We started a new Bible study last night with the goal in mind to dig deeper in our pursuit for spiritual maturity.
Eventually we aim to tackle some of the more difficult, perplexing passages in the Bible. This means that we will eventually work through those sections of Scripture that have defined and divided God’s people.
My goal in the first few lessons (how many they turn out to be) is to lay the ground work or foundation for defining, understanding and interpreting Scripture. Yes, exciting terms like Exegesis, Hermeneutics, Theology, Dogma, and Systematic Theology.
Speaking of Dogma, Greg has not blogged about Chipper in 97 days! We need one of those signs which proclaim the number of days a company has been accident free - only change it to reflect how many days Greg has been Chipper blog free? You know, something like this: (Thank You Brad!)
We covered so much ground and made such progress the first night of class I’m actually afraid to let anyone else join the class because they will already be behind. So, I’ve decided to start putting some of these thoughts on paper. I’m also considering posting these thoughts for your interaction.
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January 4th, 2007 at 11:14 am
Post on, brother!
January 4th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
I would love to hear some of the thoughts on paper. I will even read them to Chipper and see if I can get a blog out of it so you have to start your counter all over again!
January 4th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
I must say, though, I’m a little confused about it all. You were the one who publicly and shamelessly trashed me about my “blog cash cow” in Chipper and then when I don’t blog about her, you shamelessly and publicly trash me (in a way) for not blogging about her! I just don’t know what to do. Don’t know which direction to turn.
January 5th, 2007 at 7:50 am
Please do post!
As for the count, maybe you’d like to count with me. I have 17 WORKING DAYS ’til I’m retired (at a very young age, of course!)! Let’s cut Greg some slack. After the communication from that paper-writer he talks about on his post this morning, we should let him talk about something he loves and enjoys, like Chipper!
January 10th, 2007 at 9:12 am
[...] I would dedicate this blog to my younger brother as today is his birthday, but he never reads my blog so on to other matters . . .Due to enormous pressure (approximately three comments if one can, in fact, approximate the number 3) from the blog community at large, I feel compelled to bring this rather non-eventful update on our psycho-puppy. [Note: Click here and here for reference.] As to Randy’s inquiry, no, she has not saved anyone from peril, nor has she qualified as a seeing-eye or therapy dog. Anyone who has ever had the unfortunate experience of actually entering her area of confinement knows that she would make an excellent nusiance dog, were there a need for such an animal. She continues to behave as if she were, in fact, the center of the universe so there is a consistency about her in that respect.She still sits by the back door every afternoon and let us know we’re not doing what we should be doing - i.e., either taking her for a walk, feeding her, or just playing with her - by emitting some of the most pathetic sounds ever heard by human ears. By the way, playing with her involves her finding the closest object she can secure in her mouth and then teasing you to try and remove it … all the while she stays as far from you as she can while maintaining eye contact. Sort of a one-sided, deranged form of "catch." I now walk her on a 16-foot retractable leash so she can have a little free space to do her thing, which makes walking her somewhat easier. I no longer use the pinch collar as she has a way of constantly getting her foot caught in it because she has her head so close to the ground sniffing every square inch of our two-mile walk. The fact that the near-100-day Chipper-dearth brought Randy to a point of confession and repentance leads me to wonder if she is not, after all, a gift from God?! Perhaps even some sort of spiritual sign? Maybe I could start a Chipper ministry … put her on TV … guady stage with throne-looking chairs … bring in special musical guests who think they can sing because nobody has been honest enough to tell them, "Thy singing sucketh!" … get my wife to wear extremely thick make-up and outrageous hairstyles and cry a lot on-camera … ask for donations … get myself some hair inplants … put a few "stooges" (in the bad sense of stooges, not in the good Three Stooges sense of stooges) in the audience to fake responses … and become very, very wealthy … buy houses around the world … private jet … garages full of cars … Rolex watches … book / CD ministry … all in the name of Jesus??!!?? Could it be that is what Randy had in mind all along when he said something about Chipper being my "cash cow"! How could I have been so blind, so deaf, so distracted to have missed it?[Photos: Top, Cecil momentarily containing the psycho-pup. If you could see the original photo, you’d see a look of apprehension on Cecil’s face. He barely takes his eye off Chipper long enough to look at the camera. Bottom, close up of face over the wall. This is generally what greets people as they attempt to enter our back yard. It can be intimidating for the unsuspecting guest. For that matter, sometimes at night I forget that she’s there and she scares the bejeebers out of me when "the face" suddenly appears!] [...]