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Back in Colorado

Paul — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:49:34 +0000

Greetings all, we are back in Colorado now, beginning my last year of seminary. It has been awhile since I have posted (about 3 months actually!) . I am going to try and be better about posting to our blog. For those of you who didn’t know, Sarah, Abby and I spent the winter in Springfield, IL. We made some wonderful friends while there and were able to spend some time with Sarah’s parents who have been home from the mission field.

Last week was the first week of classes here at the seminary and we completed our first class, The Doctrine of God. Dr. Lewis Hill, President of Reformed Discipleship Ministries was our lecturer. It was an excellent study of our Scriptural understanding of who God is, and his plan of redemption.

This week’s course is Pastoral Counselling, led by Dr. Andrew Zeller. Primarily we will be reading through Instruments in the Redeemers Hands, by Paul David Tripp. From what I have read thus far, this is an excellent book that is not only helpful for those who “professionally” counsel, but to any Christian, who takes relationships and discipleship seriously. I have only read the first 3 chapters so far (I should be finished by the end of the week), but already I can see that Dr. Tripp is laying a foundation of who we are in Christ Jesus instead of presenting a “system” on how to counsel people. One of the neat things with this course and this book is that the women at the seminary are also going to go through this book as part of their study this summer.

Well, I think that is all for now, we would love to hear from you.

-Paul

Sand Dunes

Paul — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:05:23 +0000

Recently Sarah, Sarah’s Mom, her sister (Debbie), Abby, and I took at drive to the Great Sand Dunes National Park. It is this amazing dune field in the middle of Colorado, right next to the mountains. Some of the tallest sand dunes in North America are found here. The photo gallery has some additional pictures of the dunes. If you ever get the chance, you should check them out!

Moving Day

Paul — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:01:17 +0000

Hello from Albuquerque, New Mexico! We began our trip back to Colorado yesterday, and we will be arriving back in Colorado tomorrow. In an attempt to make the trip easier, Sarah and Abby flew to Albuquerque and I made the trip by car there. The drive from Tucson was extremely windy and dusty. Apparently the Interstate between Lordsburg, NM and Las Cruces was closed because of dust-storms after I had come through. Last night we stayed with Sarah’s Aunt Ginny, Uncle John, and cousins Eileen, Heidi, and Lindi. Packing the car to get here was a real adventure. I should learn that it is unwise to trust U-Haul. I had made a reservation for U-Haul a month beforehand and on Monday I got a call informing me that there was not going to be a trailer available. . . so much for reservations. My dad and I started working on alternatives, and we settled on a roof-top carrier made by Thule. It is canvas and we were able to put in two big suitcases and some bags of clothes. This leaves room from Abby’s stuff! Tomorrow’s drive will be 5 1/2 hours. Back to class on the first week of June with a new baby in tow!