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The Quammune

2008-05-22T03:24:00.000-07:00

This is from the outside. Our door is centered, the top left apartment.

This is the view as soon as you enter the apartment and look left. Where they have the sofa is where we would probably put the kitchen table. The kitchen is there on the right.

Sorry about the lighting with the videos. This first one is the kitchen, the dining room, and then you can see the main door on the right as I walk into the living room.

This is leaving the living room down the hallway into the first bedroom.

The master bath and the back bedroom. The door you see in the bathroom leads into the half bath.

2008-03-21T00:10:00.001-07:00

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Laguna & La Jolla

2008-03-20T19:40:00.000-07:00

It's Spring Break '08!! Tuesday we enjoyed a trip to Laguna Beach to see Callie Wahl and Rachel Knoll. They were a blast to hang out with! Thanks, ladies, for meeting up with your old camp friends! Then today we went to La Jolla with our dear friends, Jason and Naomi. As always, we greatly enjoyed our time with them. We are thankful for them!

Lunds & Frettys

2008-03-20T18:22:00.000-07:00

We had a fantastic time with John & Sue and G & G Fretty when they were out here last month. It was wonderful to have family around; we so enjoyed every minute with them! Please enjoy the pictures below of our times together in Oceanside and La Jolla.

2008-02-12T00:13:00.000-08:00

NPP, FV, & AA - A Faith That is Never Alone

Thanksgiving 2007

2007-11-22T14:36:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving! We're having a wonderful time celebrating with Jason and Naomi Ching. Naomi came over at 8:30 this morning, and the boys planned to study at the Ching's apartment for most of the day. Before Brian left to study, however, we conned him into getting the neck, gizzard and heart out of the turkey! He then ran an errand (to get turkey stock) and upon returning, put the super heavy (20 pound) turkey in the oven for us! Thanks, Brian! Now we're waiting for the turkey to finish cooking, but wanted to publish some pics for your amusement. Please note beautiful china: first time in use! More pictures to come...

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Scott & Sarah Johnson's WeddingThunder Photo Album

2006-11-19T15:45:00.000-08:00

My cousin Scott Johnson settled down with the love of his life Sarah (formerly Peters), in the Twin Cities back in September. It was really fun to see all the relatives, get together and see these two start a beautiful new life together. Click the pictures for a larger view. Congratulations, Scott & Sarah - may the Lord bless you two as you embark on this wonderful adventure together.

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2006-11-15T22:35:00.000-08:00

Our First Visitors

2006-11-13T21:42:00.000-08:00

This past Veteran's Day weekend, we had the privilege of Samantha's grandparents and aunt & uncle staying out in Escondido with us. We visited Oceanside, Laguna Beach, Old Town San Diego, the Temecula Vineyards, and explored other parts of SoCal. Check back for further updates and editing.

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Footnotes Test

2006-03-27T15:05:00.000-08:00

Here's my new effort to incorporate footnotes into my blog posts.[1] Though I'm not sure how well they will work (much less the computer logic behind them), I hope it clears up my posts.[2]

In 1537, Peter Caroli, a Reformed minister at Lausanne, accused Calvin and Farel of Arianism. It seems that the Genevan Reformers were not using the Patristic terminology in their teaching about the deity of the Son and the Trinity. Their opponents wondered whether they were truly "orthodox" in their statements about the Trinity.

At a special synod, Caroli demanded that Calvin subscribe to the early church creeds. Calvin refused. No, that's not a misprint. He refused.

It is part of our Calvinian heritage to refuse to be bound by extrabiblical categories and terminology. The Bible has absolute priority over all traditional formulations, the Westminster standards included.

Now, you might just want to read Warfield's discussion of this episode and its significance in his "Calvin's Doctrine of the Trinity" in The Works of B.B. Warfield, vol. 5, pp. 180-220.

Warfield says, "Calvin refused to subscribe to the ancient creeds at Caroli's dictation, not in the least because he did not find himself in accord with their teaching, but solely because he was determined to preserve for himself and his colleagues the liberties belonging to Christian men, subject in matters of faith to no other authority than that of God speaking in the Scriptures" (p. 207).

Beautiful. Freedom!

Calvin himself says, "I have long learned by experience, and that over and over again, that those who contend thus pertinaciously about terms, are really cherishing a secret poison" (Inst. 1.8.5).

But listen to what Warfield says and apply it mutatis mutandis to the current controversies in our circles:

[Calvin's] sole design was to make it apparent that Caroli's insistence that only in words of these creeds could faith in the Trinity be fitly expressed was ridiculous (p. 211).

