Friday is almost always the climax of seminario with good crowds, excellent fellowship, and exciting classes. Yesterday was no exception. Dr. Bob Hooper, history professor at Lipscomb University, is presenting excellent synopses of the lives of various Restoration leaders. The classes are well-attended, a couple of them with overflow crowds. Jan and I have had …
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Honduras: Friday, May 13
Good morning from Honduras, The best laid of plans go awry. With heavy rains a couple of days ago, the internet connection for our apartment went down due to an antenna problem, so my access is limited. The first day of seminario yesterday was very good. Today is the day I teach my class. We …
Honduras: Wednesday, May 11
Today guests from all over Central America (and some from other Latin American countries) will begin arriving for seminario. We have already enjoyed a couple of brief visits with Juan Jose Flores from Ecuador, a Baxter alumnus involved in local church work in Ibarra and also involved at Quito SBS. Yesterday, we visited briefly with …
Honduras: Tuesday, May 10
The morning began as expected–the treed-campus means that the birds begin singing very early–some by 3:30 or 4:00 a.m. Such is a delightful way to awaken–and I lay awake in the darkness praying and thinking about the marvelous ways God has provided for his people. There is a work group here this week, staying on …
Honduras: Monday, May 9
Today’s travels were without major difficulties. The departure gate in Houston was right around the corner from the arrival gate, so we made the connection easily, although they were already checking passports when we got to the gate. It was a nice day for travel after a few early bumps, and we arrived right on …
Travel Day: Honduras Blogs Begin
Travel day–up early this morning! Hard to believe we will be on the ground in Honduras a few minutes after 11 a.m. this morning One we arrive, we always hit the ground running–I am especially looking forward to meeting the first year students. With 27 or so new students this year, it will take a …
Remembering how hard it is to forget
Forgetting is not easy. The more I try to forget, the more I remember. This difficulty of forgetting is apparently a part of the human experience and defense mechanism. When something or someone has a negative impact in my life, it is natural to try to avoid a repetition. I have been reminded of this …
Days of Preparation
The days march on! Sorry about the couple of days away from blogging–finalizing preparations for my seminar class at Baxter Institute Seminario next week. Four hours focused on “Evidences of the Spiritual Life in the Church.” The few days of seminario are always special every year–renewing, refreshing, reconnecting. Looking forward to time with graduates and …
It’s Sunday Again: Remember What?
We take the phrase often repeated in the Lord’s Supper for granted: Do this in remembrance…. We so often read or quote 1 Cor. 11:23ff that we do not feel the disconnection. Do you know that the phrase also appears in Luke’s gospel? Jesus says to his disciples—before his death!—do this in my remembrance. What …