Comforting Words

^"2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, ³ knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. ⁴ But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." - James 1:2-4

In the Valley

Words and music by Bob Kauflin

As recorded on Valley of Vision

When You lead me to the valley of vision

I can see You in the heights

And though my humbling wouldn’t be my decision

It’s here Your glory shines so bright

So let me learn that the cross precedes the crown

To be low is to be high

That the valley’s where You make me more like Christ

Let me find Your grace in the valley

Let me find Your life in my death

Let me find Your joy in my sorrow

Your wealth in my need

That You’re near with every breath

In the valley

In the daytime there are stars in the heavens

But they only shine at night

And the deeper that I go into darkness

The more I see their radiant light

So let me learn that my losses are my gain

To be broken is to heal

That the valley’s where Your power is revealed

© 2006 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI).

My foot hurts!

So the side of my foot was rather sore after going to the beach on Saturday, but I thought nothing of it. Today however, I was at work all day on my feet, and my foot was rubbing against my shoe all day. Finally I decided to see why it was hurting so much. It turned out that I had a piece of glass, crystal, crystallized venom, or possibly even a diamond embedded in the side of my foot! It feels much better now.

Quotes to think on

Rather than write a full blog post which I do not have the time for, I decided to simply post a couple quotes. The first is taken from Rushdoony's Biblical Philosophy of History quoting C. S. Pierce:

Pragmatism is the principle that every theoretical judgment expressible in a sentence in the indicative mood is a confessed form of thought whose only meaning, if it has any, lies in its tendency to enforce a corresponding practical maxim expressible as a conditional sentence having its apodosis in the imperative mood. (38)

Now before you fry your motherboard. . . .Rushdoony was kind enough to boil it down to a level which I could understand: "'Truth,' we might say, is thus whatever works. . .(38)"

On a different note, here are a few verses I read this morning in Proverbs 9.

7 Two things I request of You
(Deprive me not before I die):
8 Remove falsehood and lies far from me;
Give me neither poverty nor riches--
Feed me with the food allotted to me;
9 Lest I be full and deny You
And say, "Who is the Lord?"
Or lest I be poor and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

"The world goes not well, but the Kingdom comes!"

Troopless Boyscout

Life is Busy

I've been telling myself that someday I will post on here. Someday has finally arrived. As the title says, life is busy.

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to work at an office for about eight weeks. It was an excellent experience. I was able to learn a lot about how an office operates, and I became much more comfortable with talking on the phone with people I don't know. My boss, Mr. K from church, was understanding, and he helped me get up to speed before things got really busy.

I had the opportunity to debate in several NCFCA tournaments this year. Each of these was a good combination of work and fun. I had a great debate partner this year, and we worked well together. She and I live rather far from each other, making it hard to do practice rounds and strategy sessions, but we managed to hold our own. I was glad to debate one last year, and it turned out to be a profitable year.


Recently I have been working on various projects around the house, including fixing the back awning. Many of the boards were rotten and the whole thing desperately needed a new coat of paint. As I began working, I realized how big of a project it really is. I am still plugging away at it, hoping to finish it soon. Here are a few pictures or the beggining of the project.


Starting tomorrow I have drama rehearsals every weekday until opening night, May 16. The month of May is the busiest month of my year, as it has been for many years. It is also my favorite month of the year. Sadly, this very well could be my last play. It seems strange to think that I might not be doing it next year. It has been such a huge part of my life for over nine years!

Here is a photo my sister took of our Lady Banks rose in full bloom and one of my mom's hanging plants.


May the Lord guide your day,
Troopless Boyscout