He [Calvin] considered it intolerable that the Christian teacher's faith should be subjected to the authority of any traditional modes of statement, however venerable, or however true; and he refused to be the instrument of creating a precedent for such tyranny in the Reformed Churches by seeming to allow that a teacher might be justly treated as a heretic until he cleared himself by subscribing ancient symbols thrust before him by this or that disturber of the peace (p. 208).

All of the above was just filler,[3], designed to help me understand just how prescient these links are truly going to be. (Or not.)[4] Nevertheless, the above is from Jeffrey J. Meyers blog[5]. My ideas and shamelessly stolen work on hyperlinked footnotes were stolen from here.
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Footnotes

[1]These will be mostly incorporated into What the Thunder Said... so it won't appear too often here. Back to text

[2]Yeah right. We all know these things don't actually lend to readability or conciseness. They make it look pseudo-scholarly, and that is all. Back to text

[3]Shameless, I know. However, if you are still reading at this point, you need to stop. This is all just HTML gymnastics for yours truly, and this isn't going to become valuable for you any time soon. Apologies all around. Back to text

[4]This exists solely to test n. 4. So far, the footnotes work, but not the link back. This should fix it. Back to text

[5]Yeah, this one is the same too. If this doesn't work, I'm coming back with brackets. Back to text

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2006-02-14T03:02:00.000-08:00

Going Wild!

2006-02-14T01:04:00.000-08:00

Due to the generosity of one of Samantha's co-workers, we had the chance to enjoy another Minnesota Wild hockey game. To my extreme enjoyment, they played the Detroit Red Wings, a favorite for many years. The game was terrific, with rallying and decent stick handling. Enough goals were scored in the new NHL, and though the Wild ultimately suffered a loss, we had a terrific time. Samantha is shaping up to be quite a hockey fan, and it is a joy to cheer our team on together.

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The Lunds Ski Lutsen

2006-02-14T00:36:00.000-08:00

This year we received a special treat, and had the opportunity to all get together and go skiing at Lutsen, north of Duluth, MN. The weather was terrific, and we took advantage of a semester break and a long weekend. I had a chance to record a few short videos, too, which I will post shortly.

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Pretty Women

2006-02-14T00:26:00.000-08:00

During the holidays, we had the priviledge of attending one of Samantha's girlfriends weddings. Camille and Travis had a lovely wedding, which was a great chance for Sam to reconnect with some of her high school friends. God bless, Travis and Camille!

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New Year's Eve 2005

2006-02-14T00:09:00.000-08:00

This last evening spent in 2005 harkened back to the years we closed out every year with the Evelsizer family. This year, there were several welcome additions: Steve's wife Annie, Sarah's husband Steve Gibbs, Samantha, and Alex. May God bless us all in 2006.

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2006-01-25T12:43:00.000-08:00

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2006-01-19T11:36:00.000-08:00

The Fab Five

2006-01-17T10:09:00.000-08:00

With the addition of my uber-cute wife, the fab four are now the fab five. Pictures courtesy of Roger Carlson.

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Richie and Char Wayt's 60th AnniversaryTopic: Photo Album

2005-11-02T10:47:00.000-08:00

Sam's grandpa and grandma, Richie & Char Wayt, recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at Izaty's near Mille Lacs, MN. They even invited me. Thanks so much to the Driggers for all the preparations for such a fun time. May the Lord bless you, Char & Richie, for many more years together!

Richard and Char Wayt recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their family at Izaty's Lodge Resort. They were married Sept. 22, 1945, in Seattle. (from the Brainerd Dispatch)

Richie keeps an eye on the goodies.

Chuck, Char, Richie, Kathy, and Judy.

The whole family together.

Great job, Judy.

Samantha with her grandparents.

The Driggers hard at work. It looks spectacular.

The grandchildren.

The newest to the family:
welcome great-grandchild Matthew
(Tommy & Nikki's).

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Sam's BirthdayTopic: Photo Album

2005-11-02T09:48:00.000-08:00

Samantha turned 23 on July 17. We had the chance to celebrate at her parents cabin with Mark and Sue Moores - and their kids Jack, Claire, and Eileen - as well as in Fairmont with her in-laws. She loves being married, since that means more birthday presents...

The birthday girl with her husband and grandparents-in-law.

The birthday girl with her outlaws... I mean, in-laws.

Celebrating at the Lunds.

