Platypus of Truth

Hi all, my wife and I will be back East next week for my student's senior trip. They visit the Capitol, Gettysburg, Philadelphia, and New York. We're going with the same agency we went with last time, and I was really impressed with last year's trip. This should be another great experience. Please keep us in your prayers for safe travels and also that my health problems (bad back, stomach) would not get in the way of the trip.

The doctor says that I'm healing up on schedule, and that he doesn't see any reason to resort to harsher treatments. Evidently, the condition I have never fully heals, but as the damage done to my chest heals, the stomach stuff should become more manageable . Hopefully that's the last word on it.

I go in to the doctors on Thursday at 3:00 this week. I have some symptoms that they're worried about, though they can't say what kind of tests they want to run (if any) until they've had a look at me. Until then, I'm on an all liquid diet. Please pray: 1. for healing. 2. for wisdom for the doctors to correctly diagnose and treat my illness. 3. that any tests or treatment would be easy, quick, and as painless as possible. 4. for my family and community that have been stressing and suffering with me through this. 5. for grace for me not to make extra trouble for my family and community through either frustration or short-temperedmness.

Hi all, this is just a note to let you know that I will be lecturing on C.S. Lewis' "Till We Have Faces," at BIOLA University on the evening of March 6th. The lecture should be in Sutherland at 8pm. All are welcome!

Finally starting to get better this week. We'll see how it continues to go. Thank you all for your prayers.

J.S. Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze".

Three years ago, two friends of mine decided that I needed to expand my hobby interests. For years, I've collected and painted miniatures for relaxation and as a way of beatifying my office space. I collected them for the craft, and without much concern for the games in which they were meant to be used as pieces. My two friends, however, thought that my interests stopped just short of some real fun. They thus decided not to rest until, via birthday and Christmas presents, I had a entire playable army of my own. This Christmas, they've officially done it. I am now the proud owner of a 2,000 point High Elf army. So a word of thanks to the guys who "presented" me into the world of table-top war-gaming. Next time you're in town, we'll have a go at it. Of course the best thing about having a 2,000 point army? More models to paint! ;-) At least as soon as I heal up enough to do a little painting... :-P *The Picture is taken from the "Warhammer: Hi...