Pistin

Okay, in the midst of the numerous projects I must complete before heading for camp (several of which I completed between my late night ventures, and my early morning work here in the office), I have done a further word study on Faith. You know, I have named our new silver van Faith, but want to address her in the Greek. Well, the accusative singular feminine form of the greek word Pistis is Pistin. Now that sounds more like a car name. After all, they have pistons that drive the engine, and if I have to choose an NBA team to "like" (I'm not a fan of the NBA, I like the college game much better), then Detroit is my choice. Can you say Tayshaun Prince? Yes, I know that Nazr Mohammed plays for the Spurs, so I really can't lose in this Chapmpionship series, but my heart is more with the Pistons. Anyway, enough of the side trip...so I am refining the name of oour new van to Pistin. Maybe Peggy won't be so afraid to call the van by her name now.

As I have previously indicated, I head out for a week of church camp at Lake Aurora on Sunday (Father's Day), and then for a two week vacation to Sunset Beach, NC. Yeah, I know, I am driving 10 hours to go to the beach when I live five minutes away from the beach. Don't get me started on that line of thought.

I do have three of the four books I will read at the beach already picked out, just gotta find a good novel for pure pleasure reading to round out my selections. Guess I will hafta get busy with that pretty soon, since I won't have a chance to get a book next week, eh?

Your continued prayers concerning Ian and his lack of school work would be appreciated. He is going to take the 2nd semester work of his Chemistry 1 class online when we get back from vacation, and he will be repeating his Algebra 2 class next year in school (we already knew that before the final grades came out for the year). Peggy and I are very worried about our big man. He has a sevant's heart, but he just doesn't seem to see the importance of doing school work. Thanks for your prayers for Ian and for us as we all try to deal with this very sticky situation.

Elliott is off traveling for Florida Christian College for the summer. This week he is at Milligan College for a Christ In Youth Summer Conference We won't see him again until early August, but we talk a couple of times a week by phone or by text message.

Emily and her fellow are enjoying each other's company (a little too much for her Dadda's taste). Matt is a nice guy, and he's been able to take my teasing just fine. Emily and Ian babysat on Monday for some kids in our church, and they spent much time at the pool, getting rather red. I should have taken a picture of Ian's back two days ago when it was glowing red, maybe this afternoon, I'll get him out by our pool with his shirt off and snap a quick picture before making him come back in out of the sun.

Peggy is doing well following her surgery. Still has her stitches in, but she should get them out next Monday. The swelling has gone down a lot, and she is finishing up her third round of antibiotics, so I hope that she will finally start to feel human again. She looks mah-vah-lous dahling, and after all it is better to look mah-vah-lous than to feel mah-vah-lous, dahling.

Well, lesson plan writing is calling my name again. It was good to do some Greek Word studies this morning, just to get the juices flowing, now let's communicate the Truth of the Gospel of Jesus as we write these Bible Studies for the teens, eh?