A beautiful day for a birthday.

Opening presents at the cabin.

Jack and Claire.

Mark and Eileen enjoying some father/daughter time.

Opening presents, surrounded by loved ones.

The grown up table. (I had to eat at the other table.)

Grandpa's girl.

Lounging.

The Moores crew.

The patriarch.

Eileen Moores after some wild water rides.

Samantha and Grandpa Richie keeping cool.

Andy and Jack enjoy a little water rec.

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2005-11-02T01:23:00.000-08:00

Mr. & Mrs. LundTopic: Photo Album

2005-11-01T20:26:00.000-08:00

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Our First ChristmasTopic: Photo Album

2005-10-31T00:02:00.000-08:00

Christmas Morning/Day

Christmas with the Frettys.

Christmas with the Lund side.

TBI Christmas Party

ACR Christmas Party

At the Holidazzle Parade and Dayton's Eighth Floor with the Wayts.

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The Wayts and Lunds in CanadaTopic: Photo Album

2005-10-30T21:06:00.000-08:00

The Wayt family has a tradition of journeying in the summer to "The Sanctuary," an island resort on the beautiful Lake of the Woods in Canada. This was the first summer I was baptised in... and they even survived having me as part of the family. I of course loved the whole thing. We didn't have as good of weather or fishing this year as they have in the past, but we still managed to have a wonderful time.

My glory (Samantha) and her cousin Molly getting a bit goofy with the cameras.

Grandpa Richie playing Catch Phrase. He would usually win.

Andy instructing Grandma Char and the rest of us on the deep things of life... and Catch Phrase.
Richie and Chuck share a father/son moment.
I am attacked by Jackson (much to everyone's delight).

That is Molly on my left, and my beauty on my right
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Grandpa and grand daughter.

Here's some beauty of God's nature.

Yours truly down on the dock.

Richie and Char - the patriarchs - at the dinner table in the cabin.

Gathered around a scrumptuous meal. It tastes better cooked outdoors.

Samantha with her grandparents.

Fresh catch.

Grandma proud of her two granddaughters.

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2005-10-30T20:59:00.000-08:00

Enjoy photographs and snapshots of living life together in covenant before the Lord!

Mr. & Mrs. Lund

Our Wedding

Our First Christmas

The Wayts and Lunds in Canada

Samantha's Birthday

Pictures from Naniboujou

The Lunds Go to the North Shore

New York, New York

Wayts 60th Anniversary

A Beautiful Autumn Hike

The Fab Five

Thanksgiving 2005

Jane's Birthday

Pretty Women

New Year's Eve 2005

The Lunds Ski Lutsen

Going Wild!

Scott & Sarah Johnson's Wedding

Our First California Visitors

Thanksgiving 2007

Friends

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The Lunds Go To NaniboujouTopic: Photo Album

2005-10-30T16:58:00.000-08:00

Over the past summer, the Lunds traveled to the North Shore where the state of Minnesota meets Lake Superior. This is a hauntingly beautiful scene, a wasteland yet luscious. The unyielding waves crash relentlessly on pounded smooth rocks (that my father loves to collect), and just beyond the ocean-sized gales that rush across the Lake lies a quiet, deep green coniferous forest. If you have never been, Thunder Speak highly recommends a visit. The best route is through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).

My family originally discovered Naniboujou Lodge several years ago. It became a favorite destination. The Lodge also featured prominently into my honeymoon (with the world's greatest woman, Samantha!). It has become a favorite of hers as well (they should pay us for all the publicity she gives them as an apologist for the place to her family and co-workers). Enjoy the pictures!

Unpacking in our room at the Lodge.

Father-Daughter enjoying afternoon tea in the Sun Room.

Mother-Daughter bonding time over the Devil's Kettle River.

A new Lund unit by the Devil's Kettle.

My spectacular parents.

The Lunds enjoying the beautiful view of Lake Superior.

My favorite sister and I in the woods of the North Shore.

The Naniboujou Lodge.

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Saturday HikeTopic:Photo Album

2005-10-30T16:52:00.000-08:00

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A Chart Concerning Covenant and Dispensational TheologyTopic: Downloads

2005-08-24T10:08:00.000-07:00

Study Screen

2005-08-23T11:38:00.000-07:00

Justification

2005-08-22T12:24:00.000-07:00

Here is an excerpt from James Buchanan's The Doctrine of Justification.

This text deals explicitly with justification as seen in the Ancient Fathers.

New Covenant...

