Birthday Blog

Today I turned 22 years old. I worked a shift at Java Brewing Company, ate some delicious Thai food with a few friends, and studied at Quills for my exam tomorrow. A good day to be sure.

Man, life is moving pretty quickly. It's been a year since this, and two years since this.

Perhaps it was because I was in a collision with car just over six months ago, but the brevity of life has really been impressed on me as of late. Well more accurately, the fact that I live as though life isn't transient has been impressed upon me.

Take for instance this exert from Psalm 139:

... in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me...

The Psalmist seems to be suggesting that God has already predetermined every single day of our lives. Like this Psalmist I see God as the great author who wrote me into existence; a God who has a purpose for my life that he will accomplish. For some reason this plan included me being born on September 30th, 1987.

I love that.

Birthday List

The anniversary of my birth is approaching, and some of my readers might be interested in buying me a present to commemorate the occasion. So as a service to you I thought I might compile some items that I would like to be possessions.

Traditional Caps are my favorite espresso beverage and this cappuccino cup from espresso parts would be a fitting vessel.

The Arizona Cardinals have been my favorite football team since I understood what football was, which was approximately around age six. This retro shirt, though anachronistic (the Cardinals were in St. Louis if not Chicago around the vintage this shirt imitates), is very cool.

Eckhard J. Schnabel is one of my favorite scholars, and his two volume set Early Christian Mission is a magisterial work. I feel embarrassed that it is not on my book shelf.

And as long as my library keeps on expanding, this customizable stamp would be exceedingly useful. Not only do I loan out quite a few books (many of which do not make it back to me), but my flatmates and I have a very similar book collection, largely because 3 out of the 4 of us went to the same college. Anyway, I can just picture this gorgeous fluer de lis surrounded by "from the library of M. J. Butterworth" on each title page.

So in conclusion, I would like to thank you in advance for the gift(s).

Happy Birthday Dabo!

This weekend was the much anticipated visit from Davy, Kenny, and Terry who drove up from the 'Ville to check out Veritas and celebrate Davy's 20th birthday.  In addition to showing them my favorite coffee shops, cafes, and stores, Kenny and I finally launched this blog- a concept that we have been developing for a long time.  Hopefully it will be the first of many more posts to come. 

On a oddly enough related note I smell like a cross between John Letoto and Chris Heiniger right now- like maybe they both wrestled each other after an extended run.  The reason? Davy brought me the unofficial official Sojourn bike jersey that both individuals have been using in my absence.  Davy did not have time to wash it- but that did not dissuade me from wearing it to this evening's Monday night ride.

Also a special day-late shout out goes to my Dad, whose Birthday coincided with Father's Day this year... so technically should be getting a double present in the mail- though more likely (and accurately) will be getting both birds killed with a single proverbial stone.  Love Ya!