my poor schools...

they are suffering. most of you know that a few months ago, William & Mary told its president that they weren't renewing his contract. so he quit mid-semester. I never liked him anyways. (but still, this caused controversy and dissension)
and now, Westminster is having difficulties. for those of you who are not following what's happened, here's the recent email we all received from the Chairman of our Board:

"March 27, 2008

Thank you very much for your prayers for the special meeting of the Board of Trustees that was held on March 26 to address the disunity of the faculty regarding the theological issues related to Dr. Peter Enns’ book, Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament. After a full day of deliberation, the Board of Trustees took the following action by decisive vote:

“That for the good of the Seminary (Faculty Manual II.4.C.4) Professor Peter Enns be suspended at the close of this school year, that is May 23, 2008 (Constitution Article III, Section 15), and that the Institutional Personnel Committee (IPC) recommend the appropriate process for the Board to consider whether Professor Enns should be terminated from his employment at the Seminary. Further that the IPC present their recommendations to the Board at its meeting in May 2008.”

In order to provide the entire Westminster community with a more complete understanding of the Board’s decision and to offer an opportunity for questions and dialogue, the Chairman and Secretary of the Board will join the President on campus for a special chapel on Tuesday, April 1 at 10:30 am. Students and staff are encouraged to attend and participate. Following that special chapel, they will hold a separate meeting with the faculty.
Our concern is to honor the Lord Jesus Christ and assure a faithful witness for Westminster for years to come. To that end, please pray for everyone involved during the next two months."

please pray for this situation, friends.

London, Darling!

My church up here in PA is sending a missions team to London this summer from June 21-29, and yours truly is part of the team! Huzzah! We will be working with World Harvest Missions in Southall, London, primarily ministering to British Asians (or Indians, as we call them in the States). While I don't have a lot of details to share with you all yet, I do know that we will be doing mostly evangelistic work, from street and door-to-door evangelism to working book-tables and whatnot. Kids will still be in school, but there is the possibility of us teaching during the allotted time in each school-day for 'religion.'
I'll keep you posted as I learn more; keep a weather eye on your mailboxes for more information! For now, I ask you to pray that the Lord would prepare the hearts of the team and for us to raise enough support for the trip.

New Words

So, friends, it appears that my naturally nerdy tendencies have taken a new and interesting twist; I have taken to looking up and writing down new words that I read or hear from day-to-day. I've decided that it's only fair to share this newfound interest with my faithful (?) blog-readers...hence, I'll post the occasional new word and its definition here, for your edification! enjoy.

prevaricate: to speak evasively
adduce: to cite as evidence