2005-08-22T11:42:00.000-07:00

But not new Law or new grace. I became aware that the old links weren't working, and I couldn't fix them. So, here they are brand spankin' new. This is for the Lutheran perspective:

And here is the Reformed perspective:

Enjoy! Here's a link to the old post.

New York, New YorkTopic: Photo Album

2005-08-18T09:52:00.000-07:00

The women in my life recently returned from a week long trip to NYC. It sounds like they had a blast. Here are some pics that my wife took. Click on the pictures below to view them in a larger image.

I know all of the men are so thankful to have you all home. We love you!

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2005-08-16T12:39:00.000-07:00

Up For SaleeBay Bidding

2005-08-12T16:51:00.000-07:00

Dell Axim x3i

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The Dell Axim X3i features a sleek, sophisticated design that packs in features needed for connectivity, productivity and entertainment at an affordable price. The Axim X3i features integrated 802.11b wireless technology.

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Dimensions (WxDxH):		7.7 cm x 1.5 cm x 12.2 cm
Weight:		140 g
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Processor:		Intel XScale PXA263 400 MHz
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Input Device:		Touch-screen
Wireless Connectivity:		IEEE 802.11b, IrDA

See the specs here.

Covenant, Law, & Gospel

2005-08-12T14:03:00.000-07:00

There are few things of higher importance to me right now on my theological horizon than these three things. A crucial article that helped me with this appeared in ModernReformation awhile ago. Surfing the web, I noticed that the link was broken. Speaking of links, one site EVERYONE should have bookmarked is Reformation Ink. It is a superb site run by Shane Rosenthal, who has worked closely with the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and ModernReformation.

So anyway, since the link was broken, I took the initiative to get it back on the web. It asks the question, "Does the Covenant schema (i.e., the Covenant of Works/of Grace) confuse or distort in any way the Law/Gospel distinction?" Charles Arand (Concord Seminary) answer "Yes" for the Lutheran camp. Michael Horton (Westminster Seminary, CA) replies for the Reformed camp in "The Covenantal Summons." Both articles are precise and cogent.

My desire in republishing these is to make it available for my friends who are studying this and hopefully make it available to a wider audience. If I have broken ANY copyright rules, please contact me and I will remove these immediately. My only aim in this is edification, not robbery. Please let me know if this is illegal (though I own a copy of the issue, and the electronic copy is on my computer).

Here is Arand's article, the Lutheran perspective:

Here is the Horton article, from the Reformed camp:

I hope you enjoy these articles, and they stimulate your thinking on this issue. If the Law/Gospel distinction is new to you, while these articles are helpful, I would wait on reading them. The same if covenant theology is novel. First go read some of the articles at Reformation Ink, or better yet, read the articles by Ligon Duncan here. Of course, if you do all that reading, you won't need to come back for these, but, oh well.

May we all be entranced by our covenantally faithful God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

RepentanceTopic: Downloads

2005-08-12T03:25:00.000-07:00

In reality, this is what I've been wanting to do for a long time now: have a way to make things I have available for download to friends and strangers who may find value in this. This is coming to you via Xmail Hard Drive.

So the download that is now available is a word study I did on μετάνοιάν, the Greek word for repentance. I studied it mainly in relationship to Romans 2:1 - 5:

Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who do such things. Do you suppose, O man--you who judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself--that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

So, here is the download. It is a .doc file (Word). If you need it, click the banner to the right under Links. Enjoy, and may you understand evermore what true repentance is.

Bids and MisseseBay Bidding

2005-08-11T11:25:00.000-07:00

Oops. I missed it. It was poor bid timing on my part. There is a real art to bidding on eBay, and I'm afraid I don't quite have it yet.

EDIT: But I did win an Axim!
This is a Dell Axim X3. This is a sweet little machine, with all that you would want in a toy like this, but without the bells and whistles of the high end pricing.

Compaq Ipaq 37xx

2005-08-11T11:18:00.000-07:00

I'm bidding on this over at ebay. It would make a great gift, or I have some friends who would like one of these. As you may know, I meet most of my computing needs through an HP iPAQ 5550. I do most of my blogging, email, surfing, and editing from this, as well as normal research, papers, and presentations all from the little guy. Its a top of the line machine. This piece

2005-08-11T11:04:00.000-07:00

NaniboujouTopic: Photo Album

2005-08-10T15:25:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics from a recent Lund get together up on the North Shore. We stayed at Naniboujou, and went hiking "Devil's Cauldron."

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