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I just received a book I ordered from some place in Kansas, and it had an old price tag on it from the Strand here in New York.

Yeah! My sailing certification is here. Hear that Dr. Marvin?

Ouch! There was a rock in my General Tso’s Chicken.

Just watched Kurosawa’s “Ran.” It’s quite epic. Serious family issues.

Ken’s Most Awesome Tuna Sandwich Ever: Ahi tuna steak rubbed in garlic salt, seared and sliced. Placed between two slices of home made white bread with cold cut turkey, American cheese, mayo, and fresh basil leaves.

Don’t watch “Manhattan” unless you plan on taking a long nap. The concept was good, and so was imagery, but the dialogue tries too hard to be smart. A good flick for nostalgia, but not for fun.

Watching Woody Allen’s “Manhattan.” Never seen it before. Love Gershwin.

Is “ept” the opposite of “inept?”

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The Through The Bible podcast is the podcasted counterpart of Through The Bible Radio with Dr. J. Vernon McGee. They just finished going through Revelation last week, and have started their 5-year Bible study all over again. As far as I know, the daily podcast is exactly the same as the radio broadcast. I believe they’ve been broadcasting the same the 5-year study since 1967.

I’ve been kind of slacking off as far as proper Bible study discipline goes. I know there’s so much locked up in that book that I need to know. I know that everything that God has been telling me–the message of a fallen world, and a hope for a new, restored life– the same thing he’s been telling to every individual since the beginning of time has been written down and recorded for us in the Bible. Every wise scrap of knowledge I’ve ever prayed for is in there. But since I have moved here, I have found it difficult to crack open the book and read.

It’s probably the tail-end of fear. I pray, and God answers, but it is not enough. Part of me is afraid that if I open the book, and read for myself the things he’s trying to tell me that I’ll find out more unpleasant things about myself. Sure that hurts, but it also feels good because I know I will be healed.

Every gain is accompanied by pain. Not injury, but the pain of healing, or strengthening. When you exercise, you exert energy and your muscles hurt afterwards. When you have to solve a problem, you have to spend time and mental focus to figure out the answer. The pain of exercise sometimes keeps me from exercising, and the need to strip away superfluous activities and influences sometimes keeps me from solving problems.

Right now, it’s the same for me and Bible study. I know I will have to devote my attention to a book that mey reveal information about myself that’s not always pleasant. About a year ago I used Oswald Chamber’s My Utmost for His Highest as a guide throught the Bible. That seemed to work alright then. This time, I’m going to try and follow along with the TTB podcast. Hopefully that will help me develop the important discipline of regular Bible study.