tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82140082335308479302024-03-05T09:57:21.092-08:00Matt & Liz's Adventures from BC back to sweet teaLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-80750257592490014432014-08-18T10:23:00.001-07:002014-08-18T10:37:03.387-07:00JOB UPDATEIt feels like it has been a while since our last post. Part of the reason for that is the longer than expected delay in being able to post this message:<br />
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We left Vancouver thinking we'd end up in one part of the Carolinas, but are quite happily surprised to find ourselves moving to Fort Mill, South Carolina (just south of Charlotte, NC). </div>
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Beginning September 1, I will be serving as LifeGroups Director at <a href="http://www.foresthill.org/">Forest Hill Church</a> at the Fort Mill campus. My role is to provide oversight and shepherding for current LifeGroup (small group) leaders, develop potential leaders, and provide general leadership as part of the Adult Discipleship team. *Basically, the exact job I want to do. </div>
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The church is a perfect fit for us. I've found myself in each subsequent meeting more and more excited about their vision and values. And we both feel like we can worship.</div>
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The location is awesome. Fort Mill is right between both of our families (less than 2hr drive either way). It is close to Charlotte but still a distinct community in its own right. The bummer is that other people seem to have discovered this also.</div>
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Places to rent seem to get snatched up pretty quickly, but we're hopeful we can find a good place. The next two weeks are going to be a bit hectic for us as we look for somewhere to live. </div>
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I'll be sure to post a longer update once we move, but we wanted to share the great news with y'all.</div>
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Finally, I'll just leave this up here for those of you thinking about visiting us.</div>
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See that red arrow, that's the church. The yellow arrow is pointing to a lake. Up at the top of the map is Carowinds which google maps describes as "sprawling theme park with water rides". See you soon.</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-29515718912643916292014-06-20T11:02:00.000-07:002014-06-20T11:13:42.083-07:00Last Day in ChicagoThe past week has been a bit hectic being back in the Carolinas! It's been a whirlwind of family stuff, job interviews, acclimating to southern culture and etc! That deserves it's own blogpost, but for now, lets concentrate on Chicago and the end of a wonderful road trip!<br />
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Our last day in Chicago started off with a short walk to the Lincoln Park Zoo. Best part about the zoo minus all the fun animals....it's FREE! The best free zoo we've ever been too! (It beats the DC Zoo and the Chapultepec Zoo, in D.F.)<br />
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After the zoo we enjoyed strolling around the old Chicago neighborhoods and searching for souvenirs for our family.<br />
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If you're ever in the Chicago area, I totally recommend staying in the Lincoln Park area where we stayed! Such charm and character in this area with old churches, historic row homes, tree lined streets, and lots of parks! You can walk to lots of things too! We were able to walk to N. Clark Street where they have lots of restaurants, stores and coffee shops...The zoo....a longer walk to Wrigley Field, and the super convenient L-Train makes it easy and fast to get to the downtown core area!<br />
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When you're in a car for 51+ hours what do you do? We found it fun to listen to audio books. Before leaving we purchased the first two books in the Divergent Series. They were super fun to listen to, as they were set in Chicago area and the "Dauntless" compound was in the Navy Pier area! Fun to make connections to a book and real life!<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-83527091186460185722014-06-10T08:03:00.001-07:002014-06-10T08:03:40.343-07:00Chicago ismy kind of town...(sung enthusiastically).<br />
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Well. Actually we love the South. But Chicago is a nice place to visit. We've been staying at the <a href="http://www.getawayhostel.com/">Chicago Getaway Hostel</a> in Lincoln Park. It is actually really nice and affordable. We have our own room and our own bathroom. Of course Liz called top bunk.<br />
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On Sunday we went to a Cubs Game. It was fun but they lost.<br />
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Over the past few days, we've been in Bozeman, Montana! Favorite stop so far! Mostly because we got to spend time with a good friend of mine, Heather and her fiancé Mike.<br />
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Heather and I have been good friends since the third grade. We played soccer together, survived middle school together and have shared so many fun memories over the years! (She also had the best birthday parties growing up!) <br />
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Enjoy the pictures from our time in Bozeman! <br />
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Next stop...Bismarck, North Dakota and the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota!<br />
