The view from abroad

An article that summarizes one aspect of what I think is to be gained through an Obama presidency, no matter that he would not be my President of choice. I expect this to be used to the advancement of eternal interests, whether we perceive it right away or not.

*(And for those who might think "who cares" about what the article is saying, about 6 billion people would care...)

Praise for the Gift of Gifts

An edifying pursuit that Mr. Keven Brownfield taught in his class on 2 Corinthians is to read Spurgeon's sermons. Many of these are available online from spurgeon.org. As I came to 2 Cor. 9 in my reading, I was reminded of Spurgeon's sermon on 9:15 where he spoke on the topic of the Unspeakable Gift that we have been given. So, as I reread that, I thought I'd pass it on.

Government

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

To Glory in Knowing God

A heart-poem written and posted by MKC. Well worth reading and pondering for a while...

Link to a favored song

"In God's Green Pastures Feeding" is a song that my dad taught us a long time ago. Today I looked for and found a link to it online, but while they did have a verse that I didn't know, they also didn't have the last verse which I know. Ah well, still nice to find an old favorite.

1. In God's green pastures feeding by His cool waters lie;
   Soft in the evening walk my Lord and I,
   All the sheep of His pasture
   Fare so wondrously fine; His sheep am I.
   
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• Sisters: Waters cool,
  Brothers: In the valley;
  Sisters: Pastures green,
  Brothers: On the mountain,
  Sisters: In the eve...ning
  Brothers: In the evening
  Everyone: Walk my Lord and I
  
• Sisters: Dark the night,
  Brothers: In the valley,
  Sisters: Rough the way,
  Brothers: On the mountain,
  Sisters: Step by step...
  Brothers: Step by step.
  Everyone: My Lord and I.
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2. Through the streets of the city in the darkness of the night,
   Far from the fold, He heard my lonely cry.
   Now I sit at His table in the palace of light;
   His sheep am I.

3. Oh, do you know the Savior who has died for His sheep?
Know of His cleansing power, His power to keep?
He's a wonderful Savior and He loves you and me.
Are you His sheep?

You Can't Get Away with It

An outstanding message by Sam Brock from this past week! He speaks of what Galatians is saying when it says whatever a man sows he will reap. It's a surprisingly positive message that really makes that passage come alive.

Fall has arrived

While I have been hoping to capture more of the beauty of this season on camera than I have so far managed to, I will at least offer this picture that I took yesterday.

"Great Escape" digger

For those who care about WWII history or classic movies, here is an interesting link. John Fancy has died. He was the real-life digger who was portrayed in "The Great Escape."

I am about to head into back to back weeks of block class. That means that over the next two weeks, I should spend approximately 60 hours in one particular room... this is an attractive option if you want to learn a lot and if you have a constitution like a mud puddle. However, if you occasionally look out side and notice that it is a glorious fall day and that even as you sit in your seat the leaves are becoming brilliant shades of red and orange and yellow, then you might occasionally feel bereft of benefit while attending these classes dutifully. Nevertheless, I fully expect to both learn and enjoy my classes on NT Introduction and also Romans, particularly since I know I like both teachers.
Not much seems to be new in my life other than that, so I shall abandon you here again...

Note and link

It has been a while since I updated this since I have little of importance to say and also since I have been busy. But I found an interesting article on Google's official blog. I thought I'd share a bit since it strikes my fancy at this particularly odd hour of the night.

Context will make the quote more meaningful, but here is the part that caught my notice:

"Why did we focus on musicians and fashion designers this round? It's often the clothes we wear and the music we listen to that help express our personality and style."