good evening

good evening tonight. we had some friends over and grilled some burgers and hotdogs then talked and played some wii. it was a good time. jackson hasn't had a fever the last couple of days, but continues to put his hands in his mouth. emily and i are convinced he is attempting to cut "the rest" of his teeth. he is drooling like it's nobody's business, and not eating a whole lot. poor guy.

looking forward to a beautiful weekend. hope to spend some time outside with the kids, and maybe mow the lawn for the first time this year.

thinking about teaching a wednesday night class, starting in the summer entitled "jesus: the revolutionary." would use some clips from the documentary i watched on the discovery channel, along with some thoughts from yoder.

the debate continues over whether god has predetermined our every move, or free will is a possibility. some tend to think if god has not predetermined everything then he is a "lesser god." i am not of this opinion, but it makes for some good conversation. we have scheduled coffee twice a month to continue to challenge one another on our views. i am looking forward to it.