King for a Day -or- Father's Day, 2006

12 months ago, encouraged and inspired by my wife, I wrote my first blog.  Looking back over the posts, there's nothing particularly profound, but I've enjoyed finding words for my thoughts [though maybe there are a few words I should have kept to myself...].  The best part is the friends that I have made through it.

As I contemplate the year ahead, I found this excerpt from the writings of John Robinson that I thought were appropriate...

From A Briefe Catechism concerning Church Government, by that Revered Divine, Mr. John Robinson, 1642 [from the Online Library of Liberty].

Q. “What things must a Christian man's heart desire?

A. Six things especially.

Q. What are they?

A. 1. That he may glorify God. 2. That God may reign in his heart, and not sin. 3. That he may do God's will, and not the lusts of the flesh. 4. That he may rely himself on God's providence for all the means of his temporal life, 5. That he may be justified, and be at peace with God. 6. That, by the power of God, he may be strengthened against all temptations.

May it be true of me...

From Joshua 4

Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder,

according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites,

to serve as a sign among you.