Quote of the Day

"I sneak my candy in like a good Christian."

~Ashley in reference to going to the theatre

Quote of the Day

"The shark's not trying to eat the human. It's just trying to investigate, but it investigates with it's teeth. It'll most likely spit you out, but then you're riddled with holes so it's too late." ~from Shark Week on Animal Planet

Moving right along

Travel Update:

I had a great time with family up in Michigan. I spent my birthday with them, playing in the pool, doing some go-carting, mini golf, and bumper boats. My visit also coincided with opening night of a musical my cousin was in, so it was fun to be there for that. Then after much too short a visit, I made my way down to Indiana to visit with my college friends, Joe & Ashley and Laura & Dave. Now while the other guys are out mountain biking, I'm enjoying a nice quiet morning catching up on laundry, Patriots news, and blogging.

Training Camp News:

So I must say I'm a big fan of bringing in more guys for training camp, even if they are jettison from the Al Davis disaster called the Oakland Raiders. The way I see it, the more competition in camp the better, especially if they're name has "Pro Bowler" attached to it. They all have to push each other to become better players, and the team will be better for it, no matter who makes the roster come September. Would we really be that comfortable placing the fate of our team in the hands of Andrew Walter if the unspeakable were to happen...again? Perhaps not yet, but who would you prefer, O'Connell? Gutierrez? Like I said, competition makes for a better team in the end.

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.