For fear of “making a scene” parents capitulate, bargain, plead, and even whine at their kids. Foolishness is bound up in their hearts, but kids aren’t stupid. They can quickly learn how to get their way, and even if they only get it by kicking and screaming, they’ll soon learn who’s really in charge.

Parents, there are worse things than a child screaming and “creating a scene.” Like a child who grows up thinking he is a sovereign instead of a servant, the center instead of a member. So endure and deal with the fuss, and teach your kids that there is a Sovereign and they are a part of a family, not the center of one.

Good morning Zoey! (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:52:18 -0400

Good morning Zoey! (Taken with instagram)

That Lovin' Feeling

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:27:29 -0400

This morning I asked Gretta if she loved mommy. Being in one of her pleasantly contrarian moods, she replied, “No.” Coincidentally, at that precise moment, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” started playing on Pandora Radio. Naturally, Amanda and I took the opportunity to serenade Gretta and ask her to bring it back.

Can’t Beat the View from Here

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:12:20 -0400

Can’t Beat the View from Here

"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop..."

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 08:24:02 -0400

“

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls…

Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

”

- Habakkuk 3:17-18

I was thinking popsicles, but...

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:45:11 -0400

Me: What's nice outside on a hot day?
Gretta: Shade!
Me: True. What's nice to eat outside on a hot day?
Gretta: Cheese!

Well, what else would she be sleeping like?

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:10:38 -0400

Well, what else would she be sleeping like?

Zoey Inara Lee, born at 11:36pm on 9/19/10, 8lbs 12oz 22in....

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:33:59 -0400

Zoey Inara Lee, born at 11:36pm on 9/19/10, 8lbs 12oz 22in. Thanks be to God.

So I met this girl last night…

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:29:40 -0400

So I met this girl last night…

The Road Warrior

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:12:00 -0400

The Road Warrior