We made the trek to my family in Kansas a day early (Tuesday as opposed to Wednesday) because we were leery of the travel conditions in Iowa. Now, on Christmas Eve, we were certainly glad we made the choice because weather is horrible every mile of the journey between our home and Kansas. Our hometown of Minneapolis is getting hammered with snow and Iowa is snow and ice. We are thankful for small decisions the Lord helps us make. Now… to see if we can get BACK to Minneapolis!

Family is coming into Kansas and the roads are cooperating so far, so we are thankful! It’s great to be with family at Christmas.

Looking ahead to 2010, one of the resolutions I made earlier was to try the HCSB for the year. As I have wrapped up a semester of teaching, and another year of preaching, I have decided I need to stay with the TNIV, using the NRSV on occasion when I need to consult the Apocrypha. It’s simply this: I have come to truly like the TNIV and will hope that when the 2011 NIV is complete, it will be much more like the TNIV than the old NIV. So, I need to stick with what I’ve used. I teach from it, preach from it, and it is comfortable. No need to switch unless the next revision disappoints me completely.