When we were living in Texas, we heard several recommendations for the Sight and Sound Theater in Branson, Missouri. And so on one of our trips, we made reservations for the Joseph show. It was fantastic! Not only was it a first-rate production, they did very well in terms of faithful biblical interpretation. (And we… Read More »
Our time in the Dallas area was all about people. We enjoyed three days of meeting up with old friends. Everyone agreed this was a major highlight of our trip. The centerpiece of our visit was our time at Trinity Bible Church, our home congregation for our six years in Dallas. Kelli and I loved… Read More »
Be careful what you say. Someone once told me they liked my vacation posts on this blog. I remember that. Thus you get what follows. When we lived in Texas, we did four major three-week summer vacations (we missed the first summer because Kelli broke her ankle). The first was to the west, but the… Read More »
I haven’t done this in a few years, but it’s a little less intimidating to write up a weekend trip than a weeks-long summer vacation. Friends in our Sunday School class invited us to stay at their place near Yosemite last weekend, and we were able to make it an extended three-day trip because Monday… Read More »
I would like to be more regular in posting, but in the meantime, here are a few photos from the last few months. This was my view during the defense of my dissertation. These gentlemen asked me questions about the Aramean oppression for two hours. These are some of my favorite people in the world,… Read More »
There really is no beginning to this story, so it may be best to simply observe that God’s faithfulness has been readily evident throughout our lives and particularly at every transition. We weren’t sure how he would work this time, but a past seminary professor of mine urged me to “pray big” in this home… Read More »
The Word of God says that he who finds a wife finds a good thing (Prov 18:22). Yet it also is aware that it would be better to live in the wilderness than to live with some women (Prov 21:19). Today marks the day, according to a calculation in an Excel spreadsheet, when I’ve spent… Read More »
We woke up on the fourth morning in San Antonio. I was surprised to see on a map that the only other state in the continental US where one can be further south than San Antonio is Florida. It was quite pleasant, however, in November. For our first stop, we headed out to the San… Read More »
After climbing Enchanted Rock and hanging out for a bit, we made our way back to the car, passing an emergency squad of firefighters headed for a rescue. We drove through the Hill Country of Texas for a couple of hours as we took the scenic route into San Antonio. One of the motivations for… Read More »
Looking back on our trip, I think my favorite part was Thanksgiving morning when we climbed Emerald Rock. Just driving through the hillside to get to the state park, I was expecting something impressive-looking. It never came. We were standing at the bottom and I still wasn’t impressed. But as we climbed the pink granite… Read More »