Burns’ Night

Friday night we celebrated Robert Burns’ night at the invitation of our pastor and his wife. This consisted in a traditional Scottish meal and poetry reading from Burns. Robert Burns (1759-1796) is Scotland’s most famous poet, in large part because he wrote in Scots, the common language of the people. Thus, his poetry [...]

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Brandon’s Family Visits

Here are some pictures of Brandon’s family visiting Edinburgh the past couple of weeks.  Charlie also figures prominently in these pictures.  

Crowes Visit to Edinburgh (Jan. 10-16, 2008)

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Gerhard von Rad on Grace in Deuteronomy

Nevertheless, alongside the commandments [which are motivated by a precedent divine saving event in history] there are a certain number of cases where the reception of the blessings of salvation is in actual fact conditional, and made dependent upon Israel’s obedience.  But even with those imperatives which are motivated by final clauses (“do this, that [...]

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Charlie & the Monkey Rattle

Here is a video of Charlie we took last week where he is hitting a monkey to make it rattle (a toy monkey, mind you).  And yes, that is the “Buzz Ballads” cd playing in the background.  

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Gourmet Pizza

Yesterday some of the New Testament Ph.D. students took out one of our own for lunch who presented a paper at a seminar.  We went to a very good pizza place, which I enjoyed.  I was particularly impressed by their range of toppings, which included cactus, marshmallows, avacado, and chocoloate (and those are just the [...]

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Supporting the Team

Here are some excellent pictures of Charlie (and Cheryl) sporting their UK gear. Charlie is already a big Kentucky fan, although he is disappointed they’ll probably miss the tournament this year. He did, however, enjoy their big bowl victory over Florida St. He also has a nice Braves hat and outfit that [...]

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Fun in Scotland

Brandon’s parents and sister have been in town for the past week, which followed closely on the heels of Cheryl’s parents’ visit. This is the explanation for the lack of updates over the past week or two. But, we now have new pictures to share of Charlie. Here is a sample, and [...]

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Fun Factoids

Question: What do the Prime Minister of Great Britain, an internationally bestselling author, and the humble author of this blog have in common?
Answer: Believe it or not, at least two things, with the second being the most interesting:

All are associated with the University of Edinburgh (Brown for his undergrad and Ph.D. work; [...]

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