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First up is Lake Louise, Alberta. You know the really famous lake with the turquoise water, famous hotel and beautiful view. Yep, it's still frozen. This is the only part of the lake unfrozen.<br />
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Next we have Liz trying to catch some buffalo at the several thousand year old hunting site Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump. Would you care to guess how the buffalo were hunted?</div>
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We then made our way across the border. See that little building in the distance? Yep that's the border. It was basically empty.</div>
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Welcome to Montana, America. Smell that? that's freedom baby! (Feigned apologies to my Canadian friends)</div>
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That's not just a pool. It is 104 degrees, straight out of the ground heated mineral springs. Just like the waterfall behind us above. We spent about two hours swimming in the springs.</div>
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The Historic Fairmont Banff Springs (at $650/night this is as close as we got)</div>
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Then we went to Summerland Sweets. We all got ice cream cones and took a walk to the historic railroad trestle. Then this happened.</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-54448929644591692742014-05-26T23:38:00.000-07:002014-05-26T23:40:50.291-07:00Summerland, British ColumbiaJust a few shots from our day in the Okanagan where we've been staying with our friend Heather's family. The region around <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g154933-d212082-Reviews-Lake_Okanagan-Kelowna_Okanagan_Valley_British_Columbia.html">Okanagan Lake</a> is famous for its fruit trees and wineries. It is a desert (YES, Canada has a desert!!) but it rained off and on all day. Anyway, here are some shots from our time up here. It is beautiful and Heather's family are quite lovely hosts. Tomorrow, weather permitting we're going sailing on the lake!!<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-53715880099730462682014-05-24T09:38:00.000-07:002014-05-24T09:38:21.902-07:00Follow us from BC to Sweet Tea<br />
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Our checklists are checked. Our bucket lists are...bucked? Our things are in boxes and bags or piles to be boxed and bagged. If it doesn't fit in the car on Sunday, it isn't going. We are heading home!!<br />
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Well, home is a bit of a misnomer. We have been here so long that Vancouver really does feel like home. And we will miss it and the folks we have known tremendously. But we are heading back to family, and that is a gift for which we have been longing for a long time. </div>
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So many things have changed since we have been gone. For good, for bad and forever. Some are known and some are waiting to be discovered. </div>
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Coming out to Vancouver so much was unknown. Driving across the continent watching the landscape change felt like such an adventure. Endless fields of sunflowers in Nebraska, huge mountains along the Beartooth Highway in Montana, the Pacific beaches which face the wrong way. All that gave way to a city where things were subtly different and unfamiliar and a school that was challenging in all the right ways and gratifying because it was worth it. There were major struggles along the way and points when I truly thought we were not going to make it. But we did.</div>
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In the Lord of the Rings, the beginning of the adventure is scary with every new bend in the road containing unknown danger. But the road home is sweet, almost too easy (it turns out not to be easy once they arrive back, but the danger is quickly overcome! And that is a different story). The road home is an adventurer's reward. What was heretofore dangerous becomes no threat at all. It is one of my favorite parts of the story because it is so profoundly true. I think this was a theme Tolkien enjoyed. There and back again. Every there has a back again. And this is about to be our story. Back Again. I'm really looking forward to it.<br />
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You can follow our road trip back by keeping an eye on this blog. We'll do our best to update every day during the trip.</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-65407584755369320602014-05-22T10:51:00.000-07:002014-05-22T10:51:01.270-07:00Seismic Improvements<div>
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In Vancouver, many of the historic buildings are being retrofitted for seismic improvements. This is so that they will be able to withstand "The Big One", the earthquake that everyone assumes will hit someday. There are basically two steps. A construction company goes to foundation to create a more secure footing. Then they add in structural reinforcement from this footing all the way up through the rest of the building. Now that there is a strong foundation, step two is properly attaching all of the other elements (roof, floor, etc) to that foundation. When done well, seismic improvements make a building stronger without changing the building's appearance. </div>
