valentine from my sister

In an earlier post, I wrote about the occasional e-mails my 11 year old sister sends me. Here's what I got yesterday for Valentine's Day. I repeat now what I wrote then, I wish everyone had a younger sister like her!

You know you've been gone so long you're still here. You know why?, because everybody keeps you here. We all, atleast once a month, talk like you, tease like you, dance and sing anoyingly like you, and we do other things like you just to keep you here. So you see, you never left 121 Seminole Way. I love you and miss you, and Maren too.

Happy Valentine's Day!

-amy-

"don't waste your life"

Here's a quote I just read from the book by John Piper that I just picked up:

Somehow there had been wakened in me a passion for the essence and the main point of life. The ethical question "whether something is permissible" faded in relation to the question, "what is the main thing, the essential thing?" The thought of building a life around minimal morality or minimal significance--a life defined by the question, "What is permissible?"--felt almost disgusting to me. I didn't want a minimal life. I didn't want to live on the outskirts of reality. I wanted to understand the main thing about life and pursue it.

what's the point of exodus 20 through numbers?

My One Year Bible plan doesn't look super exciting for the next two months or so. Right now I'm at Exodus 28 and I've got Leviticus and Numbers to look forward to. But you know what? God is starting to show me some of the purpose in these books and the imagery speaks of Christ and his redemption of the world.

Exodus 28:15
Make a chestpiece that will be used to determine God's will
v.30
Insert into the pocket of the chestpiece the Urim and Thummim...the objects use dot determine the LORD's will

Exodus 28:29
...Aaron will carry the names of the tribes of Israel on the chestpiece over his heart when he goes into the presence of the LORD in the Holy Place. Then, the LORD wil be reminded of his people continually.

In all the details given in this portion of the Old Testament I think it's important to keep two big pictures items in mind--God's purpose in all of this is to reveal His presence to His people and to reveal His will.

Nothing speaks "I love you" like White Castle

What are your plans for Valentine's Day? You can find Maren and I at the Midway White Castle on Lexington and Univeristy in St. Paul. Hurry up! They'll run out of reservations soon.