This is definitely one of those times in life when anything that happens qualifies as a “and in the middle of all that…” moment. There’s already plenty going on. I’m crashing the library preparing for comprehensive exams on the early church next month. I’ve got a 3-month-old at home now, along with the 6 year old and the 9 year old. I’m assistant coach of my boy’s 1^st grader basketball team, the Lions! You know the story and it’s not much different than everyone else I know. And those of you who have followed my story over the last two years know just how happy I am to be home again and busied with the busy-ness of a dad. But it feels busy, and when something comes along different or new…well, I often hear my wife on the phone saying, “…and in the middle of all that…” But sometimes the very best things in life come along “in the middle of all that.”

     Continuing in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I remember the first date with my wife, Abigail. We were in college at Northwestern and I drove her down to the Korean District to randomly select a restaurant. It really did feel like a trip overseas. All the signs were in Korean and the restaurant had no English-speakers working that night. They found one menu for us that had the English translation written in. I ordered “Bim Bam Bop.” I was delighted by the Korean, but even more intrigued by the English translation: “Burning Bowl of Stone.” Now that, I had to try.Read more

CGO Readers,

We have the possibility of putting up an interview as a podcast here at CGO...if I can figure out how to do it. 

I'm an absolute twit when it comes to tech stuff so please don't refer me to Typepad's Help section.  As a twit, I need someone who can walk me through it on the phone or by email, but preferrably by phone. 

Or, if trying to post a podcast is not reality with Typepad blog software, how does one get the interview up on iTunes?

Thank you for any help you can provide. 

John Piper has a short, poignant tribute to Bruce Metzger, the textual critic of our time in the English-speaking world.