Monthly Archives: April 2014

Book: Before Jerusalem Fell

Posted on April 21, 2014 by admin

Before Jerusalem Fell: Dating the Book of Revelation by Kenneth Gentry Helpful extractions from the book: Berkhof’s helpful study, Principles of Biblical Interpretation, teaches that hermeneutics “is properly accomplished only by the readers’ transposing themselves into the time and spirit … Continue reading →

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Santa semana and la playa

Posted on April 20, 2014 by admin

We made our way to the beach yesterday morning. The weather is spectacular and the water is warming up. This week is called santa semana (holy week) and is something like a spring break.I didn’t fully appreciate this until we … Continue reading →

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Exercise nearly kills me

Posted on April 17, 2014 by admin

Went to bed late last night and woke up at 5am his morning to go bike riding with some friends. I might have got about 3 hours sleep. So needless to say, I felt like death at the beginning of … Continue reading →

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dentista

Posted on April 15, 2014 by admin

Yun and I went to the dentist yesterday. Never fun and yesterday was not an exception. The last dentist I went to here in town was horrible. That dentist told me that I had four cavities. That was disturbing to … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 15, 2014 by admin

My friend Arturo and I went for a bike ride last night. This is the first real exercise I’ve done in years. It was brutal. We were joined by his brother-in-law Manuel. The two of them met me at my … Continue reading →

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Spanish Lessons

Posted on April 10, 2014 by admin

Yun and I worked on my first Spanish lesson today. Only a year of living in Mexico before getting started, so at this pace I’ll probably be fluent in a couple weeks. It is amazing and sad that it has … Continue reading →

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Subsidies

Posted on April 9, 2014 by admin

Whenever a discussion about the electric bill comes up, there’s always mention of the ‘government subsidy’. The conversation goes something like this: Other: The government subsidizes electricity here to help people with their electric bills Me: Is the electric company … Continue reading →

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Spanish Studies

Posted on April 9, 2014 by admin

Spanish Studies Wednesday, April 9 8.00pm Reading Peter Pan hace mucho tiemp0 (made much time) / a long time ago serena / serene, quiet, calm Londres / London pequeña / small, little (f) apenas se habían acostado / barely (or … Continue reading →

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Mexican farms

Posted on April 8, 2014 by admin

Yesterday Yun and I had the opportunity to visit a number of farms an hour or so south of the city. Martha and her brothers accompanied us as well. The primary crop that we saw was garbanzo beans. There were … Continue reading →

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Sonoran dogs

Posted on April 8, 2014 by admin

We went out for hotdogs last night to a stand we’ve never been to before. I went with the one filled with cheese and wrapped in bacon. Not too bad.

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