I know we have had to take the church bus to the local dealer because of a recall. But do not recall that it was national news.
Toyota has a problem that we are hearing about. Something about the gas pedal becoming stuck. Something like 17 fatalities because of this problem – obviously these persons put [...]
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The plot(?) to destroy Toyota
Society for Biblical Literature meeting – day 3
Been strange but good this year. Enjoyed the time with my friend Chris Brady and chance to meet some of his friends and colleagues and fellow bibliobloggers. Lunch at Bacco’s was excellent and only $15. Dinner at Ralph and Kacoo’s pricey and not so good and service was weak. Had to drive back to Baton [...]
We’re gonna party like it’s 536 B.C.E. – Society for Biblical Literature meeting
The Society for Biblical Literature annual meeting is coming to town!
Since graduate school I have attended nearly every meeting of this large national and even international organization for biblical scholars. The last two years I have missed partly because of financial reasons – which are related to my also going to another conference in October. [...]
International Student (and Scholar) Retreat 2009
Was last weekend at Camp Living Waters in Loranger Louisiana. About 100 people came – from several schools/international student ministries.
Louisiana State University
Church of the Nations (primarily with people from Louisiana State)
McKneese State University in St Charles
Southeastern University in Hammond
University of New Orleans
Tulane University
About 16 came from Church of the Nations and Louisiana State University. We [...]
In Houston for Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly
Most years I do not attend. But this year we came for two primary reasons:
I have been asked to participate in a panel on ministry with internationals and
A chance to visit a member of the congregation who has been here for 6 months undergoing treatment at M. D. Anderson and a third reason which is [...]
Growing urban-rural tension (or) Random thoughts from trip to Branson
My wife threatened to tell everyone at the church that “my husband has gone country”.
Nooooooo!
Well – sort of. There is a serious point coming. See below.
Got back last night – whole trip back on one day – from our first purely fun family holiday and to Branson Missouri. We had a fantastic time. One [...]
The gift of the unexpected (or) Trip back from Los Angeles
What a truly great trip back from Los Angeles. There is a theological point lurking here.
Preface. I am an introvert. Tend to sit by myself. Not usually the one to say to a stranger “can I sit here?” and strike up a conversation. Others generously did that for me at ACMI 2009 – and they [...]
Outside Los Angeles for ACMI 2009
My first time in California.
ACMI is Association of Christians Ministering with Internationals – an umbrella network/organization for those who minister among internationals. (And by internationals they tend to mean not refugees and not even immigrants so much as visiting academics – students scholars and so on. This is an important clarification.)
At Azusa Pacific University in [...]
In Atlanta for Catalyst Conference
I am in (or rather outside) Atlanta for the Catalyst 2008 Conference. Got a great deal on a room at Marriott Courtyard in Norcross. Best room I have stayed in at a conference in years. King size bed, large, clean, pleasant. And apparenly my $90/night promotional rate will include breakfast each morning. Woot!
And my rental [...]
How to cope better with air travel
Several months ago a friend whose work requires him to fly overseas regularly and logs hundreds(?) of thousands of miles offered this in response to my post about how much I am beginning to hate air travel. Tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. we fly to Syracuse, New York from New Orleans. I am not looking [...]
