Monthly Archives: January 2009
antibiotics ain’t all bad
So I caved. I took my babies to the doctor yesterday. Usually I wait a week or ten days or sometimes more, but this time I went after 6 days from Ruth’s start of sickness; Hannah and Isaac were two … Continue reading
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I’m not sick yet . . .
but my poor, poor babies are still sick. Hannah’s fever started Sunday morning, this afternoon she had a fever of 103.8. Isaac’s fever started Monday, his hit 102+ this afternoon. Ruth’s fever started Friday afternoon. She was a slightly elevated … Continue reading
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Waiting for my turn . . .
What we have here, ladies and gentlemen, are sick, sick, sick kids. Count ‘em. Three. Three sick kids. How sick? 104+ fevers, sore throats, pale faces, dark circled eyes. Whining. Wow, lots of whining. And pitiful whimpering. And sniffling. And … Continue reading
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Calvin Thoughts, Institutes 1.10.1-3
My Calvin reading schedule has no readings for the Lord’s Day, but I didn’t read yesterday’s, so I’m reading on the Lord’s Day. I’m not sure what was the intention of taking the Lord’s Day off, although I suppose it’s … Continue reading
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Another one of those days in the life of a SAHM
Blech. That kind of day. Blech blech blech. One of those days when I feel completely overwhelmed by the task at hand: guiding three people into healthy, productive, Godly adulthood all while making sure we’re not buried in an avalanche … Continue reading
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Calvin Thoughts, Institutes 1.8.5-13
Calvin goes into great depth and detail arguing for Scripture’s authenticity and authority using the witness of Scripture itself. It’s interesting to me how the whole historical-critical method of interpreting Scripture has rendered many of Calvin’s arguments moot even within … Continue reading
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Calvin Thoughts, Institutes 1.7.4-5
We ought to remember what I said a bit ago: credibility of doctrine is not established until we are persuaded beyond doubt that God is its Author. Thus, the highest proof of Scripture derives in general from the fact that … Continue reading
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Calvin Thoughts, 1.4.1-4
Indeed, vanity joined with pride can be detected in the fact that, in seeking God, miserable men do not rise above themselves as they should, but measure him by the yardstick of their own carnal stupidity, and neglect sound investigation; … Continue reading
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Some Background on Calvin and his Institutes
I was looking at the Calvin’s Institutes stuff on the Princeton Seminary website and came across this. It’s a great introduction to Calvin and his Institutes, written by one of my former church history professors, Dr. Elsie McKee. For anyone … Continue reading
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A Day in History
I spent half the day today completely immersed in the Presidential Inauguration. Tears streaming down my face. Mostly I can’t get past the fact that, in the words (more or less) of the new President, 60 years ago his father … Continue reading
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