Remiss in daily Bible reading

Alas, I have to repent. Back in July, I wrote a post about daily Bible reading. I was very excited and intense about my readings. However, since then life has seemed to have gotten in the way. I still have been reading my Bible, but not as much or for as long as I hoped.
I [...]

Alaskan questioning Palin

I am an Alaskan, and think Sarah Palin is doing a great job as our governor. However, I don’t think she is ready for national politics at such a high level. This is her first term as governor. Prior to that she was mayor of Wasilla, a small town near Anchorage.
Just because she is a [...]

Another school year begins

Today was our first day of school. Richard did 2nd grade and Karen did preschool. It went pretty well. Neither wanted breakfast other than grapes. Unfortunately about a hour and half later they were both hungry. Hopefully tomorrow they will eat a real breakfast.
My husband was teaching Karen the first letter of her name and [...]

Supplemental math

I’ve decided to supplement math. We have been using Math-U-See with great success. It is wonderful for teaching basic math facts in a very systematic way. However, it doesn’t include a lot of the little things like < >, math sentences, odd/even, or ordering which are required for his next math level. When I [...]

Highlights of my trip

Well, I finally got home about 3am today. Wow! What a wonderful 2 weeks I had.
First I was came down with a cold the day I left so I had a fever when I was on the plane. The next day in Washington DC, I was still quite sick so I checked into the hostel [...]

The ’s’ word

Well, it’s that time of year. Yes, the first time the “s” word appears on our screens, No, not that s word, but something more ominous. SNOW. that’s right, SNOW.
Here’s tonights Fairbanks forecast:
Tonight
Periods of rain in the evening. A chance of rain after midnight. Rain becoming mixed with or turning to snow above 2000 ft. [...]

Worldly drift in Christian chruches

Yesterday Lindsey at !* wrote a good post about Ephesians 5:1-7. Today I found a quote by John MacAuthur posted by The Pilgram about “contemporary” Christianity.
These two posts together give a picture of how in the quest to modernize the Christian church we have moved away from basic Biblical teachings. Instead of sermons [...]