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Jocelyn says:

Daddy said the first Monday of September is Labour Day, so we should do some labour work. We were cleaning up our dirty and muddy garage this afternoon after church. I did a lot of scrubbing and washing. And I “accidentally” made Daddy all wet with the super water gun! (Don’t tell Daddy, but I do know Labour day is not for physically work, but hey, as long as I can play with water, who am I to argue!

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While I am at it, the 2008 Trinity College Used Book Sale will take place in Seeley Hall October 24 to 28.

These were what I bought last year.

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Wow, you want to know what a “calculated move” is? Here is one.

But who is Sarah Palin? Take a look here.

恩福書展，若我在town的話，每年都會逛逛。

沒有特別的驚喜，可能是因為看不見香港書展那邊的部份新書。聖經類是最缺的（我發覺這幾年也如此），不過最後也買了兩本：

書介：本書作者是新西蘭聖經學院的新約研究系主任，他以平易近人的手法，向教會領袖及對信仰已有一定認識的平信徒介紹「王國神學」運動在聖經中的根源，讓讀者正確地理解耶穌的傳道工作，甚至重尋教會的使命。（link）

Chris Marshall 是 I. Howard Marshall 的兒子嗎？兩個樣似到爆！

書介：余達心，這位享譽華人神學界的神學家，在他最新的作品《聆聽──神學言說的開端》裡，則期待以數十年來浸潤於上帝救恩當中的感悟，展現出一種「筆鋒常帶著感情」的熱血神學：他要說出上帝救贖計畫的偉大與真實，他要 說出內含在救贖計畫之中的深情；而所謂的基督教教義，就是對於這個救贖計畫的描述。他是如此被上帝的大愛與 真理所緊抓，使得他如同耶利米一般，含忍不住，不能自禁──這是熱血的神學。（link）

恩福書展
日期：8月28日至9月1日 (星期四至星期一)
地點：證道浸信會美麗徑堂 (133 Old Kennedy Road, Markham)

開放時間：
八月廿八日(星期四) 1:00PM 至 9:00PM
八月廿九日(星期五) 10:30AM 至 9:00PM
八月三十日(星期六) 10:30AM 至 9:00PM
八月三十一日(星期日) 1:00PM 至 9:00PM
九月一日(星期一) 10:30AM 至 6:00PM

剛放下電話，再讀手上的書，遇上這段文字，和剛才電話筒對邊的心態，形成強烈的對比：

If our first understanding of God is more about his anger and judgement than about his love, mercy and generosity, it is not only natural but indeed inevitable that we come to outwork these values ourselves. If we believe that God doesn’t ‘take’ to those outside the church, we too, in turn, will begin to despise or patronize them. Each of us is made in the image of our god; our view of God’s character will reflect itself in our attitudes, behaviour, tone and body language. Behaviour is always the echo of belief. (Steve Chalke, Intelligent Church, p21)

越來越發覺，天上的爸爸每天藉各式各樣的信息，對我說話的時候，甚是幽默。

無常是生命的一部份。

牧者每天的生活可以是你意想不到的「多姿多彩」。

早上，主持完安息禮拜；下午，就可能在醫院裡，為剛出生的嬰孩感恩禱告。
下午，帶領離世者的家屬處理山地殯儀；晚上，還要趕及為一對新人的婚禮綵排。

牧者，見慣了，心是真的會麻。

所以，
有一天，若我對你所遭遇之事的表情反應，沒有你遇期的雀躍／難過／平和／喜悅，

還望你諒解。

並為我禱告。

Isn’t it great to have students like these in your class?

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Aug 24 2008 課堂筆記:

1. 歌羅西書3.18-4.6筆記(pdf)

下週經文:

1. 歌羅西書4.7-18