Various Tidbits

Well, today is the final day of my two-week R&R; it's back to work on Monday. A few thoughts:

1. Ipods are great! :) I bought one shortly before my deployment, and used it daily while in the gym. There is so much great stuff on the Internet to download to an Ipod. Before I left, I downloaded a bunch of lessons from these two sites: http://itunes.rts.edu/ and http://www.covenantseminary.edu/worldwide/default.asp. What great resources. I still listen to MacArthur in the car, but in the gym, it's gotta be something for the Ipod. The days of carrying a tape or CD player are over!

2. "Future Israel" was interesting, but I'm looking forward to reading the two books by John Frame that I ordered while deployed. My wife thinks I should alternate reading practical stuff with the pointy-headed theology stuff. I think she's right. I'll probably read Jerry Bridges latest book first.

3. My father-in-law likes Romney. I think I agree. Disappointed in Thompson; his campaign never really got going.

4. My youngest daughter wants to go to Oklahoma State; she wants to be a vet, which is a very tough field to get into. But her grades are rockin'. She might do it.

5. Became a first-time granddad in Nov. I guess I'm supposed to feel old...

Future Israel

I just finished reading "Future Israel", the latest installment in the NAC studies in Bible and Theology series, and was a little distressed. While Horner makes some good points, he seems to overly rely on the opinions of non-Christians to buttress his case against "replacement theology."