tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89834672024-03-13T00:01:48.331-05:00Of Bald Men and Bears2 Kings 2:23-24Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.comBlogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-3213098499483871862007-10-08T05:49:00.000-05:002007-10-08T05:57:24.365-05:00Moving DayI have grown to appreciate the blogging service WordPress more and more, and I have begun to dislike Blogger proportionately. So, Andrew and I are shifting our blog from here to a new WordPress blog at http://baldbears.wordpress.com. The format and template is a work in progress, but WordPress gives bloggers the convenient option of simply importing old posts. So, I have already imported this Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-66592157287354945142007-10-07T19:48:00.000-05:002007-10-07T19:50:24.903-05:00ESCAPED FROM SIBERIA.; JACOB GERBER SAFE ONCE MORE IN HIS OMAHA HOME.OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 5 -- Jacob Gerber is once more in Omaha, having escaped from the Siberian exile to which he was deemed a year and a half ago. He arrived in the city last night after an absence of twenty-one months. After being a resident of this city for six years he returned to Russia to dispose of what property he had there and to bring his family to this country.Read the full article.andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095987717705695514noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-67738289587161902522007-10-03T10:37:00.000-05:002007-10-03T10:55:14.873-05:00A Happy EndingAs some of you know, my iBook has had logic board problems since I bought it. It was a widespread issue with the G3 iBooks, so much so that Apple created an extended repair program covering the issue. I had my logic board replaced three times under the program, and it just failed again a few days ago. Upon calling Apple Support, I discovered that the program had ended a few months ago, and so andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095987717705695514noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-75453436030180053862007-10-03T05:46:00.000-05:002007-10-03T06:48:13.811-05:00"I will open my mouth in a parable..."Psalm 78 opens by declaring:1Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,3things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us.4We will not hide them from their children, &Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-32322647835247404462007-10-02T08:39:00.000-05:002007-10-02T08:41:58.915-05:00For Your Information and EdificationIn case you didn't know, Indelible Grace is on the verge of coming out with a fifth album, entitled "Wake Thy Slumbering Children."Maranatha, IGrace 5.Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-69366989573435800342007-09-29T08:55:00.000-05:002007-09-29T09:03:22.650-05:00Outward Sign, Inward Reality--Part ThreeSeveral months ago, I wrote two posts about the connection of the outward signs of circumcision and baptism to their respective inward realities: circumcision of the heart and baptism of the Spirit. You can read those posts here: Part 1 and Part 2.In the first post, I discussed the Bible does not speak of circumcision and baptism as ends in themselves, but as signs and seals that point to inwardJacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-13690060414099226692007-09-21T15:02:00.000-05:002007-09-21T15:04:32.065-05:00LiteracyA quick link to something I may begin using as a training program to survive grad school:Spreederandrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095987717705695514noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-65336165423560353052007-09-20T06:35:00.000-05:002007-09-20T06:45:43.819-05:00When in Rome...For my Worship Leadership class, we are required to visit two different types of churches (different from each other, and different from our own denomination) and to write papers where we discuss what we saw in the worship services that might be instructive for our own worship. So, a couple of weeks ago, I attended a Sunday evening Catholic mass with a couple who are my friends and members of Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-46114973335541768552007-09-10T17:17:00.001-05:002007-09-10T17:17:55.632-05:00Why I Don't Post Muchandrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095987717705695514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-44574464143082586842007-09-08T07:37:00.000-05:002007-09-08T08:00:44.304-05:00Recalling the Hope of Two (Very Different) GloriesNebraska looked fantastic last week against Nevada, winning handily at 52-10. Our offensive line made me reminisce to the days of Tom Osborne's "Pipeline" (a group of beefy linemen who actually came to Hastings one day and autographed some of my Husker paraphernalia...but I digress). I was extremely concerned about our running back situation coming into this season, but I am not too worried Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-18079357653875681012007-09-07T06:01:00.000-05:002007-09-07T06:16:58.733-05:00The Morality of JephthahThis morning, I wrote a paper for my Ethics class on "The Morality of Jephthah." It was an extremely interesting topic, and the paper didn't turn out too badly, so I thought I would publish it for your voluntary perusal. You can read it here.It will be important for you to know Aristotle's categories in assessing the morality of an action, so you'll want to read the text I'm referencing in my Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-60408532336613993382007-09-07T04:52:00.000-05:002007-09-07T04:56:17.057-05:00Hunting SeasonI just killed my first cockroach of the year--they are everywhere here in Alabama, and there isn't much anybody can do. I see more cockroaches than flies in this part of the country. This was a pretty big one, being almost two inches long and 3/4 of an inch wide. It was a fast sucker, too, and I had to chase it all the way across my kitchen counter, under the sink, into a drawer, under the Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-65440876279640765782007-09-06T17:20:00.000-05:002007-09-06T17:29:55.132-05:00KickoffWell, since Blogging Season is upon us, I suppose that it's time to begin. I somewhat missed blogging over the summer, but I just never feel that much in the mood when school isn't in session.So, I'm back now, although I don't know how much time I will have to post anything. This post is largely just to stretch my internet-publishing muscles a bit as well as to record my virtual presence.The Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-85977281405111956932007-05-23T15:47:00.000-05:002007-05-23T16:00:33.651-05:00Ron PaulAt first glance (as someone who has been out of the country and hasn't been paying much, if any, attention to the 2008 presidential election) I'm intrigued by candidate Ron Paul. A republican who ran as a libertarian candidate in '88, he favors a very strict interpretation of the constitution, opposes the Iraq war, while also staunchly pro-life on abortion and stem cell research.