Today´s reading:OT: I Samuel 29-31NT: John 11:55-57, John 12:1-12Ps: Psalm 118:1-18Pr: Proverbs 15:24-26
Gospel Thread – OT:
No direct gospel references in today’s OT reading.
Gospel Thread – NT:
13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!” [...]

Today´s reading:OT: I Samuel 26-28NT: John 11:1-54Ps: Psalm 117Pr: Proverbs 15:22-23
The One Year Bible Blog´s comments for today.

Today´s reading:OT: I Samuel 24-25NT: John 10:22-42Ps: Psalm 116Pr: Proverbs 15:20-21
Gospel Thread – OT, NT, Psalms/Proverbs:
There are some gospel references in today’s readings, but I am too exhausted to type them today…
The One Year Bible Blog´s comments for today.

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Lily’s WebNursery is up, with the photos visible. It seems that only two of the poses are showing; I’m working on that.
Lily is still up to her adorable ways. Last night she took a nap on my chest (I was somewhat shy of full consciousness, myself), [...]

Today´s reading:OT: I Samuel 22-23NT: John 10:1-21Ps: Psalm 115Pr: Proverbs 15:18-19
Gospel Thread – OT:
No direct gospel reference in today’s OT reading.
Gospel Thread – NT:
14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life [...]

Today Lillian’s First Foto prints came in the mail. Here are a couple of my favorites. First, the most adorable picture, ever:

Next, a picture I’m quickly falling in love with – Lily laying on my hand:

Lillian’s First Foto poses. See the entire set.Photo © Chip Bennett, all rights reserved.

Today´s reading:OT: I Samuel 20-21NT: John 9Ps: Psalm 113-114Pr: Proverbs 15:15-17
Gospel Thread – OT:
No direct gospel reference in today’s OT reading.
Gospel Thread – NT:
4 “As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, [...]

About a week ago, I wrote about this Post-Dispatch article, written by Matt Franck. I discussed the perceived bias in the article with respect to Amendment 2 and the efforts of supporters of the HJR11 anti-cloning measure the article discussed.
As I try to do whenever I discuss someone’s writing, I emailed the author to let [...]

When I made my first web page, well over ten years ago, site statistics-gathering was limited to a very basic pageload counter (want to see “You are number 100 to visit this page”? Load the page and refresh 99 times; see also: how a college nerd spends his free time).
Now, however, site statistics-gathering has become [...]

This morning, after her feeding, Lily and I got ready to go in for her first pediatrician appointment. She was wide awake after being fed and changed:

But by the time I had her all covered up, she was sleeping comfortably:

Getting ready to ride in the car for her first pediatrician appointmentPhoto © Chip Bennett, all [...]

Today´s reading:OT: I Samuel 18:5-30, I Samuel 19NT: John 8:31-59Ps: Psalm 112Pr: Proverbs 15:12-14
Gospel Thread – OT:
No direct gospel reference in today’s OT reading.
Gospel Thread – NT:
“Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”
John 8:56 (NIV)
Abraham knew that God’s Promise to him would be completed and [...]

We’ve made it relatively smoothly through our first night at home. Steph and Lily seem to have taken to the glider in the nursery for feedings, and Lily seems to like to sleep in the bassinet in the living room during the day:

Lily sleeping snug and sound in the bassinet she got from Aunt [...]

Today´s reading:OT: I Samuel 17, I Samuel 18:1-4NT: John 8:21-30Ps: Psalm 111Pr: Proverbs 15:11
Gospel Thread – OT:
45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. [...]

Today has been a busy and exciting day. After a very early morning (around 4:00 am) feeding and another one around 7:00, we began preparations to leave the hospital to head home. I got most of the rest of our things loaded in the car (I had taken a few things out yesterday evening) and [...]

Many have asked why we named our daughter Lillian Nicole. Here is a glimpse into our thought process.

Lillian NicolePhoto © Chip Bennett, all rights reserved.
We believed it to be very important to give our children names with significant meanings. We believe in the power of speaking life over and into our children. Therefore, we [...]

Today´s reading:OT: I Samuel 15-16NT: John 8:1-20Ps: Psalm 110Pr: Proverbs 15:8-10
Gospel Thread – OT:
But Samuel replied: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD ? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.”
I Samuel 15:22 (NIV)
Sacrifices [...]

UPDATE: To see the complete photo sets: Lillian’s Birth, Lillian – Newborn. Also, all of Lily’s pictures are in the Lillian Collection.
So far, things are going well. Lily has just been fed, and Stephanie is taking a nap, so I will try to take this opportunity to catch everyone up on things so far.
Stephanie started [...]

Today´s reading:OT: I Samuel 14NT: John 7:31-53Ps: Psalm 109Pr: Proverbs 15:5-7
Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!
Photo of the Day:

Our first family photo!Photo © Chip Bennett; all rights reserved
The One Year Bible Blog´s comments for today.

And here’s why it is especially happy for us today:

One of our first family photos! (Lillian’s birth photo set)Photo © Chip Bennett, all rights reserved.

One of our first family photos! (Lillian’s birth photo set)Photo © Chip Bennett, all rights reserved.

Today´s reading:OT: I Samuel 12-13NT: John 7:1-30Ps: Psalm 108Pr: Proverbs 15:4
Gospel Thread – OT, NT, Psalms/Proverbs:
I apologize if this is a cop-out, but my mind is elsewhere today. Rather than try to manufacture something to put here today, I am just going to say that I have nothing to add today, because my mind is [...]

I will write up a more complete description once I’ve had some sleep, but just to give you the overview: Lillian Nicole Bennett was born at 2:27 AM on May 12, 2007, via c-section. She weighed in at 8 lbs 6 oz, and her APGAR scores were 8 and 9. Baby and mom are doing [...]

Yesterday afternoon Stephanie had her final OB appointment, at which time we found out that she was dilated to 3 cm. We scheduled an induction for Monday, but the OB gave her an 80% chance of going into labor before then.
Stephanie woke up around 1:00 this afternoon to discover that her water had broken. We [...]

Today´s reading:OT: I Samuel 10-11NT: John 6:43-71Ps: Psalm 107Pr: Proverbs 15:1-3
Gospel Thread – OT:
No direct gospel reference in today’s OT reading.
Gospel Thread – NT:
I am the bread of life.
John 6:48 (NIV)
This sometimes-difficult passage is summed up in these six words. Jesus explains the spiritual and symbolic meaning of this passage at the last supper, when [...]

For background information, see the Introduction.
Part 1: Is It Really Low-Carb?
The study purports to evaluate “the effects on mortality of habitual low carbohydrate–high-protein diets that are thought to contribute to weight control.” – ostensibly, this study evaluates low-carbohydrate/high-protein diets designed for weight control (that is, weight loss). In other words, this study purports to evaluate [...]

Introduction
Recently, Jimmy Moore at Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb linked to an epidemiological Greek Study that purported to compare mortality rates of Low-Carb/High-Protein and High-Carb/Low-Protein diets, along with a challenge from Dr. Steven Acocella – a vocal critic of low-carb diets – to refute it under the assumption that it is a legitimate study:

I will not [...]