Tried With Fire

Congratulations to Trisha!  Your name was drawn out of the pitcher this morning.  I'll be contacting you via email today. Thanks to everyone who entered.

We must make a great difference between God's word and the word of man. A man's word is a little sound which flieth into the air, and soon vanisheth; but the word of God is greater than heaven and earth, yea, it is greater than death and hell, for it is the power of God, and remaineth everlastingly.  Therefore we ought diligently to learn God's word, and we must know certainly and believe that God Himself speaketh with us. Martin Luther, Words Old & New, Banner of Truth, page 70.

As if I didn't have enough to do, I will be participating in this year's National Novel Writing Month ( NaNoWriMo) . The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November.  I completed the word goal in 2005 and 2006.   It was fun even though I wasn't the fastest typist.  Now that I type for a living, that will be the easy part at only 1667 words per day.  The hard part is the plot. I have 3 ideas for novels.  The 1st is a fusion of Dr. Who, time travel through church history, Pelagius as a time lord and leader of the Sith, with cameos appearances from   Calvinistic Cartoons  and other assorted nonsense.  The 2nd is a more serious murder/crime mystery in an academic setting.  The time constraint doesn't lend itself to serious and thoughtful writing, and my 2006 novel was a Doctor Who/Jane Austen blend.  Therefore, I have settled on a 3rd idea,  The Green Bean Casserole Mystery .  I don't want to spoil the...

We look forward to Thanksgiving Day next month, but why not make November an entire month of Thanksgiving?  You can join in this celebration of giving thanks to God every day in November at Rebecca Writes .

More Reformation Day fun: ht: Dan Phillips Lyrics and explanation here . Reminder: It's not too late to enter the giveaway for What is Reformed Theology? by Dr. R.C. Sproul.

Here are a few thankful things: We're studying different eschatological views in Sunday school.  Three different views are represented among the church membership.  This can be a touchy issue, and an issue over which fellowship is often broken.  However, I was blessed to hear men in the church share their differences on the subject but also declare their commitment to the gospel and to one another.  This was a beautiful example of iron sharpening iron. The leadership structure in our church may be changing in the future. I'm thankful for our pastor and the current deacons for leading us towards a more Biblical model.  Not for change's sake, but that the flock would be shepherded and strengthened for the sake of the gospel. I'm thankful for a new stack of books waiting to be read.  I'm thankful for a desire to learn, but I pray for humility of heart, a transformed life, and increasing love and service to God as the result.

Here are fit words to ponder with my cup of tea.