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These lectures by Dr. Roy Beacham may interest you.

Lenovo has a very nice sale going on on ThinkPads. With their current 25% off “Spring for the latest technology” sale, plus the coupon code USPSPRINGSAVINGS, you end up getting 40% off the price. I just ordered a ThinkPad R61i which listed at $1200 for around $800- with 3GB RAM and a 160 GB 7400rpm HD.

Anyway, hope that’s helpful to someone. We’ll see how the machine looks when it gets here.

This is hilarious…

Translation consultants Ross and Cathy Hodsdon have received word of a house fire that devastated their home in Maine. Ross and Cathy are currently working in Asia and received this news by email. Pray that their hearts will be quieted so that they can continue their work, and that they will be able to see the hand of the Lord in all these events. A son and his wife, Dana and Beulah, also live in the home. They were awakened by fire alarms and were able to escape without injury. Both families have lost most of their earthly possessions.

Source

Personal note:

Ross and Cathy are like family to me. Ross was my pastor during my late teen years, and was used by the Lord at a very pivotal time in my life- I would likely not be in church, much less in ministry, if not for the Lord’s work through Ross in my life. It brings me great sorrow to hear of their loss, but I know that they have weather such challenges before, and by the Lord’s grace He will stablish them even through this latest trial.

If you wish to help them or encourage them, you may contact:

Bibles International
609 36th Street SE
Grand Rapids MI, 49548-2317
Phone: (616) 942-7712
Fax: (616) 956-0958
Email or Questions: inbox@biblesint.org

…I have had two submissions published in the latest edition of the GARBC’s publication The Baptist Bulletin:
“The Blogging Pastor” and an accompanying review of The Blogging Church by Brian Bailey (with Terry Storch).

I have loved Cambridge Bibles for quite some time. My last two primary Bibles have been Cambridge published, and in my opinion, cannot be topped for their superior craftsmanship and durability. So, I was quite excited to learn that Cambridge had decided to make their quality workmanship available in the NKJV. Two formats have been recently been released, a wide margin edition (in a variety of bindings) and a more compact “Pitt Minion” (explanatory link, publisher’s link) edition, which I will be reviewing. Continue Reading »

King of Love Official Link (will be operational soon)
Soundforth Singers (Bob Jones University)
To be released March 19, 2008

^{NOTE TO READERS: Dan Forrest recently asked me to provide a review for the newest recording produced by Soundforth Music. What follows are some of my personal thoughts and observations. This review is cross-posted at CurrentChristian -GJL}

Contemplation Encouraged
Overall, I found the recording to be refreshingly meditative. Familiar hymns such as “Fairest Lord Jesus” and “Be Thou My Vision” are presented in such a way that this listener was drawn to ponder anew the beauty of Christ. The accompaniment on Continue Reading »

Some of you might find this interesting…

I read this over at Bill Simmon’s column at ESPN:

Heartbreaking doesn’t even begin to describe what happened here — it’s just … awful. It’s about a junior college coach back on the job a year after his wife killed herself and their 2-year-old son. I’ve gotten a little choked up at a movie or two, but this is nothing like that. I was sitting at my computer crying while I read it. It has been a week, and I still can’t shake it, and I guess that’s why I’m passing it along. Yes, it’s inspirational, but more than that, it moves me as a husband and parent to savor every moment with my family. Anyway, here’s the link. I don’t know if I’m expecting you to share this with your readers, or just sit on it and wish you’d never read it. I’m just sending it to you because it’s still on my mind, and I’m not sure what else to do.

As a disciple of Jesus Christ, how would you give hope?

Our new address and phone numbers are available on my Facebook profile, which is linked to in the sidebar. The move is going well, and we are looking forward to our first “official” Sunday tomorrow. More to come as we get settled and get internet service hooked up!