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Happy New Year

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Happy New Year from Lynchburg, Virginia!

That’s right, I’m spending one of the first weeks of the year in Lynchburg, VA, at Liberty University in a doctoral seminar. Currently, I am taking Evangelistic Preaching with Calvin Miller. Just began today but I am really enjoying it.

It’s a bittersweet course for me because it’s my last doctoral seminar. Sweet because it’s my last class and I feel a sense of accomplishment. Bitter because it’s my last class and I will really miss the learning environment here at LU. I have really enjoyed the process of earning this degree at Liberty and am thankful I continued my education here. Now, I have a dissertation to begin and complete in this next year…that oughta be fun!

More than anything, I just wanted to say Happy New Year. I hope 2008 brings you blessings and joy and the peace that comes from knowing Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior.

What now?

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Here’s a link to Stephanie’s post about our new addition due in April! We are certainly excited about having a girl, but it leads me to one HUGE question: What now?!?!

Truth be told, I am a bit nervous about having a girl. We know how to have boys in the Perdue household (in fact, we’ve got a couple already) but I have no clue what to do with a girl! I’m not that great with dolls, dress-up, tea parties and pink.

And, while we are really excited, we also have no idea what to call her. Here’s your chance…to those of you in the blogosphere, any good names for a girl?

Two for the Price of One

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Two funny stories that remind me why I’m so excited we’re having another baby:

1. We’ve tried real hard to teach Jake about God and all the great things that God can do. So, every time it rains I ask Jake, “who makes it rain?” and he answers, “God” (try to teach him the small things and build to the young earth theory of creationism a bit later). Anyway, the other night Jake and I were walking home from our neighbors after dropping off a Christmas gift. It was sprinkling a bit outside but nothing really bad. All of a sudden, Jake screams out, “Stop it God, Stop it!!!” I asked him immediately, “what’s wrong buddy?” He said, “I’m telling God to make the rain stop; I don’t like it.” Very funny!

2. We’ve also tried to teach Jake about the real meaning of Christmas. Of course, we’ve told him the story of the manger, the shepherds, the wise men, Mary and Joseph and all the good stuff. So, on the way to church Sunday morning I quizzed Jake on what the Bible taught about baby Jesus. Here’s what he said; “Jesus was boring in a manger.” I guess his mom taught him that after one of my sermons.

Now you can see why I’m excited that we’re having another one! The ones we have are so fun!!!

The Birthday Boy

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JUDD! Our youngest boy turned one today. It was a great day with just the family hanging out.

Stephanie made two cakes- one for Judd to destroy and one for us to eat. He got plenty of presents, but most of all he loved the big box his basketball goal came in (thanks Papa Wayne)!

It’s hard to believe that the baby is really no longer a baby. BUT…it won’t be long until we have another baby. April is just around the corner and another Perdue will be introduced to the world!

The Bigger Team

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Part of being a big UGA fan is to hate our rival teams. Hence, my natural hatred for the Florida Gators. But, (and this is a big “but”) I am a huge Tim Tebow fan and am very excited that he won the Heisman Trophy tonight.

Tebow is an extraordinary athlete with incredible skills and abilities. He broke an NCAA record this season by rushing for over 20 touchdowns and passing for over 20 touchdowns. While his talent is obvious, the thing I like most about him is that this guy loves Jesus Christ. He was born in the Philippines while his parents were missionaries there. He listed his top four priorities in life and his relationship with God was number one. And tonight, he continually thanked Jesus Christ for the ability to play the game of football.

What an awesome guy and what a great way to glorify Christ. He took advantage of his God-given talent and his God-given opportunity tonight and pointed people to Jesus Christ. Awesome!