Monthly Archives: August 2014

Spanish Lessons – plan for next week

I spent the morning working on a plan for my Spanish Lessons next week. It actually took me hours to prepare. My first 8 weeks I gave my instructor a general idea of what I wanted to go over and … Continue reading

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Spanish Lessons

My Spanish tutor has been out-of-town for over two months, but has now returned. Therefore my Spanish instruction may continue! I did not spend much time studying independently. I have a hard time doing that with Spanish. I much prefer … Continue reading

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Vimark

We eat out a lot. We get food from Vimark a lot. My favorite is the spicy shrimp pasta. It is so good.

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paying the water bill

Paying the water bill. No auto payments. No payments online. When we pay our water bill, we wait in a line to pay cash. This is Mexico.

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Sermons/Week 34/August 12-24, 2014

We listen to a lot of sermons in our house every day. I thought it might be neat to make a list of what I am listening to throughout the week so I can reference them later. Saturday, August 23, … Continue reading

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Gab’s house

Gabriel bought a house a few months back. It’s one of the nicest homes I’ve seen in this city. It has a very modern style that I like. Since he’s bought the home, he’s begun doing upgrades immediately. One such … Continue reading

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John 11 Study: Aug. 8, 2014 Augustine Tractate 49

Augustine: Tractates on the Gospel of John 49 We have, however, read in the Gospel of three dead persons who were raised to life by the Lord, and, let us hope, to some good purpose. For surely the Lord’s deeds … Continue reading

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John 11 Study: Aug. 7, 2014 James Dennison Jr.

James Dennison, Jr.: John 11-12, (1:02:55) I’ve not been too impressed with Dennison. His book The Market Day of the Soul: The Puritan Doctrine of the Sabbath in England 1532-1700 was pretty disappointing. His exposition of Scripture is helpful, but … Continue reading

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John 11 Study: Aug. 6, 2014, Calvin’s Commentary

Calvin’s Commentaries are spectacular. I have the set. They are best read in conjunction with studying the biblical text, as opposed to being read independently. John Calvin: Commentary on John, Chapter 11 There were others whom Christ had raised from … Continue reading

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John 11 Study: August 5, 2014

Sinclair Ferguson: Jesus, The Resurrection, John 11 (32:46) The sisters and Lazarus seem to be from a family of economic and social significance. That is alluded to when Lazarus dies and a number of Jews from Jerusalem come to be … Continue reading

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