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The Institutes of IPA

"We’re called, here and now, to be instruments of God’s new creation, the world-put-to-rights which has already been launched in Jesus and of which Jesus’ followers are supposed to be not simply beneficiaries but aslo agents.” - N.T. Wright, Simply Christian
“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” - ephesians 5:14

What’s the haps??

Hey all, things are picking up big timee in preparation for the fall in my work life and personal life.  The market that I support at work, the Texas ISO, and all the clients within that market are finally moving closer to the Nodal markeet and this means big differences in the ways that things are done in the Texas market when it comes to generation of energy.  Fun stuff all around, so things will only get busier.  I will be going to Orlando tomorrow until Friday for the annual user group meeting where we wine and dine some of our clients and give them so concentrated training and updates as well.  Then I come back for the long weekend and take off for Philadelphia to install our latest version of the Texas software at a client’s site.

As for the personal life, the Men’s Ministry at church is going full steam at this point, which is a great thing for the men in our church, and hopefully our families as a whole as well.  We just had a great time together serving our community by helping out on a Saturday at a Habitat build.  We are ramping up for the Men’s Advance (because we dont’ retreat) which should be an amazing time of fellowship together.

In other news, the running is still going strong and I am starting to feel the effects of it, in a good way.  Also, anyone who has ever visited this blog on a semi-regular basis knows that I am huge music fan and a vinyl nerd to the max.  On September 9th, I will have one of the best music days I have ever had with the release of the following (already on pre-order):


Woven Hand Ten Stones LP

Okkervil River the Stand-Ins LP

Damien Jurado Caught In the Trees LP

July 28th 2008
Tags: General, Running

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A commitment to running.

For those of you that follow me on twitter (see right side toolbar) you may have noticed that I have been trying to run a little more.  It all started a couple of years ago and I am just now getting to a point where I am finally going to ...
July 27th 2008
Tags: Books, Theology

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New happenings at TheologyPub.net

Not sure how many people are still hanging around here or hitting this place up on the RSS feeds, however I thought those who do would be interested in some happenings that I came across last week.  Canon Press has decided to do what many other publishers do in order ...
July 8th 2008
Tags: Books, Theology

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Blessed are the Hungry

I began Leithart's "Blessed are the Hungry" at lunch today, a great gift from my friend Michael over on the other side of the Theology Pub world, and instantly I was struck by something he wrote in the introduction to the book: What happens in holy communion? I wish to say ...
June 30th 2008
Tags: Theology

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Fantastic Baptismal Exhortation from Leithart

If only all baptism's could point us to our own covenental owenrship the way this one does. From letihart.com 1 Corinthians 6:9-11: Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? . . . Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, ...