Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Who Stands Fast?

"Only the man who final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, or his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all this when his is called to obedient and responsible action in faith and in exclusive allegiance to God--the responsible man, who tries to make his whole life an answer to the question and call of God. Where are these responsible people?"
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ethics

Saturday, September 24, 2005

Luke & Karen's Excellent Grocery Adventure


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Originally uploaded by sovereignmercy.
In light of my conundrum a few weeks ago in not being able to post any good pictures, I decided to document our adventure in grocery shopping. I know what you're thinking.....lame, bro. Well, hopefully you'll get some good laughs on us regardless.

Friday, September 23, 2005

Bigger Than My World

Preoccupied
With the demands of right now
Don't bother me
My responsibilities will devour
Every last shred of attention
I might ever divert your way

Who would've thought
The schedule I'm on
Could be such a fortress
Protecting me from
Your needs?

Who would've thought
My neighbor is
Bigger than my world?

Saturday, September 17, 2005

Epiphany or Just Mental Overload?

Have you ever been in a place where you wanted to retain absolutely everything you were experiencing and learning? Have you ever heard someone say something and thought, "If only I had the ability to communicate in such a succinct, yet profound way..."? Have you ever finished reading hundreds of pages and longed for total recall?
All right, by now you probably can't decide if this is really a blog entry or a "memory enhancement" commercial. Honestly though, being in seminary or most any graduate school, I would guess, is fraught with these kind of moments. I am told to take comfort in not so much the day to day intake, but the overarching trajectory of the time spent here. Either way, it's no small request to look over a stack of books and see a future goal.

Before I go, let me leave you with something less weighty. We wanted post more pictures, but then realized we don't have any more pictures worth posting. I suppose we could give a tour of our neighborhood or a photo documentary of the numerous dogs around here, but I don't think if would be the best use your time, nor ours for that matter.

Monday, September 05, 2005

For Consideration

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Thursday, September 01, 2005

Today It Begins

Finally, after months of preparation and prayers, we are attending our first day of classes at Covenant Seminary. A seemingly small but at the same time momentous day.

Don't be surprised if the updates here suffer due to the coming work load of school. Thanks ahead of time for your understanding.

Though a bit random, let me leave you with a little Einstein I just ran across. Fitting, I think, for any students out there about to start the new school year.

"It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry."