http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/ JVP's Blog 2008-08-20T10:57:15-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/08/gmail_notices_c.html This is either pretty cool or scary. Maybe both. Gmail noticed that the text of this e-mail appeared to be referring to an event, parsed the date and time, and suggested adding it to my calendar for me (notice the link at the right-hand side)! Click the image below for... Tech jvp 2008-08-20T10:57:15-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/08/sams_club_by_bi.html I wanted an excuse to take my new bike for a slightly longer and less-loaded down trip than my morning commute, so I decided to run to Sam's Club on my lunch hour. I used the bird's eye view on Microsoft's Live Maps to scout out the building, and identify... General jvp 2008-08-11T13:35:55-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/06/im_a_dog_im_a_d.html -Mollie, crawling on all fours after taping a pencil onto her backside as a tail.... Family jvp 2008-06-28T11:03:13-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/06/my_wife.html ... Family jvp 2008-06-20T00:00:00-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/05/walkietalkie.html I am finally reading John Piper's book on missions, Let the Nations Be Glad. It was an excerpt from this book in the Perspectives class reader that first introduced me to Piper in 2003. Ever since then, I've appreciated Piper's unique "Christian Hedonism" theology and Bible-saturated teaching, mostly through podcasts... General jvp 2008-05-29T12:35:04-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/05/visiting_ayorou.html I recently returned from spending 10 days with my brother in Niger, West Africa. Mark and his wife Parker have been living in the village of Ayorou for about 18 months now. I had planned for a while to visit them sometime in 2008, but the timing of this trip... General jvp 2008-05-11T22:11:58-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/04/how_to_be_a_goo.html Matthew's class recently did a creative writing exercise where they wrote tips to another teacher and her fiancé on how to be a good wife (and husband). The tips were to be read at their rehearsal dinner. We didn't know about this until some of the them were published in... Family jvp 2008-04-02T10:32:38-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/03/like_zoinks.html Spotted on the Lloyd Expressway in Evansville... jvp 2008-03-25T14:54:36-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/03/lbl_23k_trail_r.html A few months ago, Chris suggested that I should run the 23K distance at the LBL (Land Between the Lakes) Trail Run. There are multiple distances you can race, all built around the 11-mile "canal loop" trail near Grand Rivers, KY. Chris was coming into town to run the 50-mile... Running jvp 2008-03-09T23:45:47-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/03/snow_play.html Finally, we got a snow that was good for playing. And it only took until March 8th! More pictures in the Flickr set.... Family jvp 2008-03-09T23:33:29-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/03/big_task.html Here is a most of my CD collection. It may not look that bad, until you notice the stacks of CDs on spindles in the back. As much of a mess as this looks, the state of my digital archive of this music is worse. (Yes, I know CDs... General jvp 2008-03-05T08:25:31-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/02/piper_on_gospel.html I stayed up late the other night to watch some of the live webcast of the National Resurgence Conference. Specifically, I watched John Piper speak on How I Distinguish Between the Gospel and False Gospels. Piper used 1 Cor 15:1-5 to outline six "absolutely essential" elements of the Gospel, without... General jvp 2008-02-28T18:18:03-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/02/attention_walma.html ... jvp 2008-02-04T21:56:59-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/01/shaving_cream_p.html ... Family jvp 2008-01-27T21:35:38-06:00 http://www.thephillipsfam.com/jonathan/blog/archives/2008/01/a_year_of_8s.html I went out last night and ran 8 miles to ring in 2008. It was cold and windy, but I would take cold and windy conditions over hot and humid any day! Running/fitness goals for 2008, which I have dubbed "the year of the 8's": Run 800 miles Run the... General jvp 2008-01-02T12:17:03-06:00