Quote of the Day

Paul David Tripp on the importance of getting help from another when examining our hearts and ways…
“My self-perception is as accurate as a carnival mirror.  If I am going to see myself clearly, I need you to hold the mirror of God’s Word in front of me.”
Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, p. 54

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My little sister got married

I am the oldest of 5 siblings.  When I was seven, a little girl named Dana came intruding into my life…cramping my seven-year-old style.  She smelled funny.  Then she walked funny.  Then I went away.  Then I came back.  Then we became friends. 
On Friday night, Dana got married.  My Dad was unexpectedly unavailable to walk [...]

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I have a luff boy & our family gets a new word

This past Saturday morning.  Quiet morning.  I was doing my humdrum. 
Two year old Haddon comes in the room and asks, “Papa, do you know what luff means?”
I reply, “Um…I sure don’t Had.  What does it mean?”
“It means happy!”
I reply, “Wow!  That’s a great word, Haddon!”
Pause.  And then loudly as he bounds out to his next [...]

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Quote of the Day

This comes as an excerpt from a book I just finished (see recommendation).  Sinclair Ferguson says of examining our hearts…
“[The tongue] is the hinge on which the door into our souls swings open in order to reveal our spirit.  In effect, our words are like so many media people rushing to file their reports on [...]

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Wars and Rumors of Wars

Isaac and Ishmael are at it again, and it’s fierce and bloody and it’s real. I don’t have a clue what’s really going on in the Middle East today…and probably neither do a good portion of TBAP readers. I do though think we should try to understand so we can better pray for the peace [...]

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Quote of the Day

Paul David Tripp…
“Biblical personal ministry must not be reduced to a set of principles to live by.  Its central focus is the Redeemer who rescues people from the power of sin and progressively eradicates its presence from their lives.  We are simply agents of this grace.  Our goal is to help people understand it and [...]

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On taxes…

If this seems like one of those banal email forwards you get so often that clog your email, well…admittedly…it is.  Gulp!
I’ve included it because it made me laugh today.  I especially like the last paragraph.  I’m not a tax evader, but I do recognize waste and misappropriation when I see it (i.e. the $879 million dollars [...]

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What People are Saying — Part III

“This site is a blast!” – Vice President Cheney
“I was predetermined to enjoy your writings.” – John Calvin
“It’s GGGrrrrreeaaatt!” – Tony the Tiger
“Post once and I’ll read it in the morning; post twice and I’ll read it at night.”  — Paul Revere
“My name is Rafael Palmeiro and I am a professional baseball player. I’ll be brief in my [...]

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WordPress Pictures

If anyone could use small words and help me address my problems with pictures on WordPress, I would appreciate it.  This is my only real beef with WP, I just want some flexibility to make my pics bigger.  When I drag them in the editor, they just distort and and reduce quality.

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Make like Templeton

As we are going through the process of reaquiring life insurance this week, Chrissy and I have had to face hard questions…especially as we decided to add a rider for life insurance on the boys.  Determining to purchase life insurance for 3 little boys must needs make you sober.  As I was making some of [...]

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Quote of the Day

Ann Coulter…
“Even Islamic terrorists don’t hate America like liberals do.  They don’t have the energy.  If they had that much energy, they’d have indoor plumbing by now.”
– Slander, p. 6

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Quote of the Day

J. Gresham Machen…
The field of Christianity is the world. The Christian cannot be satisfied so long as any human activity is either opposed to Christianity or out of all connection with Christianity.
Christianity must pervade not merely all nations, but also all human thought. The Christian, therefore, cannot be indifferent to any branch of [...]

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Why I Blog

I don’t love blogging, but I think it’s important.  I don’t think it’s important because of the family updates…though that is what a portion of you are seeking.  I think it’s important because,
1) It teaches me more about technology and using it rightly and for my King.  While this might not be the high end, [...]

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Well, it’s about time…

It’s been a while since my last posting.  It’s been a sort of whirlwind as I finished my Master’s Degree with a final exam on Friday morning and then we drove straight home complicated by Haddon throwing up most of the way home…ergh! (we threw away his car seat after the first incident).  Saturday was a yard sale day [...]

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Check out what’s new!!

I’ve added a new tab above listing some of the books I’m reading.

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Quote of the Day

Greg Mazak on humility…
“Humility is having a low opinion of your own opinion.”

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Quote of the Day

This is probably my favorite quotation all-time.  Jonathan Edwards said,
“The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the company of earthly friends, are [...]

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Happy belated 4th of July…

It was hyped as the biggest fireworks display in SC history.  I was hoping it lasted more than 2 minutes.  We sat and waited for a very long time.  We got to our spot about 7:00p, and had a picnic.  It was good that we did too, because the whole time we were there, people [...]

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