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This is what I feel like my Regent education did for me. I might not look different, but I feel confident in what I have always believed in an unshaking way. I am leaving Regent not a different man, but a more well-formed version of who I was when I came. I have found my education to be informing the good things I already believed but in a way that was setting a firm foundation several layers deeper than I previously knew.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chinatown is located on the east side of Vancouver's downtown core. Since our church is located downtown, we decided to take a stroll there after the service on Sunday. (with a quick stop at Japadog for Rob) Here are a few pictures to enjoy!<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-26665789059853925932014-01-11T10:45:00.000-08:002014-01-11T10:45:37.667-08:00Last Semester Begins: the InterviewOn Monday, I (Matt) will begin my final semester at Regent College. Don't worry, I'm not going to get all nostalgic. There will be plenty of time for that. I simply want to take a moment to be grateful. And to update you on our life plans for the next few months.<div>
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-80412204253017583832013-10-29T00:01:00.000-07:002013-10-29T00:01:12.418-07:00The past four months<div style="text-align: left;">
What have the Sidell's been up to for the past four months???? </div>
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Enjoying the "Sunny Season" of Vancouver! The rain and clouds are coming. We know it and we're enjoying the last few sunny days while we can. Sorry if you've missed us, but we hope y'all have been enjoying life these past few months. Here are some highlights you may have missed...</div>
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<u><b>July</b></u></div>
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We celebrated Canada Day on July 1st. Happy Birthday Canada!<br />
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We traveled back to the Carolinas to see our family and friends! We had a great time introducing them to some Canadian culture and foods.<br />
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We had such a wonderful visit seeing everyone. We even made it to Wilmington! Can't believe it had been two years since our last visit. We sure do miss living there.<br />
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We celebrated Liz's 29th Birthday in Whistler. Not a lot of snow, but it was beautiful! A must do if you're in the Vancouver area! Even the drive up to Whistler is stunning!</div>
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I (Liz) ran in my first half marathon! <br />
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We visited Vancouver Island with some friends!</div>
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Matt started his LAST and FINAL year of school! Yay! We're on the home stretch! Matt is also thrilled that this is the first semester without biblical languages. He's getting a lot more sleep...<br />
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He also started his internship at First Baptist Church Vancouver. For his internship, he'll be working to develop small group ministry at the church. <br />
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Along with his studies and internship, Matt is a TA for Paul Stevens and Gordon Smith, two of his favorite professors. He's excited about working with them and learning from them.</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-18029326963543464272013-06-28T14:54:00.000-07:002013-06-28T14:54:13.110-07:00Some of my favorite books from 2 years of RegentIt's been a while since I've contributed so I thought I'd offer a list of some of the best books I've read from my 2 years so far. Keep in mind that many of my classes have had books like <u>Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics</u>, <u>Philosophy for Understanding Theology</u>, and <u>A Handbook of New Testament Exegesis</u>. While these are great books for very specific tasks they aren't great reads. I'd rather offer a few books that YOU would want to read.<br />
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1. <u>Till He Come</u> by C. H. Spurgeon. A collection of homilies, many of which Spurgeon gave during more intimate ecumenical Eucharist celebrations in his house. Each one is only a couple of pages and serve as good devotional reading.<br />
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2. <u>Pia Desideria</u> by Philipp J. Spener. This is THE book that started German Pietism. While that doesn't sound very exciting, what this guy wrote and did as a pastor had a tremendous impact on the church, including advocating for lay led small groups in the 1600's. It is written to pastors frustrated with the lack of transforming faith evident in their churches.<br />
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3. <u>For the Life of the World</u> by Alexander Schmemann. An Orthodox priest and scholar writing about the Eucharist. Obviously not all of it can or should be accepted by protestants, especially those with a memorialist view of the Lord's Supper. But he offers a compelling argument for why the Eucharist matters.<br />
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4. <u>The Voice of Jesus</u> by Gordon T. Smith. This is a book about spiritual discernment drawing from Ignatius Loyola, John Wesley, and Jonathan Edwards. It is simply a must read. Smith tends to say the same thing 3-4 different ways to help make his point clear so don't get too bogged down in particulars.<br />
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5. <u>In the Name of Jesus</u> by Henri Nouwen. I've read this short book twice. It is a great semi-autobiographical book about Nouwen's reflections on three temptations of leadership and the spiritual disciplines to combat them.<br />
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6. <u>Life Together</u> by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. <span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">He wrote this after the Nazi’s
broke up his underground seminary as a way to outline what he was trying to do
