Quote of the Day

Said by a dentist ~ "Teeth are like women, you never know why they do what they do."

Theology or Tradition?

As I tell people I'm going to Reformed Theological Seminary, I'm intrigued by their comments on their experience with the Reformed tradition. It leads me to believe there's a lot more to this "Reformed" thing than I originally thought. I have always been of the mindset that by title, a theological position and a denominational tradition can be very different things. For example, the Baptist tradition could easily be stereotyped as quite strict and fundamentalist. However I know quite a few people who would consider themselves to be Baptist theologically, though not necessarily "baptist" in the traditional practice. I assume this may be the case within the Reformed tradition as well. The real question, regardless of the denomination, is how much of our practice is shaped by our tradition vs how much is shaped by our theology.

Quote of the Day

The quickest way to double your money is fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.

Musings from the Road

It's late and I need my sleep before a long day of driving ahead of me tomorrow, but I was just thinking how cool heaven's going to be where all the cool people I'm friends with will finally all be in the same place. Granted that will be an infintesimally small perk compared to the infinite greatness of being in the presence of the awesome Trinity! But haven't you ever thought how much it sucks that your really cool friends are so spread out that you can't hang out with them nearly as much as you'd like? And how cool it would be if you could all be together in the same place? Not to mention all the really cool people that you'll never get to know because they live in different places! As I spend time with the cool people I know spread out across the country, I look forward to the day when I'll get to hang out with them all together in the same place with Jesus. Reason #1854962 that heaven won't be boring!

Drop some wisdom

It's not until you leave that you realize all the reasons you have to stay.