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March 30, 2009

The Beginning of Knowledge

"Of all things that are to be known this is most evident, that God is to be feared, to be reverenced, served, and worshipped; this is so the beginning of knowledge that those know nothing who do not know this"

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible Vol III, 793

(quoted in Bradley's introduction to Buyon, A Treatise of the Fear of God)

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March 24, 2009

Recycling the Suburbs

It has been interesting to read some of the conversations related to Time Magazine's The New Calvinism (10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now).

I haven't seen as many Christians talking about No. 2: Recycling the Suburbs:

The American suburb as we know it is dying. The implosion began with the housing bust, which started in and has hit hardest the once vibrant neighborhoods outside the urban core. Shopping malls and big-box retail stores, the commercial anchors of the suburbs, are going dark — an estimated 148,000 stores closed last year, the most since 2001. But the shift is deeper than the economic downturn. Thanks to changing demographics, including a steady decline in the percentage of households with kids and a growing preference for urban -amenities among Americans young and old, the suburban dream of the big house with the big lawn is vanishing. The Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech predicts that by 2025 there will be a surplus of 22 million large-lot homes (on one-sixth of an acre [675 sq m] or more) in the U.S. (read more)

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March 06, 2009

FRIDAY PHOTOS

After several inches of snow last Saturday, this week brought us some of Kansas City's most beautiful days. Quinn is having a blast in both environments! He is fifteen months old-- chattering incessantly and showing little interest in walking (much like his father in that way).

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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