with Finkenwalde Seminary and the Brothers’ House. </span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Bonhoeffer in his preface notes that this is
simply one contribution to the questions raised by the church regarding the
function and practice of community.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">I found this book helpful primarily as a
resource for justifying Christian practice rather than as a handbook of
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">7. <u>The Other Six Days</u> by R. Paul Stevens. Stevens is a tireless advocate for pastors equipping the whole people of God to do ministry. This book is a great introduction to his arguments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.999999046325684px;">There are so many more good books, articles, etc which I've read but this is a good start. Maybe before I graduate I'll make a list of the more academic books I've enjoyed. As I'm looking back at my list, I've noticed that the only books by living authors are both Regent Profs. I'd say that's a good sign.</span><br />
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-83614600475182166622013-06-10T23:32:00.001-07:002013-06-10T23:32:21.657-07:00Instagram feedHi friends and family!<br /><br />Hope everyone is well. Lately I've been posting pictures to Instagram. It's been a little easier than updating the blog (which we will do real soon!) As for now, enjoy the Instagram feed I've added to the side bar on the right.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-15525055928902584362013-04-29T00:04:00.002-07:002013-04-29T00:04:26.378-07:00Curling with FriendsA few weeks ago I hit a major milestone in my life, my 30th birthday. To celebrate, I wanted to go curling with friends. However, it was in the middle of crunch time at Regent so we postponed the celebration until after exams. Well today was the day. And it was awesome!!<br />
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First off, I thought curling would be super easy and my ticket to future Olympic stardom. And at the same time, I thought it would be impossible and we'd be falling all over the place. Fortunately I was wrong on both accounts.<br />
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It didn't take long to figure out the technique but it was really difficult to make a good shot. As for walking on ice, it wasn't that difficult. We had special grippers on our shoes that really helped.<br />
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The hardest part was launching the "rock" (which weighs 44lbs). This is called 'delivery'. It is hard to push off, balance, and launch the rock at the right speed with the right curve at the right spot. Here is a picture of our friend Josh taking his shot.<br />
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On the other end the Skip (Liz) helps tell the curler where to aim by pointing her broom and uses hand signals to indicate what kind of rotation to use.</div>
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Between them are the two sweepers who sweep the ice in front of the rock. Why do they sweep? Honestly, while we were curling, I didn't know. Roger, our instructor just told us when to sweep but we were having a hard enough time making shots that it didn't seem to matter. I looked up on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling">wikipedia </a>which said that sweeping makes the stone go further and decreases the amount of curl. We'll know for next time. Here are our two friends Carine and Esther sweeping.</div>
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Finally, here's a video of us in action. First you'll see Jenny and then me delivering our stones.</div>
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My shot, was the closest shot of the whole match within 3 feet of the button (dead center). I wish I had taken a picture as proof.</div>
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It was a ton of fun. Oh and here's a funny series of liz who slipped after one of her shots.</div>
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We are ONE YEAR AWAY FROM GRADUATION!!! That's right. Graduation. Which means all you folks who promised you'd come visit us have 365 days to get here. Technically graduation isn't until May 2nd. And technically they call it convocation. But lets get serious, I'm gonna be thinking too much about other things (like starting a kick-butt job [wink wink nudge nudge]) to show you around Vancouver.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-themecolor: text1;">Saint Matthew's Day</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-themecolor: text1;"> is a cultural holiday celebrated on March 18th. It is named after <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Saint Matthew</span> (c. AD 1983–Present), the most commonly recognized of the <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">patron saints</span> of <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">the</span></span><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> Americas</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-themecolor: text1;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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View from the Chuckanut Drive Oyster Bar during our lunch</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-63983096136485521022013-03-10T12:55:00.000-07:002013-03-10T12:55:39.309-07:00An Academic UpdateSome of you have asked, just what exactly it is that I'm (Matt) studying. Well today, I'm going to try and answer some of that.<div>
