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Tim Challies is giving away a big ole stack of books…. Go <a href=”http://www.challies.com/draw.php?userid=60062″>sign up</a>!

Last night, McKaylyn was practicing handwriting while I worked on the workbook exercises for my study of Greek. I just thought I’d share this little snippet of conversation…
Me: εγὼ εβάπτισα ὑμας ὓδατι αυτὸς δὲ βαπτίσει ὑμασ εν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ. Do you know what that means?
Her: Nope.
Me: It means, “I baptized you by water, but He [...]

I walked in the door last weekend from Half Price Books, clutching a paperback copy of Roy Adkins’ Nelson’s Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World. Shannon’s response was loving and surprised. “Another book? You haven’t started the last one you bought!”
She was referring to Nathaniel Philbrick’s Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War. [...]

Here comes Speed Racer. (He’s a demon on wheels.)
Also coming…
A radiation victim…
A professor…
and a new, er, old ship.

Some good stuff in the blogosphere lately…

Dan Phillips answers, What if someone claims an angelic visitation [today]?
David Kotter at CBMW responds to Luke Timothy Johnson on homosexuality and the church
Paul Lamey tackles the tough subject of applying Old Testament law (and principles) today
John Piper posts an amazing poem from his son, Karsten (do yourself a [...]

By popular demand… Pics of Atticus and the cake.

I’ve been wanting to edit this, but the YouTube Remixer is apparently not working, so here it is in full - Atticus’ first birthday cake!

Welcome to a very special after-Christmas “Random Thoughts”! (OK, not much special about it. Still, Merry Christmas!)

Stand to Reason has a very interesting point about peace on earth
Denny Burk has his top 10 YouTube video picks for 2007. There are some real gems here. (HT: The Henry Institute)
Phil Johnson takes on accusations of foundationalism
Tim Hawkins [...]

HT: Between Two Worlds

WSMV-TV in Nashville has posted a listing of bands the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame forgot.
Here is the list, I assume in no particular order:

Genesis
Jethro Tull
Chicago
New York Dolls
Stooges
The Cars
Grand Funk Railroad
Styx
Moody Blues
Yes
Rush
Little Feat
Procul Harum
The Guess Who
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
MC5
Electric Light Orchestra
Heart
Linda Ronstadt
The Replacements

My thoughts:
1. What is the criteria for the Hall? Is it influence [...]