Do you change your accent in a new environment?
I’ve noticed I have a tendency to talk with with a southern accent when I talk to people from the South. The other day, I heard the voicemail message of someone with a Southern accent and I started talking like I had one when I left a message! Yikes. A friend of mine was telling me that she does that too…I thought I was the only one! I wish I could have picked up a British accent while in the U.K…
Westminster Theological College
I love this picture from Uganda. This is a group of seminary students that we gave the book “50 Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die” to. This was the seminary we visited. We liked them a lot; they liked us too but won’t “hire” Brian because we’re not Presbyterian. Bummer. We love that they are spreading a passion for the supremacy of God in all things through Jesus Christ all over East Africa!
My mother shot a .48 when she was pregnant with me.
I think this explains a lot. It definitely explains why I’m so jumpy around loud noises.
By the way, her shirt says “thank you” in French on it.
Love you, Mom!
Great Quote
I shared with my discipleship group the following quote tonight (in the context of discussing Romans 8:28 — And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.):
What would our lives look like, if we feared nothing but God? What difference would it make if we no longer feared truth, the cost of discipleship, repentance, change, the future? What difference would it make if we fixed our desires not on popularity and money and predictability and control but on being conformed to the image of God’s Son? What do fearless people look like…Fearless people are influential people. They stand out. They are convincing. Deep down in your heart, wouldn’t you love to be unleashed to live boldly for the Lord? Wouldn’t you love to be intimidated no longer, but upright and courageous for God? Wouldn’t it be satisfying to live right out loud?
Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr.