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First of all. Regent is a pretty academic place. Professors are smart. Like, I-learned-German-to-read-Hegel-in-his-native-language smart. Who is Hegel? No idea. But people at Regent could probably tell you loads. Last week, I was having a conversation with a history prof about a paper I had just finished for another prof in which I identified the major themes that shifted culture from accepting moderate alcohol consumption to demanding teetotalism. I was trying to tell him which books I read for my research and couldn't remember one. He told me the author and title, and then proceeded to tell me that this particular author was <i>the</i> expert in the field and it was a good thing I included his work. What I'm trying to say is people take academics seriously. </div>
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The problem is, well, I'm not exactly an academic. I'm not trying to belittle myself. I know I'm smart. I have a card in my wallet that tells me so. But I'm not an academic. Academics do this stuff because they love it. But I don't love reading high level criticism, German philosophers and early church fathers. Learning Greek over the summer and fall nearly killed me, and lets not even talk about Hebrew. </div>
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<li>Late Medieval Mystics- Bonaventure, Teressa of Avila and John of the Cross</li>
<li>Reformed Baptist understanding of the Eucharist</li>
<li>20th Century Revivalism- Pentecostals and Billy Graham</li>
<li>History of the Christian Pastor</li>
<li>The Chicago Statement on Hermeneutics </li>
<li>Assimilation Ministry in a local congregation</li>
<li>Shifting attitudes to alcohol in the church: a move toward abstinence</li>
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After this semester, I'll have completed 64 of my 90 credits. Each credit hour represents about 45 hours of work. By the end of summer school, I'll have just 18 credits left to graduate. Most of those final credits are electives, since I've front loaded the hardest classes. That gives me plenty of time to job hunt, which I'll start doing sometime around Christmas.</div>
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What makes for a perfect Sunday here in Vancouver?? A great church service, friends, lavender lattes and most importantly.....the SUN! The sun came out today!! I saw it! Really! It was bright, warm, and such a lovely site! Y'all just don't understand how much we've missed it.<br />
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For those of you who don't know, Matt and I have been searching for a new church to attend here in Vancouver. We've gotten a chance to try out a couple different churches in a variety of denominations and worship styles. It's been fun to experience these different places and reaffirm the types of services we enjoy. Today we attended First Baptist, one of the churches in the heart of downtown with our friend Karen. After a great and refreshing service, we ate brunch with our friend at Cafe Medina. Yum!! It was super tasty! Lavender Mochas, cute little Belgium Waffles with fruit compote or salted caramel sauce, Saussion de Paris<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 16.497394561767578px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: xx-small;">,</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 16.5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fricassé, I could go on....</span></span><br />
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214008233530847930.post-67511544216900410002013-02-03T12:48:00.002-08:002013-02-03T12:48:10.681-08:00Flying HomeFriends and Family.<br />
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I'm writing briefly from Gate 90 in Vancouver. Tomorrow I'll be celebrating my grandfather's life with family and friends in Greenville. It's hard to describe the sadness of a life lost and the joy of a life well lived. Some of you knew my Grandpa. I think he was a pretty exceptional man. Here is his <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greenvilleonline/obituary.aspx?n=jerome-kettelson&pid=162799630">obituary</a>.<br />
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Before he died, Liz and I got a chance to see him over Christmas and during some brief periods of lucidity he told me that he was proud of me. That I was doing the thing (ministry) that he had prayed I would do for a long time and that I had a really great wife (who he correctly predicted I would marry when he first met her). Those are words I'll treasure for the rest of of my life.<br />
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My grandpa was a pretty neat man. He met my grandma working at a summer camp when she was a waitress and he was a busboy. They eloped and then a week later he shipped out for WW2. He was a cryptographer for the army and when I asked him what the neatest message he ever deciphered was, he told me it was the message that the war was over and he was going home. He played football for the Chicago Bears briefly. Then went on to grad school. I think he has a Ph. D in statistics but I don't really know. Growing up he always said he worked at 'the barn' so I thought he was a farmer. I found out later that he was in charge of a really big company.<br />
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He was the smartest man I knew. But he had some funny quirks. Duct tape was his tool of choice, most often to fix the other tools that he broke. He was obsessive about raking leaves. and when his rake broke, rather than fix it, he stuck a nail in the broken handle and picked up each leaf individually.<br />
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I miss him. But I am grateful that he loved the LORD and taught his family to do the same.<br />
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-matt<br />
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13969404888635346748noreply@blogger.com0