Megan is out at the monthly Ladies Book Study. I put the girls to bed.
I just ordered DSL.
She really shouldn’t leave me alone like this!
After I learned about my raise, and told Megan about it, one of the first things I said was, “Now we can get DSL”. She is still skeptical. But, I figure it is worth it. The past several weeks it has become clear to me that we need it. Every time I try to call home, it’s busy. And, what’s worse, there is a joke circulating through our congregation about our phone always being busy because we are online. Well, haha! Now the joke’s on you!
I got Verizon (the only option available to us), which is 29.95 a month (with an annual commitment). That in itself didn’t seem too bad to me. But, then we also get the first month free. Bonus!
And, to sweeten the deal even more, I signed up through Dell, which gives me a $100 mail-in rebate. At first, I thought it was a rebate for a purchase through Dell. But then, as I was looking it over tonight, I realized it’s just a regular rebate. Of course, I won’t get it until I’m 80. I have to wait until I get the first bill, and then I send a copy of that in with the rebate form. And then it is 8-10 weeks before I receive the check. As long as I get it I’ll be happy, though.
So, the estimate is five days for service to be available. I’ll keep you informed.
A friend that attends seminary mentioned on his blog that his seminary requires students to read the Bible. A good thing, IMO, so don’t expect any ‘they make them read the Bible?? Don’t they want to read it?” pishposh.
Anyhow… I inquired as to how much they are required to read it (A question I have wondered for some years now), and he said by the completion of the M.Div, they need to have read it cover to cover once. Plus, other courses require more reading. Like Pauline Epistles requires reading all of Paul’s letters twice, Genesis-Joshua requires reading all those books, Gospels requires reading all the gospels twice, etc.
I just looked at Greyfriar’s reading list, since it’s posted. Here is the required Bible reading through the three years of study…
-the English Bible 4x, once in the AV
-Greek NT 3x
-Romans, in Greek 10x
-John, in Greek 10x
-Ruth, in Hebrew 3x
-Genesis 1-11, in Hebrew 3x
-Ephesians, in Greek 20x
-1 Peter, in Greek 20x
-Jonah, in Hebrew 10x
Anyhow… I think having students read the Bible cover to cover multiple times is a requirment for any pastoral training. In the last few years I’ve become increasingly aware of the story of redemption. How the Bible isn’t a book like most theology books today (none that I can think of). It is the story of God’s people, and His redemption of them, and all of creation. If you don’t comprehend the flow of events, you aren’t going to understand the climax or the last act.
Reading the Bible - the whole Bible - gives you that overarching flow of the story that is required to have a real understanding of any one part of the story.
Tell me what you think about animals that do their (stinky and HUGE) business all over your yard, and in your wife’s flower garden, and the ethics behind shooting them with a bb gun.
We recently watched Down With Love.
I would recommend it. It is a lighthearted, fun little movie. It has some exceptionally funny moments, and is entertaining enough. Too bad, though, that it is littered with sexual jokes. Nothing very crude, really, just innuendo and suggestion. There wasn’t anything that made us turn off the movie, but there was so much of it that by the end, I was glad it was over.
The funniest part, I think, was a section of dialogue surrounding two magazines titled Know and Now. I wouldn’t mind having a video clip of that section, because it’s so funny.
Otherwise, pretty average film.
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