Hungry Jax the Barnacle

Last week I got up to the cities and was finally able to see my adorable nephew, Jax.  He is 4 weeks old now and much more active than the last time I saw him.  He makes all kinds of squawks and what my sister calls "kitty sounds."  I think she just calls them that so I can think of him as a cat and not be afraid of him!  Anyway, he eats non-stop (this is how Grandpa Joe named him hungry Jax) and is awake much more now.  It was quite a feat for me to get him to go to sleep.  He likes to be held up high and given little spanks on his bottom (just like my cat Indi!) and then he'll finally go to sleep so I can snuggle with him.

A Life Changing Read

This book is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am just finishing up this book by Randy Alcorn.  I have never read anything by Alcorn and I have never read anything on heaven before.  I read this over the course of about 6 months and I am dying to read it again.  I am wondering if there is a study guide to go along with it so I can get the most of out of it.  I am also wondering what other books I can read on heaven.  

I have been thinking wrong about heaven my whole life.  I can't believe what God has in store for us!  This definitely changes the way I look at life, maybe the way I look at everything...

Learning Skills 101: Learning How to Learn

I have been listening to some great lectures on "The Life of the Mind" given by Presbyterian minister Kenneth Samples.  This is an eight part class he taught using Mortimer Adlers's book "How to Read a Book."  This class is right up my alley and I am hoping to get Adler's book soon so I can read it and further sharpen my reading skills.  If you love reading and learning I highly recommend this class which can be downloaded for free here  The Life of the Mind by Kenneth Samples

Class lectures are as follows:

Intelligent Reading - Introduction"

Intelligent Reading - The Academic 10 Commandments"

Intelligent Reading - The Renaissance Christian"

Intelligent Reading - IDEAS"

Intelligent Reading - Introduction to Logic"

Intelligent Reading - What Makes a Good Argument"

Intelligent Reading - Three Types of Arguments: Deductive, Inductive, and Abductive"

Intelligent Reading - Logical Fallacies"

Matt at Work