• September 8, 2010

    As a family we read Genesis 2 before school started, noting how it is a “zoom in” of the sixth creation day, focusing especially on the pinnacle of God’s creation, man. Josiah got quite a kick out of how Eve was made, and my ladies noted that females naturally have an aversion to dirt because Read more

  • New York Amish

    Here is an excellent article on the Amish in New York state. I especially appreciated the section in the interview that details the Ordnung, how that works out practically, and how the Amish interpret responses from the outside world. Read more

  • September 7, 2010

    First day of school for everyone here in the Greenfield home! We started our day reading Genesis 1. Among some rather obvious things (e.g. that God created everything in six solar days), I noted that after almost each “then God said” sequence there is the phrase “and it was so.” Wow. “And it was so.” Read more

  • September 6, 2010

    This morning was “moving” day—moving as much as possible out of my old office (the breezeway between our house and garage) into the bedroom Ashley vacated when she went to BJU. This will be a huge improvement—imagine trying to study and pastor from a room that has five doors and is right next to the Read more

  • September 5, 2010

    I could and (probably should) do a far more detailed journal entry for today, but it’s late, I’m beat, so here’s my Sunday (and most Sundays!) in a nutshell– Church. Nap. Family. 🙂 Read more

  • September 4, 2010

    Slept in, but still had my coffee and Bible reading! Trish and I put the first coat of paint on my office walls. Check the mail at the PO, then got things ready at the Windsor community center for church services tomorrow. Cleaned up my current office a bit to do work. While the paint Read more