(And he's a fan andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095987717705695514noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-78631624349836554842007-05-19T09:13:00.000-05:002007-05-19T09:39:51.261-05:00Should we pray for Jesus?I was reading Psalm 72 just now, where Solomon prays that God would extend the rule of "the king." (Actually, the "Of Solomon" could be translated "For Solomon," and, since verse 20 says "The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended," this could possibly be David's psalm for his son.)Solomon is praying for himself (or David is praying for his son) along with any other kings following him whoJacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-76055764799223528142007-05-14T17:02:00.000-05:002007-05-14T17:09:08.506-05:00To those who have believed on ChristI know what the devil will say to you. He will say to you, "You are a sinner!" Tell him you know you are, but that for all that you are justified. He will tell you of the greatness of your sin. Tell him of the greatness of Christ's righteousness. He will tell you of all your mishaps and your backslidings, of your offences and your wanderings. Tell him, and tell your own conscience, that youJacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-31165550321282487182007-05-07T05:23:00.001-05:002007-05-07T05:25:52.195-05:00 See Anything Wrong With This Sign?? Originally uploaded by matthewghansen. My brother Matt found this one. Sometimes I lose all faith in human intelligence.andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095987717705695514noreply@blogger.com231tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-17377950486380287832007-04-25T07:16:00.000-05:002007-04-25T07:20:56.181-05:00Good News!Unbaptized Infants Released From Limbo.This post is dedicated to all of our readership who weren't baptized as infants, but were born well before this upcoming papal pronouncement. Back in the day, we would have had to go to limbo if we had not made it out of infancy; I'm glad that's no longer the case for all the new babies entering the world!Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-44213976221489759032007-04-19T07:04:00.000-05:002007-04-19T07:07:58.279-05:00'Bout Stinkin' TimeFour years of fan-dom.At least three missed opportunities.Tonight, I finally see in concert the one to whom I lost my Arminianism.Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-30835282423507663382007-04-10T12:59:00.000-05:002007-04-10T17:31:56.510-05:00Why Christian Scientists Shouldn't Be Allowed Near PuppetsORHow Not To Edit Children's Televisionandrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095987717705695514noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-14614916990103573002007-04-09T16:55:00.000-05:002007-04-09T16:57:37.390-05:00* NEWSFLASH *Today, Allison Brestel (that's my girlfriend) called me in utter joy to inform me that she is now capable of twitching her nose "like a bunny." Then she told me that I wouldn't blog about it because I would be too embarrassed to have a girlfriend who called me to tell me that.She obviously doesn't know me all that well yet. She will learn. :)Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-38371232448568468112007-04-07T05:04:00.000-05:002007-04-07T05:14:25.745-05:00Fun With Personality AssessmentBethany first sparked my interest in the Meyers-Briggs personality test. I always seem to test as an INTJ, with J being my weakest characteristic, and sometimes I wonder if I'm really an INTP, mostly because of my uncertainty as opposed to the INTJ's certainty. So, what are you? If you don't know, here's a short little test to get a rough idea.If I am an INTJ, I'm in good company. Supposedly andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095987717705695514noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-67126106583950909882007-04-04T20:48:00.000-05:002007-04-04T20:49:48.795-05:00A Thought for Good FridayFrom John Stott's The Cross of Christ:For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be. Man claims prerogatives which belong to God alone; God accepts penaltiesJacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924799417926655365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-86692558294228267872007-04-02T11:07:00.000-05:002007-04-02T11:09:56.509-05:00My Favorite PoetFamiliarize yourself with T.S. Eliot.(Edit: That sounds rather like a command, which I seldom do. So how about, "Familiarize yourself with T.S. Eliot, if it suits your fancy.")andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095987717705695514noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983467.post-4277039166308302152007-04-02T07:56:00.000-05:002007-04-02T08:23:28.236-05:00It's OfficialBethany and I will be moving to South Bend, IN next August, where I'll be starting a Ph.D. program in modern transatlantic history. Although a lot of people know this by now, I thought I'd wait to post about it until I at least get the official documents mailed.Notre Dame has been my first choice for graduate school all along. The department is strong in both transatlantic history and religiousandrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095987717705695514noreply@blogger.com3