Thankful for Thanksgiving

My family and I had a great Thanksgiving. As last year, we all traveled to Rob & Heidi’s house in Berne, Indiana. With our Rob’s family (us), and Heidi’s family (Bjokne family), and the spouses of siblings, a child, and Dena (Heidi & Rob’s pup), there were 14 – if my count is correct. Heidi and Rob were great hosts for our thanksgiving celebration. The high point of the weekend was the concert that the combined families held for the church and community, Friday evening. A concert of nearly an hour takes a lot of preparation. Rob & Heidi did a great job planning the event. We all enjoyed he opportunity to serve God together, including the “burning brass.” Anyway, I want to say how grateful I am to God that Rob & Heidi could do this for the families again this year.

Veterans Day, 2005

Thomas Jefferson said, “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” In 1852 Wendell Phillips recast it in the form that I most remember hearing, “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” Today, Veterans Day, I salute the men and women who have born the responsibility of being the spearhead of eternal vigilance. These men and women gave up property, opportunity, sometimes reputation, and sometimes life, to protect the liberty, the freedoms we cherish. There are men in my family that bore the burden for me. There are men in my church that bore the burden for me. And not for me only, but for all of us. There cannot be too many days to remember their gift to us. My Lord noted that the giving of live is the supreme expression of love and concern for another. In the wars that have punctuated the life of our nation, many have died. But, many have also lived through the fury of war. They may carry physical scars, or emotional ones. They may carry memories of fear, of loathing, of great sadness. But they bore the burden of eternal vigilance. Today, we remember, as we should every time we see an American Flag, every time we hear the National Anthem at a sports event, every time we talk to a veteran. They did it for us.

Will It Work? Reprise

In a previous post, I expressed my misgivings about the new Bible literacy project. Berit Kjos has done some good analysis, and has come to largely the same conclusion I arrived at, though I did not have the opportunity to analyze it. This new project is not to be trusted by those who hold the Bible to be God's Word. Here is Kjos's article.

I wonder if it is just in the Metro?

An article in the MPLS Star/Trib caught my eye. Here is the link. What do you think?

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Dear Readers of Always Forward

Dear readers of Always Forward,

I was speaking last evening with a friend who said he had difficulty commenting on my blog. I listened and went to my blog to see what the problem was, since I really want you to comment, if you want to comment.

Here is the procedure:

Below the blog posting you will see the word “comments.” Click on that word.
A page will come up with a box near the top right. Your comments go in this box. From here they will be posted to my blog as comments, to be read by others and myself. Your comments are also automatically forwarded to me in an email.

Below the comment area is a place for your identity. Choose “other”. You may then leave your name and, if you desire, your website. I ask that all those who comment, leave their first and last names.

Below the name box, you will notice a group of letter or letters and numbers. Please re-type these in the box provided. This is a protection against automated blog spamming.

I am posting this as an email, and on the blog site. When you go to the comment page, there is an option to see my blog there as well.

Thanks.

OK, so far!

Well, about 24 hours ago, I finished the rough draft of my doctoral project. It went in today. My advisor should have it tomorrow or Friday.

Now I wait. I have plenty to do while I wait, but there will be a part of me that will be anticipating the next step.

Anyway, it's ok, so far.