B”H

This was a year of firsts for us on Thanksgiving.  For the first time ever we opted to go with a turkey breast rather than a whole turkey.  Last year we actually bought a turkey breast on accident and my mother and sister panicked and insisted that it be replaced with a whole turkey.  I ended up bringing the breast home and cooking it a week or so later and it was great.  Probably the moistest turkey breast I had ever had.  So since there were so few of us this year we went with something different.  Then we decided to pull out the “Set it and Forget it” Showtime Rotisserie and cook the turkey in there.  Up until today we had always roasted it in the oven.  Let me just say that I don’t think we’ll ever go back to the oven and I wouldn’t be surprised if we stick with the breast from now on as well.  The turkey was delicious and it cooked quicker than it would have in the oven.  The meat was moist and tender and even though it says ‘breast’ on the package, there’s little bits of dark meat still attached.  It was really a perfect meal and because we only had the breast we didn’t have a ridiculous amount of leftovers that will go to waste.  We had leftovers, but I’m confident that we’ll eat them all.

B”H

It’s about to start. Both teams started the year great and then tapered off.  Both teams are 6-4 and and both are desperately in need of a win.  Of course I’ll be rooting for the Giants and if they win that’s just one more thing to be thankful for today!  Join me in prayer… ;-)

B”H

I’m thankful for:

• God’s love, mercy, forgiveness, and grace.
• My family, especially my daughter.
• My health even though I tend to take it for granted.
• The many wonderful material possessions I have.
• Time, because as long as I have it I can try to make changes for the better.
• All of you; your interaction is what keeps me blogging.

Happy Thanksgiving!

B”H

The title says it all. :-)

B”H

I’m about to head out to Bible study but before I do I just wanted to say that I don’t understand all this Twitter crap.  How does one follow tweets?  I was looking at the sidebars of some blogs and they have some tweets on them but they make no sense.  How does one put them in context?  I clicked on a couple of Twitter pages and the problem remained.  A bunch of disparate tweets that provided no context.  How does all this work?

B”H

George Eldon Ladd:

The significance of the title Kyrios is found in the fact that Kyrios is the Greek translation of the tetragrammaton YHWH, the covenant name for God in the Old Testament. The exalted Jesus occupies the role of God himself in ruling over the world. God is pleased to accomplish the restoration of a fallen universe in the person of his incarnate Son, Jesus Christ. As it worships Christ as Lord, the world will worship God.

A Theology of the New Testament, rev. ed., 456.

There’s some stuff to quibble over in this one like what does it mean to “occupy the role of God”?  Also, isn’t it a bit of a misnomer to say that Kyrios is the Greek translation of the tetragrammaton?  Isn’t it more of a place holder than a translation?  Any thoughts on this quotation are welcome of course.  For now I’m off to get ready for Bible study.

B”H

I completely forgot to mention this yesterday but Amazon is running great deals all week in anticipation of Black Friday.  If you’re the type who shops online for the holidays then you’ll want to have a look.  And if you purchase anything through the link I provided I’ll get a small percentage.  Happy shopping.

B”H

Andy Rowell posts the audio from SBL session on Douglas Campbell’s new book The Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul.  I haven’t read the book and it’s doubtful that I’ll be picking up a copy any time soon but I know that a lot of my readers are into Paul so I imagine you’ll find this useful.  Chris Tilling described the session as “superb” so it’s probably worth a listen.

(HT: Seth Mehorn)

B”H

Some might notice that I’ve only posted one book review this month.  Well, there’s a reason for that: I’ve been reading some stuff that I don’t have to review.  The review books are great but I buy a lot of books on top of those and if I only read what publishers sent then I’d never read any of my other stuff.  Sure, I could review the books I’ve been reading (and it’s possible that I might) but I don’t have to.  Ahh, the joy of leisure reading!  Anyway, I should have at least 2 more reviews posted before the month’s out.

B”H