January 2008 update

Well, I promised to up-date our blog-site every month. The thrill is that I logged in correctly the first time. Don't you just love Ginko Biloba? It's the last day of January and it's hard to believe it's only been a month since our whole family was home and we were celebrating the last day of 2007. It seems like six-months have gone by for several reasons: First, I ache to see all the grands again and just have all those wonderful hugs and kisses and games. And, secondly, because I feel like we're already in the middle of a semester and so much work has been done at JBU and at First Presby. Thirdly, it's snowing today and I want it to last and last. I love snow.

This is the view across the street from the Blue Fox (my name for our house) on Savannah Lane. The church year is off to a good start with full pews and interested new people and the blessing of people who have loved the Lord and this congregation for over 50 years. Part of the reason the new people come and stay is the gracious welcome from the "old folks". And JBU is in full swing and I have a full plate this semester. Two New Testament classes, one class teaching hermeneutics and the book of Hebrews and a Master's class in the theology of hermeneutics. I've had the class read Jens Zimmerman's Recovering Theological Hermeneutics. Well worth reading. I find that most people who staunchly defend the Bible as the word of God (and rightly so!) can't clearly articulate why that is so. It is so and we need fides quaerens intellectum. So, read something this spring besides the new Grisham novel that I can't wait to get to in February! Until then, we remain IN HIS GLAD SERVICE.