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For two academic years at the University of Michigan I lived in East Quad. I remember on the application for a dorm that I got to rank my preference of Central Campus, North Campus, and The Hill. Though I was an engineering student I had no interest in living with other engineering students far away

I’ve recently finished making this beautiful step stool out of walnut and spalted oak. It can be yours for $100 plus shipping. I made one of these stools for my own family a couple years ago, and it has proven great for little kids to access the sink in the bathroom. I made the first

I read about the myth of the tongue map on reddit a few weeks ago. The tongue map or taste map is that idea that certain parts of the human tongue are responsibility for the various tastes. The tip of the tongue is supposed to taste sweets, the sides to taste sour and salty, and

I set out January 1st, 2023 with the goal in mind of inviting 1000 people to church. This lofty goal was not easy to accomplish. I picked up a few invite here and there. Sometimes they’d come in larger numbers when I invited a whole group to church. Throughout the year, I kept track of

Well, this was a banner year for NOT reading books! My peak reading was a few years ago now, and I’m way down. Only 12 books read this year! Yikes! I’m an ignoramus. Out of touch with the world of literature. The only remedy for this is for you to send me all your favorite

My new book, The Grand Old Doc, Articles on the Thought of Gordon H. Clark has been printed and I’ve received the first box of 40 of them from the publisher, the Trinity Foundation. They will be available there, trinityfoundation.org, sometime after Thanksgiving. UPDATE: NOW AVAILABLE HERE    I’m very thankful for all who assisted

Hey friends and readers of my blog, A colleague of mine has told me that having his sermons on Sermonaudio.com has been of benefit to his church and to many others outside of the church. Would you like me to have my sermons recorded and available there as well? There are two issues that need

I had an excellent time at the 86th General Synod of the Bible Presbyterian Church held this year in Greeneville, TN. This year’s theme was Biblical Revival, although with an unchecked typo, all of the programs, t-shirts, etc. said “Biblical Revivial.” Rev. Carl Van der Merwe of the host church, Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church of

Each week in my own sermon preparation I try to listen to two or three sermons on the passage at hand. This is often made difficult by the fact that preachers are not uniform in how they divide up each book of the Bible into passages. One may choose verses 1-7 for example, while another

Another busy year! And consequently limited opportunity to read. But praise the Lord that our church and mission are active places! And praise the Lord for healthy family and growing kids. I managed to read just the below 25 books this year. Technically, I’m still working on the 25th book, but hope to have it