Goodbye OT Essay, Hello Holidays

This arvo I finished-off my Old Testament essay. Holidays at last :) The end result is less-than-perfect, but you've got to draw the line somewhere I guess.

I read a whole bunch of stuff for my essay. One thing that stood out was a chapter from Hays' From Every People and Nation: A Biblical Theology of Race. I'm a continually impressed by that series: it's fresh, it's rigorous, it's tight, it's biblical theology. (Köstenberger & O'Brien's Salvation to the Ends of the Earth is also proving very good).

On a very cool note, our friends Pete and Pamela recently upgraded their espresso machine and donated their old baby to us! Gosh the College community is generous. As much as we might talk about our difficulties in settling in, there is no question that you'd be hard-pressed to find a more caring bunch than we have around us here. Praise God for 'em.

In other news, our little family is planning on escaping the hum for a few days next week. We'll let you know how that goes.